Running XP Home with plenty of memory and disk space. On-going problem almost
every time computer is shut down, get the error message "Disk error, no disk
found" on start-up. Hard disk was supposedly checked over by computer shop
using professional software and showed no errors. Although they did nothing
else, it surprisingly worked for a time and then problem started all over
again. Does this sound like software problem or possible hardware like hard
disk, motherboard or whatever? Thanks in advance for any advise

Your hard drive appears to be failing or has
now failed completely.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Grandpa Hardman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Running XP Home with plenty of memory and disk space. On-going problem almost
every time computer is shut down, get the error message "Disk error, no disk
found" on start-up. Hard disk was supposedly checked over by computer shop
using professional software and showed no errors. Although they did nothing
else, it surprisingly worked for a time and then problem started all over
again. Does this sound like software problem or possible hardware like hard
disk, motherboard or whatever? Thanks in advance for any advise

"Grandpa Hardman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:1D75EC7E-488A-464D-81CD-(E-Mail Removed)...

> Running XP Home with plenty of memory and disk space. On-going problem
> almost
> every time computer is shut down, get the error message "Disk error, no
> disk
> found" on start-up. Hard disk was supposedly checked over by computer shop
> using professional software and showed no errors. Although they did
> nothing
> else, it surprisingly worked for a time and then problem started all over
> again. Does this sound like software problem or possible hardware like
> hard
> disk, motherboard or whatever? Thanks in advance for any advise

You don't by any chance have an external media reader (something that can
read SD cards, Compact Flash, etc.) and have something in the slot, do you?
My machine will refuse to boot with a similar error if I forgot and left my
SD card in the slot.

No Jeff, made sure of that.
"Jeff Johnson" wrote:

> "Grandpa Hardman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:1D75EC7E-488A-464D-81CD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > Running XP Home with plenty of memory and disk space. On-going problem
> > almost
> > every time computer is shut down, get the error message "Disk error, no
> > disk
> > found" on start-up. Hard disk was supposedly checked over by computer shop
> > using professional software and showed no errors. Although they did
> > nothing
> > else, it surprisingly worked for a time and then problem started all over
> > again. Does this sound like software problem or possible hardware like
> > hard
> > disk, motherboard or whatever? Thanks in advance for any advise
>
> You don't by any chance have an external media reader (something that can
> read SD cards, Compact Flash, etc.) and have something in the slot, do you?
> My machine will refuse to boot with a similar error if I forgot and left my
> SD card in the slot.
>
>
>

Hi Carey, you don't think it could be a motherboard issue? It's my sister in
law's computer and she can't afford to spend the money if we're not sure
Many thanks

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Your hard drive appears to be failing or has
> now failed completely.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
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>
> "Grandpa Hardman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1D75EC7E-488A-464D-81CD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Running XP Home with plenty of memory and disk space. On-going problem almost
> every time computer is shut down, get the error message "Disk error, no disk
> found" on start-up. Hard disk was supposedly checked over by computer shop
> using professional software and showed no errors. Although they did nothing
> else, it surprisingly worked for a time and then problem started all over
> again. Does this sound like software problem or possible hardware like hard
> disk, motherboard or whatever? Thanks in advance for any advise
>