RE: "Operating System Not Found" after SP2

From: Scott (Scott_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:27:01 -0700

Hey James,

I am receiving the same message. Working on trying to figure it out. My
tech told me it was more than likely related to SP2. I get it mostly when
coming out of hybernation (Sony Viao TR). It is getting more frequent. I am
going to roll back SP2 to see if that fixes the problem.

"james@NOSPAMsystemagic.co.uk" wrote:

> 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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