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Guest
Newbie, so forgive me if I err,
When i startup i "sometimes" get as far as the WindowsXP logo on black
screen with the blue dots moving more slowly than normal from left to right,
but the hard disk makes a click every 5 seconds or so, as if it is
continually starting up. The current boot attempt has had this on screen now
for 40 minutes.
Other times I get a message that tells me that the following file is missing
or corrupt:
Windows\System32\config\system
Other times i don't even get this far and i get an error saying Hard disk
read error press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
I have tried using my XP discs but never get to a point where i get "R" for
recovery option. therefore all advice in KB does not currently apply.
. i
just get to the screen which asks if I want to install the Windows software.
One time got a message that no operating system could be found.
When i try to load last known good version or safe I get two lines of data
regarding hda01/mbr(0) or something similar and then hangs.
I have backed up most of my data to an external USB HDD , but would like to
try and rescue the latest , one month's worth of ,stuff.
If I buy another SATA drive , can I set the new one as primary and load XP
onto that one and then hope to access the current drive ( which will then
become secondary) to transfer data before formatting it ? ( i need more disk
space anyway, so not a complete waste of funds)
All suggestions gratefully received
--
Niall
Surrey UK
Shuttle FN85 512MB
XP MediaCentre Atlon 64 3000+
Phoenix BIOS 6
Maxtor 6 Y160M0 S-ATA 160GB
NVIDIA GeForce FX5500
Sony DVD-RW
BlackGold DigitalTV CArd
When i startup i "sometimes" get as far as the WindowsXP logo on black
screen with the blue dots moving more slowly than normal from left to right,
but the hard disk makes a click every 5 seconds or so, as if it is
continually starting up. The current boot attempt has had this on screen now
for 40 minutes.
Other times I get a message that tells me that the following file is missing
or corrupt:
Windows\System32\config\system
Other times i don't even get this far and i get an error saying Hard disk
read error press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
I have tried using my XP discs but never get to a point where i get "R" for
recovery option. therefore all advice in KB does not currently apply.
. ijust get to the screen which asks if I want to install the Windows software.
One time got a message that no operating system could be found.
When i try to load last known good version or safe I get two lines of data
regarding hda01/mbr(0) or something similar and then hangs.
I have backed up most of my data to an external USB HDD , but would like to
try and rescue the latest , one month's worth of ,stuff.
If I buy another SATA drive , can I set the new one as primary and load XP
onto that one and then hope to access the current drive ( which will then
become secondary) to transfer data before formatting it ? ( i need more disk
space anyway, so not a complete waste of funds)
All suggestions gratefully received
--
Niall
Surrey UK
Shuttle FN85 512MB
XP MediaCentre Atlon 64 3000+
Phoenix BIOS 6
Maxtor 6 Y160M0 S-ATA 160GB
NVIDIA GeForce FX5500
Sony DVD-RW
BlackGold DigitalTV CArd