Hi Karmacomputer,

Welcome to the Community. These error codes/messages are usually created when an antivirus/firewall program or a Rights Management (DRM) software installed onto your computer isn't compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista. Did you install any Antivirus software prior to this error? Did you do a microsoft update before this could happen? Blaming Dell for this will be unfair, as this is a software issue and nothing to do with the hardware on the laptop.

Thank you

Royan

yes,

I have 1 computer left that works and my other tower did the same thing. so now we have to spend money on another computer and its money I don't  have. there is nothing else I can do?

Hi,

You can try and do a system restore, by pressing F8 at the Dell logo on startup, and select repair my computer, select your language and keyboard layout and click next, click on your user name and not Admin, select system restore, and restore your computer to a date when it was working fine, select a date which is Bold. If this does not work, then we do not have many options.

Thank you

Royan

could this also me that the resistors are starting to wear out.

must win lottery to stupid proof myself from windows. Wear a grounding helmut to protect any comp i come near!

i have had 4 computers in the last 13 years and all of which  stopped working... it doesn't matter what company its from.and only one thing happened out of the 10 dumb things Users do to their computer www.techrepublic.com/.../6073222

which was the 1st one and that was the tower that recently go hit by lighting even though I thought our multi plug outlet had surge protection and then I look in  tiger direct and find that a surge protector costs between 80-256 $

ok . will do.. pardon my language

everytime I go near a computer I cause it not to work I dont even need to touch it! even when i had an HP

We cannot confirm that at this moment.

Thanks

Ryhan

this happened to my other tower i recently installed Bitdefender on the laptop and a week later this happens! i n

I tried preventing to update cause it would keep giving me the authentication error

is this my only option? i cant even get into windows

i can't save my files i just need to get my files