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jbear_65
Jun 29, 2008, 10:26 AM
Have lost video drivers on my persario 5008us all I get on startup is compaq on screen have gone to bios and reset defaults and tried recovery cd and it stops at about 46 percent done roommate cleaned keyboard before it happened use windows me

Credendovidis
Jun 29, 2008, 12:07 PM
You want the answer also in telegram style?

:confused:

JBeaucaire
Jun 29, 2008, 04:45 PM
TELEGRAM STYLE, hehe, OK, I'll bite.

Message:
Computer lost video drivers stop
Tried reloading OS w/recovery CD stop
Recovery stops working midstream stop
Tried cleaning keyboard stop
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Reply:
Windows ME is your OS? stop
Stop using WME stop
Stop stop stop
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All joking aside, it sounds to me like a faulty recovery CD or a hd that is in the process of dying. I would recommend hyper-cleaning the CD to be sure.

That failing, I would consider replacing the HD.