Oli1983uk Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 I was hoping that after I got my new Pc I was hoping for some trouble free times, but as of today that has come to an end. I was using my computer today fine with no worries, turned it off and went out come back a few hours later turned on the system and I got an error message saying "disk read error, Press ctrl-alt-del to restart" done this and started to boot up fine and got the windows Xp loading screen and it just stayed on that for ages with nothing else happening. Re started the system agina and tried to repair XP but nothing happened, windows would still not load, after a bit more trying it come up saying there was a file missing so I tried wiping the HD and installing Windows ME. It complete everything and re started for the last time but still would not boot in windows unless in safe mode, I restarted the system to see if it would load but nothing just stayed with a flashing _ on the screen for ages. not sure on what to do, the system was running on XP Pro. Thinking of getting a OEM version of Xp home and seeing if that works.
Emasher Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 trade in your pc for a mac thats the best advice i can give to anyone with a pc problem
Oli1983uk Posted November 8, 2006 Author Posted November 8, 2006 Thanks for the Advice but nope I wont be trading in my Pc.
Marshmellow Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 I'll go out on a limb and say the hard drive is busted... same thing was posted around here earlier if I'm not mistaken and this happened to me. Best Advice check the warranty since you said the PC was new.
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