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    Pavilion, constant crashes and cant seem to format...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by D1sco, Jul 22, 2009.

  1. D1sco

    D1sco Newbie

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    I have a Pavilion dv9000 with vista home edition 64 bit and a few days ago it began crashing on a regular basis. I have attempted to format it but keep getting a blue screen crash when attempting to load the vista setup off the disk.

    When attempting to start in safe mode most of the time it freezes on crcdisk.sys

    So basically I need to find a way to wipe the and get a fresh windows install.
     
    D1sco, Jul 22, 2009
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  2. beige

    beige Notebook Deity

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    can u check ur tempratures from bios , also try to disconnect any USB drives , my vista used to fail in booting while attaching my mp3 player , also i couldn;t format or use recovery disks while mp3 player connected,
    can u load it from harddrive?, if not you can use paragon live CD to format C:/ ONLY ONLY , and then try to use ur recovery disks ,
     
    beige, Jul 22, 2009
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  3. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Did you create, and if so, still have, the recovery CDs/DVDs?
     
    Shyster1, Jul 22, 2009
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