Re: Cannot load windows

Alastair

I think it would be a mistake to try to put Vista on a machine built in
1999.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Alastairg100 wrote:
I have already bought a new hard drive as it was only a 15GB hard
drive in the first place so it needed replacing anyway. Well I
believe the pc was first built in 1999, but then they were throwing
it away at my dads work so i got it, i then have upgraded everything
I believe around 2004 bit by bit. Would it still work if I put
windows vista on my new primary hard drive with a windows XP still
running on the hard drive that isnt responding?

I never got any CDs with the computer so i dont have anything to do
with windows 98, I believe i bought the oem version of XP as it was
bought from a online shop, although I am not totally sure?

Alasair

"Gerry" wrote:

Alastair

How old is this computer?

My reaction is the simplest solution is to buy new hard disk and to
reinstall Windows 98, using your XP upgrade and somehow obtain an SP2
CD. You can borrow an SP2 CD as they are usable on any machine. You
would then need to reinstall your programmes. You can then install
the problematic hard drive as a second drive and attempt to recover
the data.

Another option is to replace the computer and put the problematic
hard drive in as a second drive with a view to attempting to recover
your data files.

Is your copy of Windows 98 an OEM or retail version? If it is an OEM
version you have no problem just replacing the hard drive but if you
opt for a new computer you should buy a new full copy of XP.

Further attempts to salvage your existing system could prejudice data
recovery.

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Gerry
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Alastairg100 wrote:
Yes I do have a Windows XP CD as it was an upgrade from Windows 98,
so I just bought the full version. However it has now just gone from
bad to worse as now when I turn it on the monitor will not even
acnowlege that there is a computer there. When I turn them both on,
the monitor has a green light to say it is on, if it finds a pc it
stays green, if not it goes into standby with a yellow light, and
now it never moves out of this?

Alastair

"Gerry" wrote:

Alastair

I didn't misunderstand. I was hoping the F8 option might get us
further forward.

Disconnect all peripherals except keyboard, mouse and monitor and
try again.

Do you have a Windows XP CD?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Alastairg100 wrote:
Gerry you may have misunderstood me. I cannot load up to the
desktop as I cannoy load windows to be able to right click on the
my computer icon. However I can click F8 on load up although when
ever i select any of these options the up and down arrow still
works however when i select them the computer freezes and goes no
further again.

The error message reads:

We apologize for the inconvenience but windows did not start
successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have
caused this.

If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or
was automatically shut down to prevent your files and folders,
choose last known good configuration to revert to the most recent
settings that worked.

If a previous start up attempt was interrupted due to a power
failure or because the power or reset button was pressed, or if
you arent sure what caused the problem choose start windows
normally

Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt

Last Know Good Configuration (your most recent settings that
worked)

Start Windows Normally

Use the up and down keys to move the highlight to your choice.
Seconds until Windows starts: (Moves from 30 ->0)

Hope this helps
Alastair

If your computer


"Gerry" wrote:

Alastair

Please post a copy of the Stop Error Report.

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click
on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties,
Advanced, Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box
before Automatically Restart.

Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure even after
you have solved the problem as it's better disabled. Check for
variants of the Stop Error message.

An alternative is to keep pressing the F8 key during Start-Up and
select option - Disable automatic restart on system failure.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Alastairg100 wrote:
I have recently got a virus and Norton told me to go onto their
website and apply a search which would search for that virus. It
said it had found 1 corrupt file and that it needed to restart.
I have restarted the computer and then later that day turned it
off. The next day when I came to it, it loaded past the bios
and Norton GoBack screen and then just before it loaded windows
it came up, and still does come up with the screen saying that
it had not been shut down correctly and that you can choose to
either load it in normal, safe mode or the last known good
configeration ect. However when ever i move the up or down
arrow, the counter disapears as it counts down from 30, and
then the computer freezes. The pc also freezes if you let the
counter count down normally. I then cannot load windows or do
anything with the computer.

Any suggestions?
Alastairg100


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