Hi LB--
What I'd do now that Startup Repair seemed to fix things is to run SFC, and
check services.msc in your run box and turn off unnecessary services, and
also use Task Manager to check that you aren't running processes you don't
need to run. Also type msconfig into your run box and see what you're
loading at startup.
When you get the error "OS not found" or "Missing OS" or "Setup didn't find
any hard drives" it's usually caused by:
• The basic input/output system (BIOS) does not detect the hard disk.
• The hard disk is damaged.
• Sector 0 of the physical hard disk drive has an incorrect or malformed
Master Boot Record (MBR).
Some third-party programs or disk corruption can damage an MBR.
***SFC as a Remedy***:
SFC or System File Checker is a bit like the spare tire in your car or a
backup battery I suppose. In Vista of course, they have changed it somewhat
and come up with a new name--Redmond stands for name it something different
twice a year and now it's part of WRP or Windows Resource Protection. It
scans protected resources including thousands of files, libraries, critical
folders, and essential registry keys, and it replaces those that are
corrupted with intact ones. It fixes a lot of problems in Windows XP, OE,
Windows Vista, Win Mail, IE6, and on Vista or if it is installed on XP, IE7.
It protects these things from changes by any source including
administrators, by keeping a spare of most of them.
How to Run SFC:
Type "cmd" into the Search box above the Start Button>and when cmd comes up
at the top of the Start menu>right click cmd and click "run as Admin" and
when the cmd prompt comes up at the cmd prompt type "sfc /scannow" no quotes
and let it run. This may fix things quite a bit. It replaces corrupt files
with intact ones, if you're not familiar with it.
Good luck,
CH
