re: Windows XP start-up disk. HELP!!!!
Sunday, July 20, 2003 at 12:29 am
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Posted by chicagojoel
(12 messages posted)
Sounds like you need to put a windows startup disk in so you can check the partition
and run scandisk. For troubleshooting you need an XP bootdisk(s)
Let the floppy load up cd drivers etc. and when the command prompt comes up type
diskpart and hit enter. Once in diskpart, just manipulate your way to the partition
menu and make sure that the C is still set as the active partition. If C is NOT
active, and in almost all cases it should be, then set it as the active partition--or
know why it should not be your active partition--and exit diskpart, then reboot you
computer. If C is already set as active, then see if you can run chkdsk. If these
two programs sound familiar they are...they both harken back to win NT --their win98
counterparts were fdisk and scandisk. If XP finds errors and offers to fix them,
let it.
If the bootdisk and diagnostics don't get you going, you can enter you bios/cmos
and check that, but I doubt that has changed. However, some systems will only boot
from an A drive unless you enter bios and tell them to boot off the cd drive. Under
a worst case scenario, you could bootup on the xp cd and attempt diagnostics and
or a reinstall that way. Also, new machines will boot off the XP cd if you have
it in the drive on booting up. The xp cd, if it's like 2000 PRO, will offer to
repair the previous install. The problem you are having sounds a lot like a corrupted
file, and XP will find and fix it for you.
On Saturday, July 19, 2003 at 11:12 pm, Barbara wrote:
>My computer is on a black screen the says it needs system start-up disk, can anyone
>help me?
>I am on my old computer to try and find help.
>If you can help me please e-mail me at eor@saber.net
>Thanks,
>Barbara
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