Good computer fixer in Edinburgh?
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Hi guys, so my laptop has decided to die on me, this is the error message I'm getting: Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate
A quick call to Dell tells me I need a new hard drive and that it is corrupt!
Now I've been looking for an excuse to buy a mac for a while but does anyone know of a decent repair place in or around Edinburgh that won't screw me over!?
Thanks,
Woza.
A quick call to Dell tells me I need a new hard drive and that it is corrupt!
Now I've been looking for an excuse to buy a mac for a while but does anyone know of a decent repair place in or around Edinburgh that won't screw me over!?
Thanks,
Woza.
I was in a place on Leith walk yesterday, seemed a reasonable place/person and gave me a good price for a new screen. The laptop will be going there soon so I am unable to give any recomendation on the work he does, but he got recomended to me by a couple of people.
Details are:
The PC Reapair Man
28 Crighton Place
Leith Walk.
0131 555 5782
He is about 3 doors away from the City Limits pub opposite the Scotmid and Cashconvertor shop.
Details are:
The PC Reapair Man
28 Crighton Place
Leith Walk.
0131 555 5782
He is about 3 doors away from the City Limits pub opposite the Scotmid and Cashconvertor shop.
replacing the hard drive is a cheap and easy job, you should be no more than £100 for that.
However, reinstalling thereafter it might not be. Recovering data could be tried, but if you don't have backup its a lottery if it can be recovered, all your Operating system discs if you still have them? If its Dell you should have a set when you bought the machine. I have paid £500/disk before and never had the data recovered. These are still mechanical devices hence don't take kindly to being moved around too much. And failure is often high in mobile drives.
If you move about a lot, consider a laptop with a solid state drive (expensive) but virtually impact resistant.
However, reinstalling thereafter it might not be. Recovering data could be tried, but if you don't have backup its a lottery if it can be recovered, all your Operating system discs if you still have them? If its Dell you should have a set when you bought the machine. I have paid £500/disk before and never had the data recovered. These are still mechanical devices hence don't take kindly to being moved around too much. And failure is often high in mobile drives.
If you move about a lot, consider a laptop with a solid state drive (expensive) but virtually impact resistant.
like already said, unless the drive is clicking or making a loud whirring noise its highly unlikely that it is knackered. Its very rare for that to happen anyway.
If you have a windows cd start up the computer using that and do a repair install.
As for replacing the hard drive it really is the simplest of operations, im sure you could manage it yourself, it is just 6 screws and slide it out in most laptops.
Recovering data should be relatively easy aswell as the hard drive is still working as it is trying to access files, chances are if it is knacked then the disks have scrapped each other and you will be able to recover 90% of stuff.
What dell is it? i have quite a few of them and can tell you how easy it is to replace the disks.
If you have a windows cd start up the computer using that and do a repair install.
As for replacing the hard drive it really is the simplest of operations, im sure you could manage it yourself, it is just 6 screws and slide it out in most laptops.
Recovering data should be relatively easy aswell as the hard drive is still working as it is trying to access files, chances are if it is knacked then the disks have scrapped each other and you will be able to recover 90% of stuff.
What dell is it? i have quite a few of them and can tell you how easy it is to replace the disks.
Edited by mattius on Tuesday 25th August 11:59
Edited by mattius on Tuesday 25th August 12:00
Woza said:
Hi guys, so my laptop has decided to die on me, this is the error message I'm getting: Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate
A quick call to Dell tells me I need a new hard drive and that it is corrupt!
Now I've been looking for an excuse to buy a mac for a while but does anyone know of a decent repair place in or around Edinburgh that won't screw me over!?
Thanks,
Woza.
Your hive is corrupt.A quick call to Dell tells me I need a new hard drive and that it is corrupt!
Now I've been looking for an excuse to buy a mac for a while but does anyone know of a decent repair place in or around Edinburgh that won't screw me over!?
Thanks,
Woza.
Here is how to fix it.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545
Edited by onlynik on Tuesday 25th August 13:06
Silicon on Dalry Rd used to have a decent reputation.
To be perfectly honest you're best just doing it yourself. Pop open the case, read the label on the disk then go into a shop and buy a new one.
Slap it in, do a reinstall and bob's your badger.
Bit of a pain in the hoop reinstalling stuff, but you'll be done in an evening's work.
You can pick up some spare cables and stick the old drive in as a second one and try to rescue stuff off it. Photos, tunes etc.
You can easy get enough advice on here to help you out.
To be perfectly honest you're best just doing it yourself. Pop open the case, read the label on the disk then go into a shop and buy a new one.
Slap it in, do a reinstall and bob's your badger.
Bit of a pain in the hoop reinstalling stuff, but you'll be done in an evening's work.
You can pick up some spare cables and stick the old drive in as a second one and try to rescue stuff off it. Photos, tunes etc.
You can easy get enough advice on here to help you out.
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