Re: Disc read error
From: Chuck Yeager (joystick_at_hawaii.rr.com)
Date: 06/16/04
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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:00:01 -0700
Computer ran fine all of yesterday. Re booted many times during the updates. Cannot get it to boot
in safe mode. fixmbr says theres a problem with the mbr. Ran fixboot, fixmbr, did a repair
installation........same results. Booting from the cd allows me to explore the drive.
Now its off to find a floppy so I can try the WD diagnostics. My gut instinct is to take the drive
back and get a new one. But, I'm still open to suggestions.
Thanks for your help.
>Chuck, after you completed your clean install of XP Pro, did you try to boot it
>then? If it booted properly, you now should try to boot in Safe Mode, and uninstall all the programs you recently installed, especially Office 03, or try a Restore.
>If Safe Mode is not available, use your XP Pro CD, it is a bootable disk. Change
>your BIOS to boot with your CD-Rom drive.
>
>"How to Boot in Safe Mode"
>http://www.columbia.edu/acis/capture/safemode.html
>
>Accessing Motherboard BIOS
>http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
>
>"Chuck Yeager" wrote:
>
>> Did a clean install of XP Pro on a new 200gb WD hard drive. Installed all updates and Norton.
>> Installed Office 2003 Pro and some other apps I use. All accomplished yesterday.
>>
>> Turned computer on this morning, but will not boot. Get a message "A disc read error has occurred.
>> Press cntrl-alt-delete to restart"
>>
>> Any advice greatly appreciated. Took a day off from work to get this all done.
>>
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