Re: Window XP boot files
- From: "Wayne" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 05:19:01 -0700
Rich and Rock, thanks for the information you both have provided. This is a
little difficult for me to try and explain. The Gateway Technician had me run
the chkdsk test and another test which I do not remember, but both of these
test did not indicate a hard drive failure nor did it fix the problem. I am
beginning to think they sent me the new hard drive as they did not know what
else to do to get my computer to boot up. After talking to the Gateway Tech I
used the windows xp disk to boot the computer into windows and I ran error
checking and I defragged the computer. I believe that this is a software
problems with the bootup files since I defragged and used error checking the
drive no longer makes that clicking noise like it did before while booting
up. It will also now go into windows without the aid of the xp disk. However,
it is not the same as it originally was before this all happened. In starting
up it mentions on the screen that it is using the Intel Boot up files which
it never mentioned that before but went straight into windows after the
Gateway Splash screen. It also take a lot longer time now to boot into
windows. There is probably a way, if I knew how to do it, to transfer the
boot up files from the XP disk that Gateway sent along with the recovery disk
back to the hard drive but I do not have the information on how to do it.
Another reason I think the hard drive is OK is that my computer is completely
quiet while running. The only thing I hear are the fans running. If either of
you can tell me how to transfer the boot up file from the xp disk back to the
hard drive without harming the operating system I would certainly appreciate
it. Thanks and have a good day.
--
Wayne
"Rock" wrote:
> Wayne wrote:
>
> > A few days ago I had problems getting my computer started. It would go just
> > beyond the Gateway Splash Screen and would stop. A clicking noise could be
> > heard coming from the computer near the hard drive. I called Gateway and they
> > had me run a test on the computer but it did not indicate a hard drive even
> > though they sent me a new one. I have been using the windows XP disk to get
> > into windows instead of the boot up files from the hard drive. Since I used
> > error checking and defrag I can now get into windows without using the
> > windows XP disk. However, it seems to be booting from the boot files from
> > intel, what ever that means and it is not the same way as it was before. It
> > takes a lot longer time to get it to boot. I am thinking that something may
> > have happened to my boot up files on the hard drive. If this is the case, is
> > there any way that I can just restore the boot files from the XP CD and try
> > that to see if it works? I do not have any idea why or how the boot files
> > could have got corrupted. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Wayne, not trying to be mean but your post doesn't make much sense. For
> example you write "...they had me run a test on the computer but it did
> not indicate a hard drive even though they sent a new one." What does
> that mean?
>
> You may want to read this about making good newsgroup posts and resubmit
> with a better description of the problem:
>
> Making Good Newsgroup Posts
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
> Without knowing more of your issues here are some options:
>
> 1. Install the new drive as a slave drive and use a copy utility from
> the drive manufacturer's web site to copy the contents of the old to the
> new, disconnect the old drive, connect the new drive as Master and boot
> from it. If there are still problems then do a repair install:
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> or
>
> 2. Backup all important data from the old drive. Take it out, install
> the new drive as Master, do a clean install of XP on the new drive:
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html, install programs from
> original media. Restore backup of important data.
>
> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>
.
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