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LAPTOP SAYS "MISSING OS"

  • 20-02-2010 7:22pm
    #1
    eiregal74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭


    can anybody help me please, my laptop has broken down, when i start it up "missing os" appears on screen, i cant even do a system recovery because it stops mid way through and packs in.... its a avent laptop? do i have a virus? or can i rectify this myself... :confused:


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  • #2
    polyfusion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 679 ✭✭✭polyfusion


    It could be a number of things; presuming you have XP on it?

    Info from MS: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321626

    Try the few things suggested there, like seeing if the BIOS can see the drive (usually F2 to enter the setup as the laptop starts up).

    After that, if you have stuff on the hard drive you need to backup, (and assuming you've no IT support/friend who might be technically inclined) I'd recommend downloading and burning a boot disk like Knoppix, to see if you can get to a desktop, and save off what you need to recover (docs/pics/mp3/etc).

    EDIT: One other thing, you haven't got a USB memory card/stick in one of the ports, do you? Unplug it if you do, and try booting again.


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