Corrupt!

[Beav]

I have a VGA cable in the GPU for one monitor. I then tryed to inset a DVI cable to go to the second monitor which pushed the GPU out :S Windows is now corrupt and I wasn't given any discs with the pc. As windows 7 seems so much better than vista im tempted to just upgrade to windows 7.

I can't back up the data as I can't get onto the computer so I may just have to loose it all.

 

Anyone recommend getting windows 7 or could you help with vista?

 

~Thanks

[Camel]

You're saying pushing the graphics card out corrupted windows?

 

Do you just get a black screen or the BSOD. It's more than likely damaged your graphics card and/or motherboard. You should of made sure it was screwed in and turned off before you tried that.

 

And you must of really pushed it hard to dislodge your graphics card. They don't come out easily, even without the screw to hold it in.

[macd79]

You must have static killed the hard disks.

 

I would go for 7. No sense in using an outdated ( and poor ) OS

[pepperpoldenburg]

I agree with Mellors. I don't see how pushing your graphics card could corrupt windows, if you have an onboard graphics card try taking your 9800gt out and plugging the vga cable into the onboard card, or try putting your 9800gt into another pci slot, or try another graphics card (if you have one) in the PCI slots or you could put the 9800gt into another pc. Lmao, after you try all these I'm sure you you'll be able to find out what the problem is. :p

 

As for backing up the data on the hdd, you could just connect it to another pc and transfer the data onto the other pc's hdd, then format and reinstall windows onto your own hdd and put the data back onto it?

 

I'd go for Windows 7 if you can afford it, although if you still have your vista serial code, I'm sure you could source a disk from a friend or something and use that to do a clean install?

[Beav]

It says the problem is File:windows\system32\config\system

Registery file is corrupt or missing :/

 

Does this prove its the OS?

[Camel]

Yes, but some of the components could still be damaged.

[pepperpoldenburg]

It says the problem is File:windows\system32\config\system

Registery file is corrupt or missing :/

 

Does this prove its the OS?

 

When does this show up? Does your pc manage to get into windows at all?

[Beav]

Just tested GPU and its not that.

 

It shows it before windows even loads. A few pages of white writing comes up then the "impropper shut down" menu comes up...

[Immelmann]

I recently had the same issue, only it just randomly happened without possible instigation. Try reinstalling Windows.

[ScaR]

System restore from a few days ago might work.

[Beav]

Can't system restore. Can't get into the pc bud :/

Will the windows 7 upgrade work as vista is corrupt?

[Patjeee]

put your hard disk in another computer (friends computer or family) and back up all the things

(pictures and stuff ;) ) ,

 

then just reinstall windows XP , or buy W7 :)

[Camel]

Can't system restore. Can't get into the pc bud :/

Will the windows 7 upgrade work as vista is corrupt?

 

Yes, as long as you do a clean install. You will lose all the data on that partition though.

[Beav]

Ahhh :/ There are two hardrives pluged in though so could I maybe unplug one then do a clean install then plug the second hardrive back in and copy data across? (I think the one is running as a backup)

[pepperpoldenburg]

If you have 2 hdd's then your sorted, just copy the data from your primary drive onto the backup drive, format the primary and do a clean install. Then copy the data back onto your primary drive from the backup drive after the clean install.

[Beav]

Yer will do. Shall I unplug the secondary Hardrive so I only do a clean install on the primary one?