Technology Computer help please?

[KHAN]

I Put my computer on and i get messages like
Error operating system

i then try to re-boot it and it won't work
any help here?

PLEASE

 

[THUG-7]

Could be a virus or format your pc.

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

One of your core files is corrupt. See if you can log in to safe mode, if so start saving your data because the only way I see it is to reformat the drive unless if you have windows xp in which you can "system restore." It is in the accesories folder.

 

[KHAN]

I can't do anything i put the computer on and then i get this messages

Error loading operating system

i am using my friend computer asking for help
any help for bro here?

please

p.s how do i log in safe mode,i have windows xp

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

To enter safe mode reboot your computer and hold the "f8" button. See if you can enter into safe mode

 

[KHAN]

i can't enter safe mode

any help

 

[KHAN]

Well i put the computer on and this come up
diskette drive A
Diskette drive B..........

PCI Device listing
Bus No. Device No. Func No.........
.......
......

Error Loading Operating System

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

It's trying to boot up becuase the computer cannot recognize the hard drive anymore so it cannot boot from the hard drive. I havent done it in years and I don't know if it can work with Windows XP but its asking you to make a boot disk for the computer to boot up.
Go here http://www.bootdisk.com/ and download your operating system. I hope this works...

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

I googled your problem and it seems that this method of a bootdisk from the website works

I found a simple solution today (Sept.5, 2002). I downloaded from bootdisk.com a software called XP Boot. It has a newer version of fdisk on it. After getting the error message, I ran fdisk /mbr and killed the master boot record. I then restarted the machine and it booted right up. Hope this works.

 

[KHAN]

THANKS
which bootdisks do i download?

thanks again
i hope it work

 

[Taliq]

download the bootdisks that relate to ur OS. Ur using Windows XP aren't u? Download XP bootdisks if u r.

 

[KHAN]

so i download it then put the disk on my other computer and how do i load it?

 

[KHAN]

The computer i am using now have not got floppy disks drive and i need in cd for other computer to work
any help?

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

The computer i am using now have not got floppy disks drive and i need in cd for other computer to work
any help?

http://www.bootdisk.com/nero.htm

And Here's Another Way For You To Make Bootable CD's

To Create A Bootable CD, You Need A CD-Burner, Roxio Easy CD Creator, A Blank CD-R Disk And The Bootable Source Media. (The source can be a floppy diskette, a hard drive or a previously created image file of any of these. Use "Help" if confused at step four below.)

After You Have Gathered Everything Together:

1. Put the blank CD in your drive
2. Start Easy CD Creator
3. Select "File", "New CD Project", "Bootable CD"
4. Select the bootable CD type
5. Then Select "OK"

 

[KHAN]

THANKS
Here what i did
i downloaded
XP Home/Pro Original/SP1/SP2
then i put blank cd and made bootable cd
i put the cd in computer and it downloaded and i got this messages

Caldera DR-DOS 7.03 Copyright (c) 1976, 1998 caldera, Inc allright reserved
(DR-DOS] A:>

What do i do from here?

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

Here's another suggestion. You need your installation cd for it. Tell me if this works:

Ok, you need to boot from the XP Pro CD, and when it gets to the part that asks is you want to install or what, choose R (Recovery Console). It'll then boot into a black screen with white text, ask what partition you want to boot to (if you only have one windows install it'll be number 1, then ), and ask for the admin password.

Once you are at the recovery console prompt, type fixboot, and it'll ask if you really wanna do this?, say Y for yes, then once it's finished, type exit to reboot.

If that doesn't fix it, we need to look at restoring the MBR, but that's more problematic

http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=142079#post142079

 

[KHAN]

It load then i get the same messages
.....................................................................................................
Caldera DR-DOS 7.03 Copyright (c) 1976, 1998 caldera, Inc allright reserved
(DR-DOS] A:>
i type r or recovery i get this message

Command or file name not reconized

any help here bro?

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

It load then i get the same messages
.....................................................................................................
Caldera DR-DOS 7.03 Copyright (c) 1976, 1998 caldera, Inc allright reserved
(DR-DOS] A:>
i type r or recovery i get this message
Command or file name not reconized

any help here bro?

Use your Windows XP Professional cd not the bootdisk. Then follow the directions on my previous post.

 

[KHAN]

i have not got windows xp professional cd bro?
where do i get that from?

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

The cd should have come with your cpu unless you have a pirated version installed. See if you can borrow a legitimate copy from your friends and do the recover mode that I specified. In terms of the bootdisk Im not that very knowledgable with it read the file instructions from bootdisk.com