|  | error loading operating system | | |
| | | Dave |  |
|  Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: error loading operating system |  |
Started up winxp sp2 and got message "error loading operating system".
It was previously shut down automatically while I wasn't there. Used
bartpe and found nothing on the c (system) drive. File system shows raw
with no space and nothing used. The other partition on the same
physical drive is fine. The only thing I can see to do is error check
the C drive but I doubt this will do anything. Any ideas? Thanks. |
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| | | Pegasus (MVP) | |
| | Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:20 am Post subject: Re: error loading operating system | |
"Dave" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Started up winxp sp2 and got message "error loading operating system".
It was previously shut down automatically while I wasn't there. Used
bartpe and found nothing on the c (system) drive. File system shows raw
with no space and nothing used. The other partition on the same
physical drive is fine. The only thing I can see to do is error check
the C drive but I doubt this will do anything. Any ideas? Thanks.
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I would try one of the many partition recovery tools. |
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| | | Dave | |
| | Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:16 am Post subject: Re: error loading operating system | |
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"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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"Dave" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Started up winxp sp2 and got message "error loading operating
system".
It was previously shut down automatically while I wasn't there.
Used
bartpe and found nothing on the c (system) drive. File system shows
raw
with no space and nothing used. The other partition on the same
physical drive is fine. The only thing I can see to do is error
check
the C drive but I doubt this will do anything. Any ideas? Thanks.
I would try one of the many partition recovery tools.
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I wouldn't know where to begin or how to proceed. Based on what I've
researched so far, the only thing I have found is a hint that fix mbr
mrght help but I really don't know how to proceed with that and am not
sure that would help and it might even cause more problems. Can you
offer some more detailed suggestions please? Thank you. |
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| | | Malke | |
| | Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:34 am Post subject: Re: error loading operating system | |
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Dave wrote:
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"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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"Dave" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Started up winxp sp2 and got message "error loading operating
system".
It was previously shut down automatically while I wasn't there.
Used
bartpe and found nothing on the c (system) drive. File system shows
raw
with no space and nothing used. The other partition on the same
physical drive is fine. The only thing I can see to do is error
check
the C drive but I doubt this will do anything. Any ideas? Thanks.
I would try one of the many partition recovery tools.
I wouldn't know where to begin or how to proceed. Based on what I've
researched so far, the only thing I have found is a hint that fix mbr
mrght help but I really don't know how to proceed with that and am not
sure that would help and it might even cause more problems. Can you
offer some more detailed suggestions please? Thank you.
|
Fixmbr will not help since you can see that Windows is missing on the drive.
You can try retrieving your data by using data recovery software. If that
doesn't work, first test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from the
drive mftr.'s website and if it passes, clean install Windows.
LINK
PCInspector File Recovery -
LINK
Executive Software ?Undelete? -
LINK
R-Studio - LINK
File Scavenger - LINK
Ontrack's EasyRecovery - LINK
LINK - Clean Install How-To
LINK - What
you will need on-hand
Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - LINK |
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| | | Pegasus (MVP) | |
| | Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:19 am Post subject: Re: error loading operating system | |
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"Dave" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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"Dave" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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Started up winxp sp2 and got message "error loading operating
system".
It was previously shut down automatically while I wasn't there.
Used
bartpe and found nothing on the c (system) drive. File system shows
raw
with no space and nothing used. The other partition on the same
physical drive is fine. The only thing I can see to do is error
check
the C drive but I doubt this will do anything. Any ideas? Thanks.
I would try one of the many partition recovery tools.
I wouldn't know where to begin or how to proceed. Based on what I've
researched so far, the only thing I have found is a hint that fix mbr
mrght help but I really don't know how to proceed with that and am not
sure that would help and it might even cause more problems. Can you
offer some more detailed suggestions please? Thank you.
|
If you have no experience with such things and if you have important
files on your disk that are not backed up then your safest course of
action is to seek outside help, e.g. a friend with expert knowledge or
a computer service shop. |
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| | | Dave | |
| | Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: error loading operating system | |
"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote
| Quote: |
Fixmbr will not help since you can see that Windows is missing on the
drive.
