yeh,
thats was a pretty wise
search you did....

but lets wait n see if you
get your o.s. back online.

then when you do, you can
begin getting together all these
tools that will help you in the future...


<creativeman313@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1167413276.650697.281870@79g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310994 would these work also? and when
> i put in the disk, what should I expect to appear and what should i
> press?
> also, I have files on my D drive, and I dont want them erased. Will my
> D drive remain the same after this process? I chose recovery on C only.
>
> DatabaseBen wrote:
>> i stumbled upon this that can
>> give you some insight that provides a clue to
>> your problem (but just review this site and
>> don't download anything)
>>
>> http://bootmaster.filerecovery.biz/troubleshoot.html
>>
>> when you make the boot disks that i mentioned
>> in the prior postings be sure
>> to copy over to these , that is if
>> they are not on the disks already...
>>
>> fixmbr
>> fixboot
>>
>> keep in mind that the boot disks you
>> are going to make will have the system
>> files that a specific to the winxp operating
>> system. Thats why your winme disks would
>> be useless for you....
>>
>> also, if you have some time, i recall a website
>> that provides free downloads for making
>> boot disks. I think its this one http://ubcd.sourceforge.net/index.html
>> maybe this can be helpful as well....
>>
>> "DatabaseBen" <databaseben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:ud3Lrd2KHHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> > nope....
>> >
>> > you need to get the right stuff for
>> > the right job...
>> >
>> > so work only with
>> > winxp stuff to fix winxp problems....
>> >
>> > go to "any" pc with winxp on it
>> > and make new boot disks....
>> >
>> >
>> > <creativeman313@aol.com> wrote in message
>> > news:1167409911.182671.319620@k21g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> >>I have a boot disk for winME. how do I access the HD using this? what
>> >> buttons should I press?
>> >>
>> >> DatabaseBen wrote:
>> >>> well there isn't much you can do
>> >>> since the machine is incapacitated except
>> >>> for floppies...
>> >>>
>> >>> it seems that if you can access this newsgroup
>> >>> then maybe you can access the parent website
>> >>> to the pc and check out what features you have
>> >>> on it, like hidden partitions or how to restore
>> >>> your pc with the cds you have.
>> >>>
>> >>> othewise, you can probably get onto the hd
>> >>> via emergency boot up
>> >>> disks off any other pc.
>> >>>
>> >>> once inside you might check around for
>> >>> an i386 folder and initiate winnt32.exe
>> >>> and if im not mistaken you can launch the
>> >>> revocery console by using the /cmdcons
>> >>> switch with the above executiable.
>> >>>
>> >>> If nothing seems to help,
>> >>> then you might have to use someone elses winxp setup
>> >>> disk and repair your o.s. or reinstall the o.s. with it. then
>> >>> later you can change the keys...
>> >>>
>> >>> <creativeman313@aol.com> wrote in message
>> >>> news:1167345220.456649.123860@n51g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com...
>> >>> >I can't get passed this message, though. I can boot floppys, but the
>> >>> > laptop I am on now does not have a floppy drive, so I cannot
>> >>> > download
>> >>> > the start-up disks...
>> >>> >
>> >>> > DatabaseBen wrote:
>> >>> >> this sounds like an issue
>> >>> >> required to be addressed by
>> >>> >> the pc maker...
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> check out the parent website
>> >>> >> for faq's or technical support .
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> you might have a hidden
>> >>> >> partition with the installation files.
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> <creativeman313@aol.com> wrote in message
>> >>> >> news:1167340069.678542.52510@42g2000cwt.googlegrou ps.com...
>> >>> >> > HI, I was just doing a system recovery on my C drive on my XP
>> >>> >> > desktop.
>> >>> >> > After using CD 1, I put in CD2 like it asked, then it came up
>> >>> >> > with
>> >>> >> > an
>> >>> >> > error like: disk not compatable or something like the disk won't
>> >>> >> > work
>> >>> >> > (even though it was the correct disk!). Now when I boot up my
>> >>> >> > desktop,
>> >>> >> > it tells me that there is No Operating System found. PLEASE help
>> >>> >> > in
>> >>> >> > this problem- I would like to re-install Windows XP, but I do
>> >>> >> > not
>> >>> >> > have
>> >>> >> > XP install disks because the computer came loaded with XP.
>> >>> >> > *BTW- the computer has a D drive, I'm not sure if there are
>> >>> >> > windows
>> >>> >> > backup files on it, but C is the OS drive. THANK YOU!!!!
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>