Netbook recovery

[Guest]

A friend has brought me his XP netbook which will not boot. The
restore option calls for the original CD. Since the netbookmhas no CD
player that is not an option. I suspect that there will be the usual
recovery partition.

At mydisposal I have I have my own laptop and two desktops, all
running XP Pro; a 16GB memory stick;Acronis True Image software for
capturing and restoring images; Isobuster; Nero which will create an
iso;; and quite a lot of experiiiiience.

How can I get this netbook to boot normally?

Colin

 

[DL]

Either using the recovery partition, from 'how to access' on netbook site or
using an external cd drive & the origonal supplied recovery cd.
One assumes you've tried the various F8 options to boot

 

[Daave]

A friend has brought me his XP netbook which will not boot.

What is the make and model?

Are you saying that Windows won't boot? Or that the PC won't boot? (That
is, you are unable even to access the BIOS?)

Is there a problem with the battery? Is there an AC adapter you can use?

The restore option calls for the original CD.

Was this from the official documentation?

Since the netbook has no CD player that is not an option.

If those are the instructions, that is the only option. You will need to
attach an external optical drive and configure the BIOS to boot off of
it. This information should be in the documentation. If you can't find
it, we should be able to guide you.

I suspect that there will be the usual
recovery partition.

Probably not if the manufacturer supplied a CD.

Speaking of...

Is it an actaul Windows XP installation CD? Or some sort of
Recovery/Restoration disk?

At mydisposal I have I have my own laptop and two desktops, all
running XP Pro; a 16GB memory stick;Acronis True Image software for
capturing and restoring images; Isobuster; Nero which will create an
iso;; and quite a lot of experiiiiience.

How can I get this netbook to boot normally?

You really need an external CD drive.

 

[Guest]

What is the make and model?

Medion E1210

Are you saying that Windows won't boot? Or that the PC won't boot? (That
is, you are unable even to access the BIOS?)

Windows won't boot. A file is missing in "System" folder.

Is there a problem with the battery? Is there an AC adapter you can use?
No


Was this from the official documentation?

It is from the original setup of Windows

If those are the instructions, that is the only option. You will need to
attach an external optical drive and configure the BIOS to boot off of
it. This information should be in the documentation. If you can't find
it, we should be able to guide you.


Probably not if the manufacturer supplied a CD.

Speaking of...

No. I only had a quick look but I believe that it is a bootable CD
that will allow me to access a recovery partition.

Is it an actaul Windows XP installation CD? Or some sort of
Recovery/Restoration disk?

You really need an external CD drive.

I can borrow one but ideally I need to convert the CD to a memory
stick.>

 

[Bill in Co.]

Medion E1210



Windows won't boot. A file is missing in "System" folder.

It is from the original setup of Windows

No. I only had a quick look but I believe that it is a bootable CD
that will allow me to access a recovery partition.

Why would a CD be needed for a recovery partition on the HD? You should be
able to access the recovery partition directly at bootup by entering the
proper key sequence. Like for a Dell, it's F11 or Ctrl-F11, as I recall.

 

[Guest]

Why would a CD be needed for a recovery partition on the HD? You should be
able to access the recovery partition directly at bootup by entering the
proper key sequence. Like for a Dell, it's F11 or Ctrl-F11, as I recall.

There was no such indication from within the BIOS. There was a
partition called Recovery but I couldn't see it untill the recovery
disk ran in the external player.

Initialy I went for a repair but the original problem was still there
- IE and some others would not load but created shortcuts instead..

I had to resort to a fresh install.

Colin

 

[Jim]

Medion E1210



Windows won't boot. A file is missing in "System" folder.

What is the file name ?

 

[Bill in Co.]

There was no such indication from within the BIOS. There was a
partition called Recovery but I couldn't see it untill the recovery
disk ran in the external player.

There won't be any such indication. You have to know which keys to press
at bootup ahead of time to even see it.

 

[Guest]

What is the file name ?

None specified. Only the system folder was named. I have done a fresh
install but the drivers are missing. I shall try to speak to Medion
tomorrow.

 

[Jose]

None specified.  Only the system folder was named. I have done a fresh
install but the drivers are missing.  I shall try to speak to Medion
tomorrow.

You should look at the message again.

Most messages of this nature mention a specific missing or corrupt
file in c:\windows\system32 but your situation could be different.
Often the file is not really missing or corrupt - XP is just a little
confused at the moment...

If you contact the manufacturer, their solution will likely be what is
the least effort for them - usually a complete reinstall and you don't
want to do that (I don't think).

Oops! Too late is sounds like. Too bad. The original problem goes
unresolved.

Do you still have the problem of booting on a USB device or is that
sorted out?

 

[Elmo]

None specified. Only the system folder was named. I have done a fresh
install but the drivers are missing. I shall try to speak to Medion
tomorrow.

Perhaps the message was "Windows could not start because the following
file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM". If so,
the registry file, System is missing or corrupted, not a file in that
folder.