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Operating System Not Found
Name: wirevac Date: June 14, 2005 at 10:49:15 Pacific OS: Windows Me CPU/Ram: 64
Comment:
I have a Compaq Presario with Windows Me. Everytime I turn the computer on I get, Operating System Not Found. Have tried using a windowsme startup disk from bootdisk.com and it lets me access the drives. However, there is NO windows directory on the C: drive. I have the recovery cd for the compaq, but can't get it to run in DOS mode. I also can't run it in safe mode. Somebody please help me.
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: June 14, 2005 at 11:44:43 Pacific
Reply:
Have you set the BIOS to boot to the CD? You should be able to run the Recovery CD from there. If that still doesn't install the OS (and run properly) then the drive is probably bad.
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Response Number 2
Name: damasta55r Date: June 15, 2005 at 13:47:51 Pacific
Reply:
That usually means the hard drive has gone south...
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Response Number 3
Name: spirit Date: July 5, 2005 at 08:24:15 Pacific
Reply:
It could also be that the HD is very highly fragmented.
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