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start up problems ..help!
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start up problems ..help!
Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Posted by amanda
(2 messages posted)
hello how are you . I am not computer literate but will explain the best i can .
i have a compaq presario with windows 98 the old thing runs perfect for its age.
My problem is over the last couple days every morning i start the comp it loads my
avg does its scan & continues to load then a black screen apears and just shuts me
down. i restart the comp & it starts in safe mode option apears i press cont and
it loads windows in safe mode all my settings are fine, i did a avg test while in
safe mode & 2 objects stated that ... boot sector of disk ... reading error path
c and the other was partiton table (mbr) ... reading error. i dont have a clue. i
do a quick check on settings etc all is ok so i shut down restart it loads without
a problem i then do a ad-aware ..spybot s&d plus avg test nothing is found. i dont
surf the net i only go to one site daily, only other site i go to is annoyance org
when i run into trouble for your kind & appreciated imput.
thank you for reading my problem & await your response.
regards amanda
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re: start up problems ..help!
Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 10:16 pm
Posted by Jacob6601
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"boot sector of disk ... reading error path c and the other was partiton table (mbr)
... reading error. " --- Your hard drive is (probably) dying.
If you want any data from that drive, back it up now. If you cannot back it up, I
wouldn't use it until you can. Afterwards, you can try scandisk, but it sounds like
the boot sector is worn.
If you just want to get a used drive to replace it, start another thread asking about
free disk imaging software. Or just re-install windows and your apps.
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re: start up problems ..help!
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 7:06 am
Posted by amanda
(2 messages posted)
Thank you so much for your welcomed response i to thought this mabe the case i just
wanted to see someone elses opinion of it .. poor old thing i love it to death i
get a hard drive for it lol .. tysm ...amanda
On Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 10:16 pm, Jacob6601 wrote:
>"boot sector of disk ... reading error path c and the other was partiton table (mbr)
>... reading error. " --- Your hard drive is (probably) dying.
>
>If you want any data from that drive, back it up now. If you cannot back it up,
I
>wouldn't use it until you can. Afterwards, you can try scandisk, but it sounds like
>the boot sector is worn.
>
>If you just want to get a used drive to replace it, start another thread asking
about
>free disk imaging software. Or just re-install windows and your apps.
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