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bell9440
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_ 		21. October 2008 @ 09:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got a virus on my pc that I couldn't get rid of so I reinstalled vista on it.it worked fine for a couple of days then one night I came home from work and it was locked up.it would only load in safe mode so i tried to reinstall vista again, but when it got to the time to restart it still would only start in safe mode,and it said it couldn't finish the install in safe mode.now when I start up it still only loads in safe mode,but now it tells me that windows was not properly installed restart to fix but it will only start in safe mode.is there any way to fix this?I ran the scans from the boot menu and it said every thing is ok,but it still won't load.any help is very appreciated I have been working on this thing for 2 weeks.
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cdavfrew
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_ 		21. October 2008 @ 09:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi bell9440

It looks like you may have to format your hard disk, and then reinstall Vista.

Perhaps we can rule this problem down to a program you installed? Did you install any program before you got the virus/and your computer started booting in safe mode only?

Best Regards :D
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bell9440
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_ 		21. October 2008 @ 09:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
it looks like it did an auto update for windows while I was at work.how do I format the hd without going into windows?
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cdavfrew
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_ 		21. October 2008 @ 23:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey bell9440

You should be able to use the vista install disc to format the hard disk and reinstall Vista.

Best Regards :D
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Life is but a dream; you dont feel any pain unless you want to or you fall off the bed.
Success is relative; the more success the more relatives.
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.
To be or not to be; thats a dumb question.

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Skwderydy
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_ 		27. October 2008 @ 17:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea when you put the cd in and get to the partitioner select the partition that you have your windows copy on and hit "advanced options" then click format.This will ERASE EVERYTHING on your partition (not the others if you use multiple) so you will loose your data but then you can install the OS successfully. Also if u dont use multiple partitions u may want to create another before reinstalling. I keep all my music and important files on another partition so i can safely reinstall my OS often to keep performace up without loosing any thing important. (Incase ur forced to reinstall) BTW this is on Vista if your using something else, it may be slightly different to format.
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