How to fix a laptop that gives the following error message on startup...?
435411
take a hammer\nhit it\nhit it again
393055
If it is a new laptop, bring it back to the store, contact the manufacturer site for help.\nIf it is old, bring it to the store for repair, cause it is a hardware problem, more fix on your end only cause more trouble.\nKeyboard is a very robust device, so if it doesnt function as expected, it got to be hardware.
517023
Go to Start and click on help and support\nSystem information\nView the status of hardware and software\n\nThis should give you a list of all the applications and devices on your machine\n\nIf there are any conflicts, you will see the software causing the problem.\n\nLook under obsolete application and device drivers
960049
take your laptop to the service center as this should not happend maybe the battries arnt proper or maybe theres a problem with the laptop itself
100669
Basically, *you* can't fix it. Take it to a *laptop* repair shop.  It sounds like one or more of the polerization filters may be damaged, but that is not something easily replaced....
50950
As already suggested, the hard drive is a likely candidate.  If you have Windows XP installed, try booting from your windows installation disk.  (You may have to change your BIOS settings so tha the CD drive is first in the boot sequence and the hard drive is second.)  When the setup screen displays, choose the Repair option.  This will take you to the Recovery Console.  Then run "CHKDSK c:" and see if reports errors.  If it does, you may be able to repair it using "CHKDSK c: /r".   You could also try the diagnosic program that came with your hard drive (or can be found on the manufacturers site).\n-------------------------\nDid you try the "repair" option on the installation screen (I think "R" instead of "enter") and then CHKDSK as described above?
767832
Go to a repair shop and fix it. Don't open the laptop yourself or you may end up with bigger problems
781858
When you get a STOP error message like this its almost certainly a device driver problem or related to a device driver which your system cannot load at start up.\n\nThe problem is that STOP errors like this are BAD news because the operating system has a MAJOR problem or could even be damaged, i.e. missing files. There are two or three approaches you can try inorder to resolve this (the easiest first hardest last).\n\n1) You can reboot the machine & key F8 at start up just after the windows logo shows. This gives you a menu, from the menu choose the "last known good" option and key return/enter and the machine will attempt to load a stable system. If that works fine and good. (this option uses a saved undamaged copy of the windows registry).\n\n2) You could run a boot logging process to help you find the specific device driver which is causing the OS to bork. Again reboot and key F8 but this time, see the option which offers boot logging. This helps by creating a log file that usually shows which files are causing the problem or are missing.\n\n3) Restore from backups you have (NOT the OS system restore feature, or roll the system back) I'm talking proper previously made backups made precifically for restoration if you have made them.\n\n4) Re-install the whole of windows, your Apps, drivers and data (the whole shooting match!). Windows might allow you to run a repair and that might also be an option which could work.\n\nBest of luck with that, IR
525502
restart your computer\n\nif that doesn't work, de-install it and re-install it again
757367
You didn't give enough details.  How far into the bootup can you get?  Is it a power problem?  Is the light on the front of your PC on?  Is there an error message on the screen?  Does anything show up on the screen?  What happened right before the problem started?  Was some new hardware of software installed or removed?  Do you have virus protection?  Do you have your Windows recovery disks or the original Windows CD?  Post the question again and include as many details as possible.  Computer problems are too complex so anything you can add will help.
358167
if it comes up when windows boots, then just reboot and it will repair it.\nIf you see it on a web page or pop up, or any other time, someone is just trying to sell you somoething
875674
The best answer is, reinstall the OS.
475539
unindstall reboot then reinstall, if it still fails could be virus checker or a conflict with the os ..\n\ndid it say what kind of error and/or a error number?
228701
Input output error. could be hardware or you might just need a driver update.
47641
Check your start up programs.\nSTART > RUN > type MSCONFIG > STARTUP uncheck things you really do not started at Boot up.
286515
I've seen this message before and the cause was the cable being used to connect the hard drive to the motherboard.  Try to swap out the cable and see if it works.  \n\nOtherwise, you might have a hard drive problem.
1090711
I think you did not get your laptop from Dell, maybe you got it from someone else. if that is the case, and you have tried all you can to get it fixed without success then my best advise to you is to change your drive all the best.