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Disk Read Error on boot up
Name: 1066 Date: December 13, 2003 at 07:15:09 Pacific OS: W2K Pro CPU/Ram: AMD K6-2/400, 256 Mb PC10
Comment:
Installed Win98 SE, upgraded to W2K Pro. Added all required software, MS oFfice, etc. using my MSDN license. Was working perfectly. While loading SP4 (selected make backup), system got very slow. Started giving error messages it can't find files - so cancelled install. In the process of uninstalling the system hung. I was forced to reset. All I get now is "Disk Read Error Hit Ctrl-Alt-del to restart" at boot up. What should I do as I don't want to have to reinstall everything again?
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