it goes like this: my hp pavillion was suffereing from a year worth of crap + windows. so i try to recover, with provided disks. it keeps freezing wen i tell it to start. so, do any of you know what's wrong/how 2 fix it?

thanx
john

Don't use HP.

thanks a hell of a lot, bilbo. anyone? ima go try it again.

idea: if i formatted, would the disks be able to go ahead and do they're thing?

I use pavilion, John.
Format and use disc 2 for your driver reloads.

No problem! :D

its smart if you have irrreplaceable files to copy them somewhere

[b]MS FUCKING SUCKS!!![/u]

windows was trying to load doublespace, and thats why it locked. thanks to all except bilbo. :D

no it dosn't :->

oriface, invisableman. damn windows 98 phucked up my comp, the tried to stop me from fixin it.

Orifice, John. :D

Did you try to run the recovery procedure from within your fscked-up Windows? Is the CD-ROM supposed to be bootable and you can do a clean install from that?

the recovery cd is bootable. i got it to work. if it hadnt worked, i wouldda formatted and then done it.

somebody do this:

reply to this post.
when the "returnign to page" message comes up, close the window.
tell me what happens

The sky caught fire, and the ground cracked open before me. Never, ever go against the Tao of Mike.

Ok, I replied. Hmm, nothing seemed to happen. Nope, noth... wait... what.. what in the name of all that we humans hold as sacred is THAT?! OH GOD NOO!!! I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIIEEEEEeeeee.........

it brought up a friggin million windows for me. they wouldnt stop, and there were errors in the windows that opened. oh well.