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Date: 06/02/04
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Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:41:40 -0700
>-----Original Message-----
>My computer will not boot up. It gives me a boot error
>and asks to put bootdisk in drive A. The last time I
was
>on, no updates were needed and I did not load any new
>software. I have 5 files in quarantine that cannot be
>removed.
>.
>Hi Nellie,
Problem with horns on this one, however all need not be
lost, for a start we need to establish why on a computer
that these days rarely if ever use's floppy disc it now
demands one, I am ussuming you can get past the post boot
stage to the point were Windows normally loads up if so
then the computer as such is probably OK and this is an
operating system glich.
First boot the computer normally but this time as the
post screen appears hold down the DELETE key to gain
access to the CMOS menu, now assuming you still have your
original XP disc to hand we need to tell the computer not
to look to the hard drive but to the CD rom for an
operating system, or for want of a better word, 'BOOT
DISC'.
First select the advance option page, usually second line
and open that page, now scroll down it, the mouse won't
work by the way and you will need to use the arrow keys
to navigate, look for the heading about 'FLOPPY DISC
SEEK, now use the PAge up and down keys to select
disable, now go to the heading for the hard drives, the
first should read HDD 0, again use the page keys to
change this for the one for the CD ROM then press the F
Lock key, escape, F10 and hit enter, assuming you have
placed your recovery disc or the XP disc in the CD drive
first that is.
The computer will now reboot and go directly to the CD
rom to boot an operating system from that disc, if it is
the manufacturers recovery disc you will have to follow
the on screen instrutions, if it is the XP one then
select install and let it run, it will end up at a screen
asking you three questions, select the one for repair a
current XP installation and hit enter, it will search
your hard drive for XP then ask you if you wish to
continue, select yes and sit back and follow the on
screen menus to install what appears to be a fresh copy
of XP, however in this case it is repairing and already
installed version and will in the end present you with a
fully working copy PLUS, all your files and programs
hooked up ready for use.
Finally, files in the pokey like the five you have got
are just that, locked up and of no threat, however if you
really want them gone you will first need to establish
what they are and more important were they are on your
system, after that use Explorer or REGEDIT to dispose of
them by hand, time consumming maybe but an effective way
of offloading the trash at times.
Hope this lot helps.
KBLACKJACK54@AOL.COM
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