I.T. help needed!!! pc won't start!

[B16mts]

If you installed it onto a SATA drive, you should have been able to repair the existing installation. After all, Setup was able to see the drive or it wouldn't have been able to install to it!

In your new version, install Recovery Console (from your xp disk) and repair the old version from there at boot time.

how d'i do dat??

also for whatever reason i just couldn't get it to find the existing xp install in order to repair it, and could see no other option but to do what i've done.

cheers,

Martin

PS. from the looks of it perhaps we should rebrand the forum. www.hiluxsurfITsupport.co.uk

[Albannach]

how d'i do dat??

also for whatever reason i just couldn't get it to find the existing xp install in order to repair it, and could see no other option but to do what i've done.

cheers,

Martin

PS. from the looks of it perhaps we should rebrand the forum. www.hiluxsurfITsupport.co.uk

From a command prompt run: D:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons

If D:\ isn't where your CD ROM is, change it to suit.

Once you get in there, log int to the old installation and perform a chkdsk /r on it.

Once done, re-boot and see if you can get into the original installation.

[Albannach]

Don't mess around with boot sectors or anything fancy, they're OK.

[B16mts]

just tried that and got the message "m5289.sys could not be found" press any key to continue.

any clues?

[Albannach]

just tried that and got the message "m5289.sys could not be found" press any key to continue.

any clues?

What were you doing when you got the error?

[B16mts]

sorry,

i'd done all the bits you said fine, then rebooted and selected to start in recovery mode, then it gave me that message when it tried to start.

just did a quick search on google. i have a MESH pc, and it seems that someone else has had the same prob, cos thats the second link on google results!

Martin

[BioHazard]

nah its just cos she's got big tits

That correct

[MattF]

That correct

I'll be turning into an icicle soon if you two carry on.

[BioHazard]

I'll be turning into an icicle soon if you two carry on.

Well you have met the misses........ you didn't say anything then , She's used to people talking to her breasts

[MattF]

Well you have met the misses........ you didn't say anything then , She's used to people talking to her breasts

Hmm. I can see how that would go. Hello, and nice jugs btw. Slap.

[BioHazard]

Hmm. I can see how that would go. Hello, and nice jugs btw. Slap.

You are so lucky that she is too tired to sign on atm ...........or you would be in trouble

[MattF]

You are so lucky that she is too tired to sign on atm ...........or you would be in trouble

[BioHazard]

ASK STEIN

[MattF]

ASK STEIN

I take it he found out the hard way then?

[BioHazard]

I take it he found out the hard way then?

Thats a understatment ..........he treads very carefully around Melons