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    Gateway laptop won't boot Windows 7

    abmario, thanks! Alt>F10 got me to the Loading Windows Files screen, then to "Starting Windows screen, then to a "Please wait a moment" screen where it hangs. (Alt+Ctrl+Del does not work. I have to use the power button). I did not see a "Boot Sequence" screen at all. Thanks again :) Mike
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    Gateway laptop won't boot Windows 7

    Hi all, One of my neighbors dropped off their Gateway laptop with me, saying it had been hijacked. They heard I'm computer literate... So I turn it on and the Gateway splash screen comes and goes, the progress bar reaches about 80% and the screen goes dark for about 30 seconds, then goes to...