If not under warranty, take the laptop to a computer shop to have it fixed.
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|I have recovery disks. What do I do with them?
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| "TaurArian" wrote:
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| > Contact the manufacturer of the laptop for recovery disks or you may have a hidden
| > partition so that you can use recovery.
| > Alternative, take the laptop to a computer shop to have it fixed.
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| > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia
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| > How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
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http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm
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| > | > | Ok... what do I do if none of that works?
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| > | System recovery simply won't function, and when I try to restart my desktop
| > | never loads. I don't have an XP disk (it came pre-loaded on my laptop), and I
| > | think the troubleshooting that requires it is a bit beyond me.
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| > | "TaurArian" wrote:
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| > | > Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q308029
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| > | > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2008 - Australia
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| > | > How to ask a question:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
| > | >
http://taurarian.mvps.org/index.htm
| > | > Emails will not be acknowledged - please post to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
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| > | > | > | > | Whenever I click the "shut down" button, my screen freezes. I can access the
| > | > | task manager through ctrl-alt-del, and that's about it. The box showing me my
| > | > | shut down options (standby, restart, shut down, hibernate) never comes up.
| > | > | I'm running XP Media Center 2005, with the latest service pack. Thanks in
| > | > | advance for your help!
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