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Name: Sabbas Date: September 26, 2009 at 05:33:43 Pacific
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Mine finds three. Want one of them? A little more info please. Is the drive found @ post?
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Response Number 2
Name: Chuck 2 Date: September 26, 2009 at 05:36:09 Pacific
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http://support.microsoft.com/defaul... "Operating System Not Found" or "Missing operating system" error message when you start your Windows XP-based computer
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Response Number 3
Name: vbsurprise Date: September 26, 2009 at 05:38:02 Pacific
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It just starts up and says dell inspiron and then it goes black and says operating system not found
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Response Number 4
Name: imperator Date: September 26, 2009 at 05:40:43 Pacific
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microsoft says that you need to repair MBR using fixboot
Sabbas, your sense of humor is GREAT !!! :-)
our patience is big
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Response Number 5
Name: vbsurprise Date: September 26, 2009 at 05:45:02 Pacific
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and an MBR is?
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Response Number 6
Name: imperator Date: September 26, 2009 at 05:50:29 Pacific
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it`s master boot record used for the os to boot up
if it`s corrupted, you will receive various errors, like this
so, read the article and repair it
our patience is big
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Response Number 7
Name: vbsurprise Date: September 26, 2009 at 05:53:02 Pacific
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I do not have any of the disc and I apologize for my ignorancce, but what article?
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Response Number 8
Name: imperator Date: September 26, 2009 at 06:03:12 Pacific
Name: larryf215 Date: September 26, 2009 at 06:23:10 Pacific
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could borrow an XP cd from a friend for this type of repair.
larry
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Response Number 11
Name: aegis1 Date: September 26, 2009 at 09:33:43 Pacific
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That message will also show up if you have a floppy drive, the floppy drive is first in the bios boot sequence, and there is a non bootable disc in the drive.
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Response Number 12
Name: vbsurprise Date: September 29, 2009 at 13:00:25 Pacific
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The computer is not letting me do anything
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Response Number 13
Name: trvlr Date: September 29, 2009 at 23:17:49 Pacific
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Do you have "any" disks for system? Dell usually (these days) provide at least a recovery set; and/or encourage one to make set when one first receives the system?
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Response Number 14
Name: vbsurprise Date: September 29, 2009 at 23:24:27 Pacific
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NOt a one
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Response Number 15
Name: trvlr Date: September 30, 2009 at 01:12:47 Pacific
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mmm without a disk of some sort... you are in a pickle...
A full version CD may allow a few possible approaches/resolutions. A Dell OEM similarly... And a Dell recovery set would allow a couple of restore options...
Do you hear the drive spin up; do you see any actual start-up evidence (splash screens etc.); or evidence of boot-sequence?
If things start to some degree... can you get into safe-mode (press F-8 repeatedly during boot-sequence) to bring up start-up options?
Presumably too there are things (files/data etc.) on the drive you'd like to preserve? If so... perhaps wise to consider recovering/safeguarding those first?
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