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Black screen of death after IOLO defrag
Hello All,
My laptop (Dell Studio 1550, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit) just gave me the black screen upon start-up. The Iolo System Mechanic had defragged the registry, I think, and it seems that the process had damaged my laptop's registry.
I've ran sfc /scannow with no issues, but the memory diagnostic test froze. I am now running System Restore but it seems from prior threads that a clean re-install is necessary.
Would like to know if this is indeed the only solution, and if so, how do I go about re-installing without an installation CD (Dell never sent one, and I had bought the laptop abroad while I was in college).
Thanks!