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More info?)
If you can get into the BIOS before Windows boots the BIOS
or the whole computer is buggered.
Check your computer manual for the proper key to press and
begin pressing the key as soon as you turn the computer
power ON.
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:099701c485d6$21336b50$3501280a@phx.gbl...
| cheers jim this would help , but the problem is my
| computer wont do anything until it boots from the disk i
| have tried making boot disks and everything , i am sure
| that this info will help once i get pat the disk boot
| cheers anyway
| >-----Original Message-----
| >You need to turn the computer ON and press F2 or ESC or
| DEL
| >to open the BIOS. Set the boot order to be CDROM first.
| >Then you boot the XP CD and select the option to open the
| >Recovery Console (r) or to repair the installation
| (enter)
| >and fix the boot.ini file.
| >
| >You need more instructions and help unless you want to
| >really ah heck your mates computer.
| >Read these first...
| >
| >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
| us;306559
| >
| >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
| us;307545
| >
| >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
| us;307654
| >
| >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
| us;308041
| >
| >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-
| US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
| >
| >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
| us;316941
| >
http://www.aumha.org/index.htm
| >
| >--
| >The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| >But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| >news:094f01c4854c$850088f0$3501280a@phx.gbl...
| >| cheers andy but i dont think my mate will be happy with
| >| pulling his computer apart i have tried making a boot
| >| disk but i have been unsuccesfull (im only 14!!!) if
| >| possible could u email me the files i need coz i have
| >| tried myself but my computer in my room says disk boot
| >| error please insert system disk if u could help me i
| have
| >| xp professional and i need to make a boot disk please
| >| email the files (if u can help ) to okz19@hotmail.com i
| >| have also been told i might need to rip my hdd ide if u
| >| now where i can get the disk / files for this could u
| >| please email me the details @ okz19@hotmail.com
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >
| >| >The file NTLDR is a hidden file in the root directory
| of
| >| >drive. Sometimes I have just turned my PC off for a
| few
| >| >hours letting the system cool down. The problem goes
| >| >away. If however it doesn't then it can be hard to
| fix.
| >| >One way I have done it though, If your mate is happy
| >| with
| >| >the idea. is that your remove your damaged HDD, pop it
| >| in
| >| >to your mates PC, make it a slave HDD. Bootup your
| mates
| >| >PC. Once booted it will see your HDD as a slave, from
| >| >your mates HDD, locate the NTLDR file and copy it over
| >| to
| >| >your root directory. Power everything down, remove
| your
| >| >HDD and put it back into your PC and the problem will
| be
| >| >solved. I have done this for one PC and it worked
| great
| >| >for me. One thing to keep in mind though, both your PC
| >| >and your mates, MUST have the same version of XP, this
| >| >includes Service Pack level. (1 or 2)
| >| >
| >| >Hope this helps.
| >| >
| >| >>-----Original Message-----
| >| >>help me
| >| >>>-----Original Message-----
| >| >>>the other night i left my computer on a disk scan
| and
| >| >>>when i woke up the next day it had a mesage "windows
| >| >has
| >| >>>found an error" then it said if this is the first
| time
| >| >u
| >| >>>have seen this message please restart the computer
| so
| >| i
| >| >>>did when i restarted the computer it asks for a disk
| >| >>boot
| >| >>>the disk i have for my systen for some reason doesnt
| >| >>>contain the file "ntldr" which the computer ask for
| at
| >| >>>the moment i cannot use my computer is there any way
| >| of
| >| >>>bypassing the disk boot? p.s i tryed my mates xp
| disk
| >| >>and
| >| >>>that didnt work either.
| >| >>>.
| >| >>>
| >| >>.
| >| >>
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
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