NTLDR: I/O error reading disk

[erin.bridetobe]

I have a Dell Inspiron 4100 laptop without a CDROM. The operating
system is WRK Prof. It won't book up and I made 4 setup floppies by
putting in a W2K Cd in another computer and using the makeboot utility.

When I turn on the laptop with the first boot floppy the error message
I get is:

NTLDR: I/O error reading disk
Please insert another disk

 

[Dave Patrick]

That's a typical message you would get if the boot disk was formatted on a
dos system. What are you wanting to do?

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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|I have a Dell Inspiron 4100 laptop without a CDROM. The operating
| system is WRK Prof. It won't book up and I made 4 setup floppies by
| putting in a W2K Cd in another computer and using the makeboot utility.
|
| When I turn on the laptop with the first boot floppy the error message
| I get is:
|
| NTLDR: I/O error reading disk
| Please insert another disk
|

 

[erin.bridetobe]

I'm was hoping to boot the laptop to check for viruses etc before
resorting to reformatting.

 

[Dave Patrick]

What were you going to check with?

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| I'm was hoping to boot the laptop to check for viruses etc before
| resorting to reformatting.
|

 

[erin.bridetobe]

bitdefender.com

Is there a way to boot it? If I can just get it booted to back up the
data, I would be thrilled.

 

[Dave Patrick]

No idea since you haven't mentioned the problem as yet.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| bitdefender.com
|
| Is there a way to boot it? If I can just get it booted to back up the
| data, I would be thrilled.
|

 

[erin.bridetobe]

It hang up during the boot process. The windows 2000 professional
flashscreen comes up and then it goes blue and hangs. Same thing
happens in safe mode no matter what choice I make, w/networking, w/dos
prompt. I just want to boot it to 1.) back up my hard drive and then
2.) scan it to see if it is a virus.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Not sure if you're talking a blue-screen stop error or just no desktop.

If the former;
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d..._f55acfed-3296-4e84-8885-c3162fd0ddbf.xml.asp


If the latter;
Check that explorer.exe is the default shell to start. Look at the Reg_Sz
string value of;
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"
found at
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

The profile may also be corrupt so try creating a new account and logging on
with that or these may help you.

No Desktop or Blank Desktop After Logging On to Windows 2000 (Q256194)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q256194

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75.ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

Be sure to apply these to your repair install before connecting to any
network.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

If nothing else you can at least recover your data from the parallel install
prior to rebuilding the operating system.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;266465

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| It hang up during the boot process. The windows 2000 professional
| flashscreen comes up and then it goes blue and hangs. Same thing
| happens in safe mode no matter what choice I make, w/networking, w/dos
| prompt. I just want to boot it to 1.) back up my hard drive and then
| 2.) scan it to see if it is a virus.
|