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No operating system found on any device
I was having some problems with my Compaq desktop pc running Windows ME.
Eventually I gave up trying to fix all the problems, copied files I needed, etc., and did a factory restore. I then followed the suggestion to create a user backup, also tested it a few days later by doing a user restore. Had everything working fine, and did another user backup just to be safe, but this time it needed to increase the size of the partition and did so without prompting me for permission. In the middle of this operation, it went to a blue screen and told me to remove all disks and shut off the machine. I did so, and when I turned it back on it now tells me there is no operating system found on any device. Is there anything I can do with it at this point, or is my hard drive now useless? Thanks for any help you can provide. |
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No operating system found on any device
I doubt if the hard drive is useless - it sounds like it's been wiped of all
files/programs, etc. If you have a boot floppy use it to boot the computer and see what, if anything is on the hard drive. If it looks like stuff is there but screwed up you'll just have to reformat the drive and reinstall ME - from scratch. "Zimagirl79" wrote in message ... I was having some problems with my Compaq desktop pc running Windows ME. Eventually I gave up trying to fix all the problems, copied files I needed, etc., and did a factory restore. I then followed the suggestion to create a user backup, also tested it a few days later by doing a user restore. Had everything working fine, and did another user backup just to be safe, but this time it needed to increase the size of the partition and did so without prompting me for permission. In the middle of this operation, it went to a blue screen and told me to remove all disks and shut off the machine. I did so, and when I turned it back on it now tells me there is no operating system found on any device. Is there anything I can do with it at this point, or is my hard drive now useless? Thanks for any help you can provide. |
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No operating system found on any device
Thanks for your reply. I did find out that the stuff is there, so I will
have to go ahead and reformat and reinstall. I only want to get it up and running so my kids can play some games. "Jerry" wrote in message ... I doubt if the hard drive is useless - it sounds like it's been wiped of all files/programs, etc. If you have a boot floppy use it to boot the computer and see what, if anything is on the hard drive. If it looks like stuff is there but screwed up you'll just have to reformat the drive and reinstall ME - from scratch. "Zimagirl79" wrote in message ... I was having some problems with my Compaq desktop pc running Windows ME. Eventually I gave up trying to fix all the problems, copied files I needed, etc., and did a factory restore. I then followed the suggestion to create a user backup, also tested it a few days later by doing a user restore. Had everything working fine, and did another user backup just to be safe, but this time it needed to increase the size of the partition and did so without prompting me for permission. In the middle of this operation, it went to a blue screen and told me to remove all disks and shut off the machine. I did so, and when I turned it back on it now tells me there is no operating system found on any device. Is there anything I can do with it at this point, or is my hard drive now useless? Thanks for any help you can provide. |
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No operating system found on any device
If the files are there, this *might* just work!!
Boot, using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk. Select 'With CD-ROM Support' and wait for the A:\ prompt. At the prompt, type "sys c:" (No quotes but notice the space before the c and the colon after it) then press return. Remove the floppy and re-boot your machine (Ctrl+Alt+Del should do it) See if that gets it to recognise the C: drive well... could you tell me how the heck you got "sys c:" to work ? I keep seeing references to it, and every time I try it I get a "can only be run from Setup on the CD" message :/ see last section of: "Windows Millennium Edition and Real-Mode Functionality" http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;272488 Mart "Zimagirl79" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply. I did find out that the stuff is there, so I will have to go ahead and reformat and reinstall. I only want to get it up and running so my kids can play some games. "Jerry" wrote in message ... I doubt if the hard drive is useless - it sounds like it's been wiped of all files/programs, etc. If you have a boot floppy use it to boot the computer and see what, if anything is on the hard drive. If it looks like stuff is there but screwed up you'll just have to reformat the drive and reinstall ME - from scratch. "Zimagirl79" wrote in message ... I was having some problems with my Compaq desktop pc running Windows ME. Eventually I gave up trying to fix all the problems, copied files I needed, etc., and did a factory restore. I then followed the suggestion to create a user backup, also tested it a few days later by doing a user restore. Had everything working fine, and did another user backup just to be safe, but this time it needed to increase the size of the partition and did so without prompting me for permission. In the middle of this operation, it went to a blue screen and told me to remove all disks and shut off the machine. I did so, and when I turned it back on it now tells me there is no operating system found on any device. Is there anything I can do with it at this point, or is my hard drive now useless? Thanks for any help you can provide. |
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No operating system found on any device
Ooops... Please ignore the three lines with the chevrons - copied and
pasted from a previous post - sorry. Mart "Mart" wrote in message ... If the files are there, this *might* just work!! Boot, using your WinMe Startup (floppy) Disk. Select 'With CD-ROM Support' and wait for the A:\ prompt. At the prompt, type "sys c:" (No quotes but notice the space before the c and the colon after it) then press return. Remove the floppy and re-boot your machine (Ctrl+Alt+Del should do it) See if that gets it to recognise the C: drive well... could you tell me how the heck you got "sys c:" to work ? I keep seeing references to it, and every time I try it I get a "can only be run from Setup on the CD" message :/ see last section of: "Windows Millennium Edition and Real-Mode Functionality" http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;272488 Mart "Zimagirl79" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply. I did find out that the stuff is there, so I will have to go ahead and reformat and reinstall. I only want to get it up and running so my kids can play some games. "Jerry" wrote in message ... I doubt if the hard drive is useless - it sounds like it's been wiped of all files/programs, etc. If you have a boot floppy use it to boot the computer and see what, if anything is on the hard drive. If it looks like stuff is there but screwed up you'll just have to reformat the drive and reinstall ME - from scratch. "Zimagirl79" wrote in message ... I was having some problems with my Compaq desktop pc running Windows ME. Eventually I gave up trying to fix all the problems, copied files I needed, etc., and did a factory restore. I then followed the suggestion to create a user backup, also tested it a few days later by doing a user restore. Had everything working fine, and did another user backup just to be safe, but this time it needed to increase the size of the partition and did so without prompting me for permission. In the middle of this operation, it went to a blue screen and told me to remove all disks and shut off the machine. I did so, and when I turned it back on it now tells me there is no operating system found on any device. Is there anything I can do with it at this point, or is my hard drive now useless? Thanks for any help you can provide. |
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