Re: Failure to Boot ... Oh No!
From: neil (neilp67_at_hotmaildotcom)
Date: 04/07/04
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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 18:03:01 +0100
If your filing system is NTFS then a standard bootdisk will not see the
files, native DOS cannot read NTFS.
Do you have a recovery disk with the system or a full copy of XP.???
If the latter look at this
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
Also if you have the full XP disk, boot from the CD and use the option for
the recovery/repair console, when you get to what looks like a DOS prompt
you will need to run the command FIXBOOT and/or FIXMBR. Put a /? after each
one first for a description of what they do.
Neil
"Ian" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DC9993FA-48C0-41B2-B43E-2651671DCC77@microsoft.com...
> About 4 months ago I bought a new multimedia PC for home use, with TV card
DVD etc etc .. brilliant.
> About 4 weeks ago the machine failed to boot and only got to the 'Windows
is starting up' screen, however on reboot it worked fine. A few days later
it took 2/3 reboots after getting stuck at the same place, before it booted
properly. So the progressive worsening has culminated in complete failure
and leaves me at the 'Windows is starting up' screen.
> I have run some utilities software that told me the disk is fine and so
are boot sectors etc etc. When I access the DOS prompt I don't see any of
the expected sublibraries, only a /recover library with factory setting
files in it.
>
> Is it possible that a substantial part of my c:\ drive has been wiped? I
have never connected it to the internet or run dodgy software! I do not
really want to reload Windows XP home because that will wipe my disk.
> Can anyone advise or recommend good recovery software or point to me to
some good advice?
> Thanks
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