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mark.handley
I can't load Windows. I get the error "strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for
setup utility". But if a Windows XP CD is in the drive it asks if I
want to boot from it, and if I let the time run out Windows loads up
fine.
I tried a Disk Check(with /r /f) and it came up clean. A Repair Install
of Windows(which I believe fixes the boot sector) also didn't help. No
change to the IDE drives. BIOS is newest version.
I also can't change the local Administrator password (Even Linux boot
cracks give the error: "writing beyond initialized size is not
supported") so I can't use the Recovery Console.
Anyone have any ideas? or is my hard-drive dead?
Much appreciated
setup utility". But if a Windows XP CD is in the drive it asks if I
want to boot from it, and if I let the time run out Windows loads up
fine.
I tried a Disk Check(with /r /f) and it came up clean. A Repair Install
of Windows(which I believe fixes the boot sector) also didn't help. No
change to the IDE drives. BIOS is newest version.
I also can't change the local Administrator password (Even Linux boot
cracks give the error: "writing beyond initialized size is not
supported") so I can't use the Recovery Console.
Anyone have any ideas? or is my hard-drive dead?
Much appreciated