re: Windows will not start Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 6:27 am Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Charlie Hadden (1338 messages posted) Also if you are not using a SATA drive nut an older PATA (IDE) then it could be a simple as a jumper setting. If they are both on the same cable, set the selection jumper for 'cable select'. Does the drive show up ok in the POST (the black DOS screen at the beginning)? The drive is very likely to be good. You could try a drive diagnostic that you can D/L from the drives web site. I seldom see drive problems in my shop. Even ones that others have claimed DEAD. I still use a couple around here that have been diagnosed as DEAD, years ago. Get the facts before you toss the drive out! Written in response to: re: Windows will not start (mikey: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 1:50 pm) Responses to this message: re: Windows will not start (Aidan Jenkins: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 6:57 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Windows will not start (Aidan Jenkins: Mon, May 25, 2009, 9:58 am) re: Windows will not start (rocannon: Mon, May 25, 2009, 1:49 pm) re: Windows will not start (Aidan Jenkins: Mon, May 25, 2009, 4:52 pm) re: Windows will not start (Ricer46: Mon, May 25, 2009, 4:54 pm) re: Windows will not start (mikey: Mon, May 25, 2009, 1:50 pm) re: Windows will not start (Charlie Hadden: Tue, May 26, 2009, 5:21 am) re: Windows will not start (Charlie Hadden: Tue, May 26, 2009, 6:27 am) re: Windows will not start (Aidan Jenkins: Tue, May 26, 2009, 6:57 am) re: Windows will not start-same problem (Nick: Wed, May 27, 2009, 3:03 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum