Things are not looking for that HD. That's what I was fearing! So, how do you replace a hard drive.. Joined Nov 25, Messages 9, Scandisk may already be on the HD. Can you get to a C prompt? Replacing a HD is not all that hard, just time consuming.
First determine the size you really need. On the other hand, they go up to over gig now days. What size is your current HD?
Hawk, it says 2. I have a system recovery disc that I got with the computer so I have that going right now and choose to do a Full System Restore with it.. I used it once before and it was great, but then again, I didn't have this error at that time either Thanks again for everyones help! This is the most helpful board I have ever ran across!
They should be in alphabetical order, see if you have scandisk. If scandisk. As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy! Latest posts. PC won't power on. Dead PSU? Video in description. Batch File Development 1 Viewer Latest: jackobrian 10 minutes ago. Software Development. M Today at AM. Tech-Related News. Latest: Xylop Today at AM. Windows 7. Staff online. Reboot if any changes were made. I still have no access my data files in Windows Explorer.
To use this disk, you must first mount it. To mount it: 1. In DriveSpace, click the drive that contains this disk, click the Advanced menu, and then click Mount. If this file is located on a drive other than the physical drive that contains the disk, then the compressed drive is already mounted. To automatically mount all available compressed drives, click the Advanced menu, click Settings, and then check the "Automatically mount new compressed drives" box.
Getting confusing. There is another method, using a startup floppy and dos commands. You will need a Win98 boot floppy. Leave the floppy in the drive after creation. Copy and paste the below lines into Notepad. Verify the file is located on the floppy. You must log in or sign up to reply here. Show Ignored Content. Share This Page Tweet. Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? Sometimes doing wrong or inappropriate BIOS settings may lead to operating system not found.
If no error is found during hard disk test, try setting BIOS to default state, which may solve your problem. Both mistaken operation and virus attack may cause MBR damaged. Once this special boot code located in the first sector of a hard disk is damaged, Windows won't start. Well then, how can we fix or rebuild MBR without loading system? If you are using Windows installation disk, start computer with it to get Language select interface, then make preferences, and click " Next " to continue.
Then, choose " Repair your computer ". Here, we can choose either " Startup Repair " or " Command Prompt " to do the recovery. However, since the former will automatically fix all problems that are preventing Windows from starting, it requires much more time. So here we just choose Command Prompt to open a command prompt window.
At last, safely quit from Command Prompt by typing exit. Since steps to fix MBR by using Windows repair disk are nearly the same as those by using installation disk, here we don't introduce this program. After these operations, you can restart computer to see whether "Missing Operating System" has been solved. Nevertheless, Microsoft says the fixmbr command may damage your partition table if a virus presents or if a hardware problem exists.
Once partition table is damaged, existing partitions might be inaccessible so that data cannot be used. Well, is there a much safer way? For detailed steps, please see Rebuild MBR. If a wrong partition is set active, naturally operating system cannot be found. Fortunately, users can start computer via bootable partitioning tool to see whether the active partition is set correctly.
If NOT, they can set the wrong partition inactive and mark the right partition active. Once all changes are completed, try booting Windows from local hard drive. Now, all solutions to Missing Operating System or Operating System not Found error have been shown, and you can try using these solutions when troubled by such a kind of question. If one or some of these resolutions are proved to be useful for you, please share this post to others who have similar troubles.
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