Re: "Operating System Not Found" after SP2

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From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 10/12/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:10:59 -0600

James;
Not sure if I have heard of that one.
However if it worked OK after powering off, most likely it was a drive
error of some kind that happened at that time.
Verify the hard drive is OK, go to the website of the hard drive
manufacturer and get their hard drive diagnostics. 

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Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
<james@NOSPAMsystemagic.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:1097589776.30561.0@despina.uk.clara.net...
> After installing SP2 on a client machine this morning, the PC came 
> up with the 'Operating System Not Found' prompt after restarting. 
> It eventually worked after turning the power off completely and 
> restarting the PC.   Is this a common problem with upgrading to SP2 
> and if so is there any way of preventing it?
>
> Thanks!
>
> James

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