When I bootup the Computer, I get a error invalid disk in
drive a:, there is no disk in the a: drive, it was a cold
boot up first thing in the morning and i received this?
can i re-install windows 2000 without losing any data?

this problem happened when the computer was first turned
on in the morning, it said, (invalid disk in drive a but
no disk was in drive a: it wouldn't let me get to the bios
or anything else.

thanks dale


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Dale.
>
>> can i re-install windows 2000 without losing any data?
>
>Sure. Just follow MS instructions for an in-place
upgrade:
>How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-
US;Q292175&
>
>But, it will take nearly half a day - and it probably
won't solve that
>particular problem.
>
>If it really is just a Win2K file gone bad, the System
File Checker is a
>quicker fix. At the Run prompt, type: sfc /scannow
>
>SFC will compare each Win2K OS file with the "known good"
copy held in your
>on-disk cache and replace any missing or damaged one.
>
>But, that also probably won't fix this particular error.
An even better
>idea is to track down the REAL cause of the error and fix
that. The problem
>could be in hardware (loose cables?), in the BIOS (wrong
setting for your
>floppy drive?) or in Windows.
>
>Is this a continuing problem, or a one-time situation
that has since fixed
>itself? At what point do you see the error message?
Before or after
>Windows started to load? Before or after you saw the
Windows desktop and
>all your icons?
>
>Post back with more details and somebody here probably
can point you in the
>right direction.
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX
>(E-Mail Removed)
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Dale" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:0a7e01c355d4$fe437f90$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> When I bootup the Computer, I get a error invalid disk
in
>> drive a:, there is no disk in the a: drive, it was a
cold
>> boot up first thing in the morning and i received this?
>> can i re-install windows 2000 without losing any data?
>
>
>.
>

Hi, Dale.

Then that is not a Windows problem. That is a computer hardware problem. I
asked for more details, but you didn't tell me any more than in your first
message. :>(

What make and model is your computer? Is it still in warranty? Do you have
the owner's manual, which might tell you how to get into the BIOS on this
machine?

If you mention the make of your computer (Dell? HP? Home-built, like
mine?) then we may be able to help you. If you won't even tell us that,
then there's nothing we can do for you.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(E-Mail Removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP

"Dale" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:012501c355e6$cab5d8a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> this problem happened when the computer was first turned
> on in the morning, it said, (invalid disk in drive a but
> no disk was in drive a: it wouldn't let me get to the bios
> or anything else.
>
> thanks dale
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi, Dale.
> >
> >> can i re-install windows 2000 without losing any data?
> >
> >Sure. Just follow MS instructions for an in-place
> upgrade:
> >How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-
> US;Q292175&
> >
> >But, it will take nearly half a day - and it probably
> won't solve that
> >particular problem.
> >
> >If it really is just a Win2K file gone bad, the System
> File Checker is a
> >quicker fix. At the Run prompt, type: sfc /scannow
> >
> >SFC will compare each Win2K OS file with the "known good"
> copy held in your
> >on-disk cache and replace any missing or damaged one.
> >
> >But, that also probably won't fix this particular error.
> An even better
> >idea is to track down the REAL cause of the error and fix
> that. The problem
> >could be in hardware (loose cables?), in the BIOS (wrong
> setting for your
> >floppy drive?) or in Windows.
> >
> >Is this a continuing problem, or a one-time situation
> that has since fixed
> >itself? At what point do you see the error message?
> Before or after
> >Windows started to load? Before or after you saw the
> Windows desktop and
> >all your icons?
> >
> >Post back with more details and somebody here probably
> can point you in the
> >right direction.
> >
> >RC
> >
> >"Dale" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:0a7e01c355d4$fe437f90$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> When I bootup the Computer, I get a error invalid disk
> in
> >> drive a:, there is no disk in the a: drive, it was a
> cold
> >> boot up first thing in the morning and i received this?
> >> can i re-install windows 2000 without losing any data?