nightingalejm wrote:
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> ::My Vista Laptop will not boot, says boot manager missing, I try to
> boot from cd to reinstall the OS, cd will start to loaded disc then but
> stops and I get a blank screen, it appears that it is not even reading
> the hard drive, I can't even boot into safe mode::
>
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The hard drive (or other hardware components) have probably failed. Either
call the laptop mftr.'s tech support or take the machine to a competent
local computer tech. This will not be someone from
BigComputerStore/GeekSquad.

If you have the computer skills, you can try testing it yourself of course.
[url]http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot[/url]

Malke
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