hardware test

thanx tracerfett, will give it a shot

Which is what I just posted a link to ;-)

well played sir! . . . if only i was 3 mins faster and put a link in!!

Indeed! Happens to me frequently :-P But at least this way Schoemans can feel more assured that multiple techs back the same software suit.

thanx all for the quick response...

wait guys... send another link for ultimate boot. the previous link download Firefox only

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

Should have given you that one in the first place :-P

is this the latest version?

Yes, that is the homepage for the software. The initial link I sent was through a third party site.

thanx, I've downloaded v3.60... i hope this is the latest

"Current release: 5.1.1" - This is posted on their main website.

Here is the link to their downloads page:

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html

thanx

You're welcome

t, just for a little curiosity... the reason i need this app is because I'm having trouble with my windows 7 pc (proline)... posted this error yesterday but no feedback from the experts...

the pc fails to boot, shows the windows 7 logo then just restarts:
safe mode options - no avail
last know good config- no avail
proline's start-up repair- no avail
restore- no avail
reload will kill the data
windows 7 repair disk steps:
start-up repair- no avail
cmd - chkdsk /f or /r, rebuild /mbr, fixmbr - no avial
used eset recue disk via a bootable usb- updated and it did detect viruses, cleaned but no avail
bios: memory test passed cpu temp perfect... no avail
one pickup line, when the machine reaches the windows 7 start-up logo... it slowly goes off the it restarts...
please discuss this with your colleagues...thanx
please keep me updated.

Hmm... Seems to me that you were definitely infected with something that really messed with Windows. Chances are, if you get that far in the boot process then your hardware is OK.

A: I recommend you remove the HDD and backup your data that way (hooking it up to another machine and doing a copy of all important data. BE CAREFUL as data could still be infected)
B: Did you try using the Windows 7 Installation disk to see if it could install windows without reformatting? It should prompt you saying an existing version of Windows was detected and that it will move everything into a Windows.old directory. (if you get this far, you will be safe to continue, and all old data will be available in C:\Windows.old). Also, Windows 7 install disk sometimes can perform a repair installation, correcting any issues that may be causing the boot problem.

I always recommend a full backup prior to continuing with any other repairs.

K, it prompts for windows.old... Does this affect the apps? Ja, I'll do a backup first

Unfortunately yes, any programs that were installed prior to this will have to be reinstalled, and any pertinent data to those apps will have to be manually relocated to the appropriate new directories.

I consider this form of 'repair' to be a dirty repair. Meaning malware traces could still remain present. If you can do a backup to a different machine, then perform a full reformat and only bring back important data, this would be best.

Thanx man, this info means a lot...

No problem, is the question you had mentioned earlier still open? I could post this information there as well so you can accept an answer?

Ja, it's still open... More points for u. Maybe u could buzz the other questions too :)

Hopefully I answered the right question :P but it's there for you to dispense points at your convenience :)

K