Re: windows won't startup
From: Richard Urban (richardurbanREMOVETHIS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/07/04
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Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 16:41:40 -0400
The diagnostic utility has its own operating system on the floppy disk -
called DOS. As long as the floppy drive works, and the computer mother board
is OK, you will likely be able to boot from the floppy and run the
diagnostics on the hard drive. You don't even need to have an operating
system on the computer to use this utility.
-- Regards: Richard Urban aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) "jaybird" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7a4e01c49519$d24d0340$a301280a@phx.gbl... > How do I run this drive diag. utility if I can't get > system to boot even into safe mode? I created > an "emergency startup disk" when computer was new. It is > on floppy. Do I access bios and select to boot from "A" > drive? >>-----Original Message----- >>Andre Da Costa wrote: >> >>> Try booting from your Windows XP CD and re-run setup > and choose to >>> repair the corrupted installation on your hard disk. >>> >>> Andre >>> "jaybird" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote > in message >>> news:772601c494f2$0900cb60$a301280a@phx.gbl... >>>> How do I do this since I can't get even into safe > mode? >>>> Please elaborate, as I am not that good at these > things. >>>> Thanks >> >>There is no point in reinstalling Windows (software) if > it is a hardware >>problem. Did the OP run a drive diagnostic utility from > the drive >>mftr.'s website as suggested? This is the next step, not > reinstalling >>Windows. From a different machine, go to the drive > mftr.'s website and >>download the utility. You normally use it to make a > bootable floppy. >>Boot with this floppy and do a thorough test. If you get > errors, >>replace the drive. If you aren't able or don't want to > do this, take >>the machine to a good local repair shop - not a BestBuy > or CompUSA type >>of store. >> >>Malke >>-- >>MS MVP - Windows Shell/User >>Elephant Boy Computers >>www.elephantboycomputers.com >>"Don't Panic!" >>. >>
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