Thanks and I totally forgot about it :)


"Paul Randall" <paulr901@cableone.net> wrote in message
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> -Paul Randall
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> "xfile" <coucou@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I think both Rick Rogers and Charlie Tame could be right.
>>
>> However, I would suggest you to stop the troubleshooting process at this
>> point, and I found the following address from Gateway, USA by clicking
>> "China" on their main page:
>>
>> [url]http://cn.gateway.com/[/url]
>>
>> You may want to have a local friend translate the page for you, and all
>> you want is a local support phone number.
>>
>> PS: As pointed out by Charlie Tame, you may also want to ask your local
>> friends about voltage converter (which may not be required by newer
>> models) and plug adapters (as far as I can remember - very confusing).
>>
>> Hope this helps and good luck.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "popular" <brenden.cline******.com> wrote in message
>> news:38e0d86fd227861645d313c0351a4495@nntp-gateway.com...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> I'm studying abroad in China and my laptop has a really weird problem,
>>> so I apologize in advance but this is a bit long.
>>>
>>> I moved in with a host family last week, and 5 minutes after getting
>>> the internet to work and beginning to Skype chat people (without video)
>>> my computer (Gateway laptop model MT3423 I think, Vista Premium, Dual
>>> Core AMD Turion, ~2 years old in good condition) froze and hasn't been
>>> the same since. Now, booting brings me to the recovery screen (of course
>>> - Normal Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, etc.), but no Safe Mode works
>>> - I can get to the login screen but after signing in the Welcome screen
>>> with the loading circle stays up indefinitely. Normal Mode works though,
>>> but it has major issues. After successfully signing in programs begin to
>>> load but it quickly slows down to a crawl, and takes about a minute to
>>> close the two program warning boxes that pop up (just the usual 'this
>>> program is unregistered' sort of thing). After this, Windows Calendar
>>> inexplicably loads, again painfully slow, and if the computer hasn't
>>> crashed by this point then it does shortly thereafter. And the crash
>>> varies - a few times it started with a "Server Busy - this action cannot
>>> be completed" error message but it usually says euphemistically
>>> "Microsoft Windows - this application is not responding."
>>>
>>> I've tried several things but I haven't had any success. During this
>>> loading window, I've tried running msconfig and unchecking nonessential
>>> programs, but even after clicking Save Changes and Restart the changes
>>> are not saved, and it'll still proceed to crash and load the programs
>>> again next boot. I've tried loading the control panel, but it becomes
>>> unresponsive after I try to click anything in it. I tried opening
>>> accessories under the Start Menu and it bugged out, and instead of
>>> showing the folder icon it showed a searching icon and wouldn't open.
>>> The Command Prompt loaded but was too slow to execute anything. I also
>>> tried opening Task Manager, even through Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and after a
>>> few minutes it successfully loaded once but didn't show anything unusual
>>> and then crashed.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what the problem is - the only things I can think of are
>>> that I had just setup 3 identical automatic broadband internet
>>> connections as I was troubleshooting the connection, the room was really
>>> hot (about 90 degrees F), and I had an SD memory stick in when I booted
>>> up the last few times before this. Also, I installed a Logitech Quickcam
>>> a few weeks before (whose software loads in the tray automatically) and
>>> one of the 2 popups that load is new, bugging me about registering
>>> EarthDesk. It seem to me like any of this should cause my problem, but
>>> it seems to me that it's a software problem, in part because I don't
>>> have any real evidence of hardware failure (although it does get really
>>> hot, but the fan is still working) and because while Windows will be
>>> crashing and I can't use the Start Menu, I can still hover over programs
>>> in the tray and have their name popup (but the battery status and volume
>>> control won't).
>>>
>>> Anyone have any advice/input? I'm going to try to get a copy of the
>>> recovery CD, but that'll take at least a week and there are no
>>> authorized Gateway repair centers in China, not to mention the language
>>> barrier and risk involved, especially if I don't know what's wrong...
>>> Thanks a lot everyone!
>>>
>>>
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