gateway help

[two beeps on start up]

yeap i have a gateway notebook (mx7118) runnin windows xp home . need some
real help ,when i start my notebook .i try
all what it says below but it still comes back to the same error mess .. i
put my (recovery cd ) and as i see it do nothing is there a life for my
notebook ? but 2 me it seems like the hard drive shot but not dead help me
get it
back to life plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz thanks for that time u put in this 2read


We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully.
A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
The Windows Advanced Options menu includes the following troubleshooting
modes: • Safe Mode
• Safe Mode with Networking
• Safe Mode with Command Prompt
• Last Known Good Configuration
• Start Windows Normally

 

[Iceman]

yeap i have a gateway notebook (mx7118) runnin windows xp home . need some
real help ,when i start my notebook .i try
all what it says below but it still comes back to the same error mess .. i
put my (recovery cd ) and as i see it do nothing is there a life for my
notebook ? but 2 me it seems like the hard drive shot but not dead help me
get it
back to life plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz thanks for that time u put in this 2read

We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully.
A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
The Windows Advanced Options menu includes the following troubleshooting
modes: ¡E Safe Mode
¡E Safe Mode with Networking
¡E Safe Mode with Command Prompt
¡E Last Known Good Configuration
¡E Start Windows Normally

You should have posted the error message number, but you probably have
hardware problems. There are three things you could try.

1) Check the RAM. There are free programs here:

http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/download.asp
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

But keep in kind that a thorough test can only be done with test equipment
at a computer shop. Software tests are not perfect in diagnosing these
issues.

2) Check BIOS settings, especially if you changed them from the defaults.
If the CMOS battery is dead, then your custom settings may have been lost
when the system is powered off. This may be the source of your hardware
problems, the defaults (which is what are loaded when custom settings are
lost) may not support the way your hardware is currently connected.

3) Did you install anything recently? Try disconnecting it.

 

[two beeps on start up]

i have no error mess it just comes out and say this >>>

We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully.
A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
The Windows Advanced Options menu includes the following troubleshooting
modes: • Safe Mode
• Safe Mode with Networking
• Safe Mode with Command Prompt
• Last Known Good Configuration
• Start Windows Normally

i try everything it says on top but still go's bk in the same >>We apologize
for the inconvenience...... i dont download anything i dont go 2 myspace or
things like that . i but the (recovery cd in ) and all i see is (gateway) and
please what . its been like that for about 2hours i never change my hardware
around have not gone 2 bios settin or boot settin nothing i just turn it on
1day and that what it gave me >>>>>> We apologize for the inconvenience and
so on

 

[Iceman]

i have no error mess it just comes out and say this >>>

We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully.
A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
The Windows Advanced Options menu includes the following troubleshooting
modes: ¡E Safe Mode
¡E Safe Mode with Networking
¡E Safe Mode with Command Prompt
¡E Last Known Good Configuration
¡E Start Windows Normally

i try everything it says on top but still go's bk in the same >>We apologize
for the inconvenience...... i dont download anything i dont go 2 myspace or
things like that . i but the (recovery cd in ) and all i see is (gateway) and
please what . its been like that for about 2hours i never change my hardware
around have not gone 2 bios settin or boot settin nothing i just turn it on
1day and that what it gave me >>>>>> We apologize for the inconvenience and
so on

To boot into Safe Mode you hit -- and keep hitting -- F5 when the BIOS
flashes. However, if as you say, the computer *will not* start, you could
try reinstalling (or rather overinstalling) XP, if you have the
installation disk.

 

[two beeps on start up]

yes my notebook starts up but i get this mess first >>>>We apologize for the
inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully.
A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
The Windows Advanced Options menu includes the following troubleshooting
modes: ‧ Safe Mode
‧ Safe Mode with Networking
‧ Safe Mode with Command Prompt
‧ Last Known Good Configuration
‧ Start Windows Normally

i try everyone on top and it still brings me back in here >>


We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully.

 

[two beeps on start up]

sorry but that was no help as for i see but thanks .....