You can try retrieving your data by using data recovery software. If
that
doesn't work, first test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from
the
drive mftr.'s website and if it passes, clean install Windows.
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When I try to boot with the XP install cd, I still get the same error
message. Is this because the drive's not formatted (bartpe shows a raw
file system with 0 bytes used and 0 bytes available)? I can format the
drive in bartpe. If I do this will I then be able to reinstall XP? |
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| | | Dave | |
| | Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: error loading operating system | |
"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote
| Quote: |
Fixmbr will not help since you can see that Windows is missing on the
drive.
You can try retrieving your data by using data recovery software. If
that
doesn't work, first test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from
the
drive mftr.'s website and if it passes, clean install Windows.
|
When I try to boot with the XP install cd, I still get the same error
message. Is this because the drive's not formatted (bartpe shows a raw
file system with 0 bytes used and 0 bytes available)? I can format the
drive in bartpe. If I do this will I then be able to reinstall XP? |
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| | | Malke | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:27 am Post subject: Re: error loading operating system | |
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Dave wrote:
| Quote: |
"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote
Fixmbr will not help since you can see that Windows is missing on the
drive.
You can try retrieving your data by using data recovery software. If
that
doesn't work, first test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from
the
drive mftr.'s website and if it passes, clean install Windows.
When I try to boot with the XP install cd, I still get the same error
message. Is this because the drive's not formatted (bartpe shows a raw
file system with 0 bytes used and 0 bytes available)? I can format the
drive in bartpe. If I do this will I then be able to reinstall XP?
|
Please run the hard drive diagnostic as I previously suggested. To answer
your question, you do not need to format the drive before you clean-install
Windows. You should delete/create partitions and then format from within
the XP installation routine. Of course, doing this will destroy all data on
the drive. You understand this, yes?
It sounds to me like your hard drive has failed which is why I suggested you
test it.
Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - LINK |
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| | | Dave | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: error loading operating system | |
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"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote
| Quote: |
Please run the hard drive diagnostic as I previously suggested. To
answer
your question, you do not need to format the drive before you
clean-install
Windows. You should delete/create partitions and then format from
within
the XP installation routine. Of course, doing this will destroy all
data on
the drive. You understand this, yes?
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I understand this. I have also gone thru the first few screens of the
install cd and am understanding it. The problem with it not running was
that I didn't press any key. I downloaded the diagnostic tool earlier
but it was Windows only. Now I look again and see that the dos tool can
be run under XP. I saw the word dos and thought xp couldn't handle it.
Thanks. I will not lose anything important if I decide to reinstall.
| Quote: |
It sounds to me like your hard drive has failed which is why I
suggested you
test it.
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Please note there are 2 partitions and I can read and write to the 2nd
one without any problems. I will probably run the diag tool. I have
searched the error message extensively and have not found anything that
matches my problem and provides a solution. I thought there would be a
simple fix. Perhaps an expert could recover the partition or the data. |
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| | | Malke | |
| | Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: Re: error loading operating system | |
Dave wrote:
| Quote: | I understand this. I have also gone thru the first few screens of the
install cd and am understanding it. The problem with it not running was
that I didn't press any key. I downloaded the diagnostic tool earlier
but it was Windows only. Now I look again and see that the dos tool can
be run under XP. I saw the word dos and thought xp couldn't handle it.
Thanks. I will not lose anything important if I decide to reinstall.
|
Hard drive diagnostic utilities should be run outside of Windows. You will
download the utility from the drive mftr.'s website and create a bootable
CD using third party burning software (burn as an image, not as data). Boot
with the media you created and do a thorough test of the drive. If it fails
any physical tests, replace it.
Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - LINK |
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