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My PC won't start after running Bootvis.
While Bootvis was rewriting the boot files, my XP sp3 PC turned itself off and now goes to the "Your computer was shutdown improperly" screen, then shows the windows startup screen for about five seconds and restarts again. This happens whether I choose safe mode, last known configuration whatever.
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No joy, I'm afraid. Although the cursor flashes and it finds a boot record, it doesn't go any further. The cd I'm using looks pristine.
Now don't laugh but I have found some old Windows 3.1 floppys (why haven't I thrown these away?) - and if I put disk 1 in it will give me a command prompt - could I use these?
Now don't laugh but I have found some old Windows 3.1 floppys (why haven't I thrown these away?) - and if I put disk 1 in it will give me a command prompt - could I use these?
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Thank you for your help so far ...
I have downloaded and burnt the above ISO file but ERD Commander won't allow me to select a Windows installation to repair upon startup - the only option it gives me is "None - Do not attach to a Windows installation" ... Anything I can do about this?
I have downloaded and burnt the above ISO file but ERD Commander won't allow me to select a Windows installation to repair upon startup - the only option it gives me is "None - Do not attach to a Windows installation" ... Anything I can do about this?
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Additional info - If I open Explorer in the DaRT environment and try to open C: it tells me that "The volume does not contain a recognised file system."
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Also, using the Disk Commander Wizard to search for lost volumes, quite a few sectors are unreadable.
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Sorry to hear about the drive... but it did last quite a while.
I apologize for being out of the loop for a bit. I got a bad stomach bug Tuesday and spent the rest of the day and all of Wednesday pretty much incapacitated.
Good luck in the Linux world... take care.
I apologize for being out of the loop for a bit. I got a bad stomach bug Tuesday and spent the rest of the day and all of Wednesday pretty much incapacitated.
Good luck in the Linux world... take care.
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