Dweller or TG

Throw it out one of the windows...

Just repairing not formatting.

I wouldnt reload until you have the data off. If you have an external USB drive. You can boot from a linux boot disk or a CD and copy the data off to the external drive. if the data is really important I would relax and just wait. It is better to be patient and not lose the data.

Sorry I am not much help but e46m3 seems to be managing well.

Keep it up m8

It is just i need this lap top for tomorrow and it has all my files on it so i am a bit worried sorry to bother to i am very thankful will get back to you as soon as i get some blank disks and download it as i do not have the first one!

Try to get the original Windows XP cd, it'll save the hassle.

Don't worry, most PC problems can be solved

Yes, no prob, email me and hopefully we can sort it out.

You mean to a cd?

Of course you have to download to the hard drive first, it's made to boot from floppy disks but try it with a cd.

Download and record to cd then put cd in laptop,then:

When you see the Welcome to setup press the letter R

You will get a dos prompt

Then type "chkdsk /p" without the quotes and hit enter

When that is done type "fixboot" and hit enter

"Y" and enter at the prompt

Then type "exit" and hit enter

The system will now reboot into Windows

If for some reason that doesn't work for you, you can boot to the recovery console like above and...

Type "chkdsk /r" then enter

When done type "exit" and hit enter.

This will take longer, but the system should boot back into Windows.

going to be about an hour before i can get the disks have to go to work can i get you on email?

If you can't find the CD:

Go to this website and download the file corresponding to your system, XP home or XP Pro

boot disk for XP Home

Then copy it to 6 floppy disks.

Once you've done that, if you choose to follow that route, we'll take it from there.

Or a cd that says "Recovery CD"

No you need the Windows XP cd

Sorry the mircosoft office xp disk is this what i need?

I have just found the windows xp disk what do i do please?

If you want it let me know what version of Windows you're running.

sammie, you can try to get around this error but you need a recovery cd if not the original Windows cd.

If you don't have a cd you can make one. I can give you an a website address to download a boot cd, all you have to do is burn it onto a cd.

With this error you need a cd to boot from as I think your boot.ini file has become corrupted.

I have the message mircosoft has been etc and it has to shut down to prevent damage to the computer something about unmountable_boot_volume and it says about installation says about safe mode technical info: ***Stop: 0x000000ED,0x82587900,0xc0000006 0x00000000,0x0000000 sorry had to type has it popped up!

I DO NOT work for Dagoc and would not but do not like Active's tone sorry guys

Snap, i'm not a computer wizard either.

Are you running any anti virus software?

Can I suggest that you have a word with some of the techies in DAGOC.

I don't know who's involved there now but someone should be able to help you out.

If you have a word with Kay in the DG's office, she may be able to help in pointing you in the right direction. Tell her Graham recommended her........ and then hide.

I will no doubt get flack for this :)

Sorry Sammie, I have just realised that you are not with DAGOC. Maybe Qatari can help, he's a geek (according to his profile).

So you didn't get any CDs with it? You can go to the Recovery Console but you need the original CD. And what does the error message say?

Was the media playing from the Internet or Was it through a CD/DVD??

Recovery will work in all other conditions...Until the DNS is lost...

Wiondows came with the laptop

And what does the screen you're getting say exactly?

It starts as normal then comes up with the screen safe mode i have tried all of the ways but as i type i am leaving it then comes up with what i said before

Do you have Windows CD? Or a recovery CD?

Done that still comes back to the same screen any other ways? I have also taken the battery out and restarted

Does it attempt to scan for errors when you're restarting?

restart pc, press F8, that should take you to safe mode, press enter

you were not lgged on when i posted this sorry do you forgive??? :) i had media up and playing it crashed and now will not even go into windows the message says about starting up in safe mode etc but still will not start on any of the choices it comes up with damage etc???

I'm neither but what's wrong?