Thread: Help please, computer won't start

Originally Posted by Kevin B

Once the scan is complete there is nothing to do all the files should be in there proper location and providing non are missing all should be fine on boot up

G'day Kevin,

Thanks Kevin for the reply.

It actually asked me to go into a system restore to a point where everything worked okay. I am now following the "please wait" request after it shut itself down, restarted and told me to be patient.

Ok ... time has past and ... I have a normal looking Desk Top . Now to shut it down and see if it was just a fluke.

Is there any issues with upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 8 for Explorer because things may of just purely by coincidence gone wrong after I upgraded.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Hello Kevin and Chops,

Sorry for hi-jacking your posts Chops.

The latest is that before I shut the Toshiba down a pop up message appeared saying that Systems Restore did not complete successfully. Your computer files and settings have not be changed.

Details: An Unspecified error occurred during System Restore.

You might want to try System Restore again and choose a different restore point

I had previously tried a system restore and it had come up with the same error message.

Kind Regards
Lionel

How far did you go back? I tend not to go back too far as the computer may have changed significantly, try a closer one to todays date, if that works then if need be go back one more and so on, its a procesd and may not work but I would try everything before you reformat, you will need 2x 4.7gb dvd's for that, I suggest if you can get to the desktop and into programs create those discs first before you do anymore, it should be a program called Recovery disc creator in your programs menu

Just a little note on system restore (not recovery discs):

There are some virus / Malware programs that hijack system restore. The aim being to stop you restoring back to before you got the virus. They can be a real pain to fix sometimes.

Originally Posted by Yeats

Just a little note on system restore (not recovery discs):

There are some virus / Malware programs that hijack system restore. The aim being to stop you restoring back to before you got the virus. They can be a real pain to fix sometimes.

G'day Yeats,

I nursed the Toshiba into a start yesterday and instigated a virus scan. Not long after the scan started the computer lost itself amongst its own electrons and refused to obey any mouse clicks, or keyboard commands. I wound up having to press the "off" button to shut the computer down.

I check for viruses at In-depth level as an administrator at least a couple of times a week. The software is checked for updates prior to each scan. No viruses have been picked up, nothing quarantined.

I used the restoration point that the computer itself recommended. I am now trying a different restore point however I think the computer has gone off with the faeries again. No response to mouse or keyboard. The cursor is in a continuous loop. Non-responsive to Ctrl - Alt - Del.

I am starting to think the Toshiba has had its day and its condition is terminal.

If I can coax it to start again tomorrow I will copy my bookmarks and then let it rest in peace.

Kind Regards
Lionel

All good Lionel, ask/highjack away.

The boys here are awesome enough to try and help us out, something I know most of us will appreciate.

We'll, it seems to me, the Server (?) is not working.
On entry of the password, it sort of zips off to the right, then that's pretty much it. Normally, the purple-ish screen with all the App tiles on it would appear.
So I'll head off to someone tomorrow afternoon to see if they can deal with it.

What would be good, is if someone can recommend anyone decent in SE Melb to take it too. I work in Clayton, then travel home down to Narre Warren. So I can head in towards the city a bit if needs be.

Thanks Yeats and Kevin for your help. Very much appreciated

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

I am starting to think the Toshiba has had its day and its condition is terminal.

If I can coax it to start again tomorrow I will copy my bookmarks and then let it rest in peace.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Sometimes they just have to euthanised...
One day we will discover that the Pyramids were really just an egyptian e-waste collection point that the Salvos just didn't want to pick up...

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

G'day Yeats,

I nursed the Toshiba into a start yesterday and instigated a virus scan. Not long after the scan started the computer lost itself amongst its own electrons and refused to obey any mouse clicks, or keyboard commands. I wound up having to press the "off" button to shut the computer down.

I check for viruses at In-depth level as an administrator at least a couple of times a week. The software is checked for updates prior to each scan. No viruses have been picked up, nothing quarantined.

I used the restoration point that the computer itself recommended. I am now trying a different restore point however I think the computer has gone off with the faeries again. No response to mouse or keyboard. The cursor is in a continuous loop. Non-responsive to Ctrl - Alt - Del.

I am starting to think the Toshiba has had its day and its condition is terminal.

If I can coax it to start again tomorrow I will copy my bookmarks and then let it rest in peace.

Kind Regards
Lionel

This one is a long shot but usec to work somtimes, turn it off unplug it and remove the battery leave it oyt 5 mins then put it back in, and try start again, sometimes removing the power from the mainboard is enough to reset it, it was an old trick we used to do over the counter at the repair center, give it a go, also heat is a big killer of them is heat much like a Landy when they get hot they run slow, get a can of compressed air and blow into th side vent into the fan you will be surprised the amout of ust that will come out WARNING do not blow the other way you will force dust into the machine, blow from the sise and it will come out the base

Lionel dont throw it it out, what model is it? the Satellite series were considered some of the best and toughest that were made, somtimes in the end all it will need is a good cleanout and reformat it will then go on for ages, my Satellite P100 has been on in the back room 24/for the last 5 years and still going strong with no more maintenance than a dust blowout once a month