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Thank you for all the help, CCT, Ferrit and slgried - After going through all the "hoops" and Live CDs, I finally just pulled data off the laptop, deleted both partitions and created one large C...

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Come to find out, the Recovery Console will not do CHKDSK /f or /r. Additionally, the Avira recognized the Vundo.gen virus files, but it will not remove...

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Some news regarding my laptop. I did the following:

1) Ran Avira Anti-virus on a rescue disc - found 3 viruses:
-- (2 seem to be low potential threat - Delphi.Gen,...

To: Ferrit - Thank you for the tester - I'll post when I have an answer.

To: CCT - Thank you for the suggestion regarding a second hard drive. Finding one might be a bit of a problem. I will...

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When the Acer arrived two years ago as a "Vista Home Basic", it was a nightmare. None of the programs my son had on the XP would function with Vista: Gamemaker,...

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I know it looks like there's a lot on my plate. But since I live in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness (with no technician), I'm just going to give it my best...

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1) I did not try to run with only 1 stick and then the other - I will do that.
2) Yes, there are files that need to be saved. As soon as I have the USB drive, I will...

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HISTORY:
The laptop is an Acer Aspire 3680. The following now becomes relevant, with relation to partitions. Originally, the laptop had Windows Vista pre-installed (in a beta...