Posted by EastCoastStar
heyy
im using a computer right now, becuase i dont have my own anymore obviously. anyway, when i do ctrl alt del nothing happens. the task manager used to pop up, but for some reason it doesnt anymore.
awhile back, my friend couldnt open their control panel, and i got into the regestry and changed something from 00 00 00 01 to 00 00 00 00 or sumthn like that. is this the same thing?
i need some help lol.
Posted by *Jojo*
@ecs - Welcome back dude ! Better PM - cycovision mate !
Posted by EastCoastStar
now i start the comp and all i see is the wallpaper. i can do ctrl alt del then i do new task, i open somethn, but nothing happens... helpp please.
Posted by Cycovision
oooo-errrr, sounds nasty!
What happens when you start the PC in safe mode? Keep pressing the F8 key immediately as you switch on the PC and select 'safe mode' from the menu that eventually appears.
Posted by EastCoastStar
hmmm...
i just tried, and the pop-up camp up and told me what safe mode is for and asked if i wanted to start in safe mode. i clicked yes, now it just has letters across the top...
edit: but i can still bring up the task manager...
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Maybe I'm wrong, but then again, what the f*ck do I know? hmm...
[ This Message was edited by: EastCoastStar on 2006-11-16 20:44 ]
Posted by EastCoastStar
well i guess i got lucky.
i rebooted in safe mode with command prompt.
it did what it did before, exept the command prompt came up, so i changed the directory and tried to start C:/ and all, nothing worked, (just wanted to see if i could) and i closed the command prompt, and for some reason, the system restore was open behing the command prompt, and i restored it to a week ago, and im back up and runnin!
Posted by *Jojo*
Congrats - ECS ! Now we can see more of you here mate !
Posted by Cycovision
Nice one
I haven't got a bloody clue how you did it but I'm glad it's working again
Considering that you've done a system restore, it suggests to me that it was almost certainly a software problem (obviously, DOH!
). I'd do a checkdisk and a full virus / spyware scan to hopefully prevent it happening again.