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    Windows 7 Trying to recover files after over-aggressive reinstall

    Hi Background: I bought Windows 7 Home Edition disc but then upgraded online to Pro so I don't have a disc for Pro Edition. When I got an error message about hal.dll not working, and could neither restore to an earlier point nor get the OS to fix itself, someone in another Forum told me to...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 format.

    Ok well my PC recently got a virus attack, I tried virus scans but nothing would work. It wouldn't even let me do a system restore. So the only option I had was a reformat, now i'm new to Windows7 and assumed it was similar to Windows XP where I could just put my disc in and it would reformat...
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    Windows 7 wouldn't start, stuck in black screen

    The other day my laptop would not start. It got to the black screen and would go no farther. I tried starting 2 or 3 times and gave up on a normal start. I put an Acronis boot disc in and it started. It has started successfully several times since then and it's running OK. In fact this post...
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    Windows Vista Black Screen white cursor during install(unique)

    i put in the vista anytime upgrade disc, it says loading files, when it loads it goes straight to a black screen with mouse. before it got this bad it use to make it up to the first install instructions( language ect.) then it would only load the background image, and then where i am now, the...
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    Windows Vista boot disc for vista

    Hi, I am new to this forum. i have just bought a laptop with windows vista preinstalled. How do I create a re-boot disc in case my computer crashes in future. Thanks for your help in advance. Param.