ACER ASPIRE 5100 WONT BOOT

Boot to safe mode and do a system restore from there.

Restart the computer and tap F8. Use the arrow key to highlight safe mode and hit enter.

Once inside safe mode, click on Start > PRograms > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore

Select a date when you had no problem in the computer yet. Launch the restore. Wait for it until it completes the whole process.

Update all drivers. You can use RadarSync so that you won't have to undergo a lot of manual updates.

David

Re-boot the laptop and check for a virus or errors on the hard drive. Use CHKDSK/F for the hard drive error check and a good anti virus programme, (Norton or Essentials).
Hope this cures your error.

the battery might be hosed up will it boot without the battery and just plugged to ac - if it wont boot from ac with the battery remover send it to acer

go through the following steps in the weblink and check the steps what ever you can perform:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=bph06569

try F8, that's usually safe mode. press it like once a second as it's booting.

what's your specific problem-- cant boot windows?

can you try putting a windows install disk in and choosing "repair" when it boots? (you want to make sure you dont format your drive though, repair wont do that usually if youre careful)

edit boot options is the order in which your computer will reboot... select hard drive... if it does not successfully boot up... reboot and tap the F8 key.... boot to last known good configuration... if that doesn't work... reboot... F8 the safe mode... if it will boot to safe mode reboot normally... should be fine

try to boot into safe mode, to do this restart the pc and as it boots hit F8 repeatedly, this will bring a sub menu up and choose safe mode, when in safe mode perform a system restore and take it back a week or so

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y dont u dispose it off if it is a problem computer, i guess it is a generic problem of laptop need to replace motherboard or so. avail warrent if it has...

TRY TO REUPDATE UR BIOS, U COULD HAVE SUSTAIN SOME INTERNAL DAMAGE FORM THE SURGE. WHEN A COMPUTER BOOTS UP IT READS INTERNAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM IN THE RANDOM OPERATING MEMORY. THIS FIRMWARE COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGE AS WELL. IF POSSIBLE TRY BOOTIN FROM A DISK TO SEE IF THE BOOT TIME IS THE SAME WHN THE COMPUTER GETS THE INSTRUCTION FROM ANOTHER SOURCE

If you are able, when the pc is booting up keep pressing F8, this will take you to safe mode and not allow the graphics driver to run. When in the safe mode options, select either Last known good configuration or start windows in safe mode. Last known good configuration should find the last good system settings, when it reboots. Start windows in safe mode allows you to go into windows using the administartor account, and then you should select system restore and restore back to the day before or just before you updated the graphics driver.