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434117 2006-02-27 00:18:00 could be a virus.. dont know details of my pc i am at internet cafe now ... all pretty standard for a cheap pc...

anyway getting error loading operating system and dont know where to start to fix...

operating system is XP WITH SERVICE PACK 2 and i have the original windows cd which i have tried to boot with .. it gets to recovery then stops...
hammer (1735)
434118 2006-02-27 00:30:00 Well, I would wait until u get back home and post the exact error its showing on the screen.

Can u boot into safe mode?? If u can, I would somehow download hijackthis, unzip this file run it and click on scan and save a log.

And copy & paste the log here.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
434119 2006-02-27 00:33:00 Were you truing to install the operating system??

Is that all the error says??

Did you try to update your BIOS??
Rob99 (151)
434120 2006-02-27 00:35:00 Suspect a disk failure KiwiTT_NZ (233)
434121 2006-02-27 01:23:00 when i turn on pc it just shows "error loading operating system"
and wont go any furthur..
no i cant open in safe mode or anywhere else

i had the windows cd so i tried to run the recovery mode in that and it just went nowhere..
hammer (1735)
434122 2006-02-27 01:35:00 I don't think this is related, but here goes

. microsoft . com/?kbid=326676" target="_blank">support . microsoft . com

"Error Loading Operating System" Error Message When You Restart Your Computer During Setup

SYMPTOMS

When you restart your computer after the file-copy portion of Windows XP Setup, you may receive the following error message:

Error loading operating system

CAUSE

This issue may occur if your computer BIOS does not correctly manage or support the capacity of the hard disk on which you are installing Windows XP .
kingdragonfly (309)
434123 2006-03-01 08:08:00 i am not explaining myself very well... i went out for a cuppa... pc went down.. restarted.. and only got as far as ''error loading operating system' couldnt start in in any mode safe or otherwise...panic set in tried all sorts nothing doing...tried to run recovery on my windows cd it just stalled and went nowhere either...couldnt get it to boot in safe or any thing..

friend suggested hardware problem so i unplugged everything including the hard drive replugged everything and many hours later got it to start in safe mode... tried to run anti virus but no... now i have now hardware and i cant install hardware... seems like parts of windows is missing... i am too scared to do anything with it cos the only windows i have is xp home with no service pack 2 and i dont know if i run that will i lose everything on my pc..it says if i install the older xp i will loose files and settings... is that just windows ones or all files.....at present i can get into it but i cant reinstall any hardware the devicemanager is empty...so hense no modem to do a windows upgrade or fis antivirus...
hammer (1735)
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