Yes it could be. Since its not recognized in the BIOS you should check out the drive using the disk diagnotistic software mentioned above....
Hi missnow, Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) Try going into the computers BIOS and check to see if the harddrive is listed as the first bootable...
Hi tanya. Before using any plliers to remove the power cable from the harddrive try grasping the cable by the left and right sides and see if...
Try running the fixboot and the fixmbr commands from the recovery console. After those commands finish run chkdsk /r and let the process run. When...
Hi artrussell. You could go back to Windows XP but you have to make sure that there are drivers available for your hardware devices. Otherwise...
Hi fastirwin. Do you have a Windows XP CD? Try logging into Safe Mode with Networking if you can and see if you can connect to the Internet...
Great. I am glad you got your issue resolved. :) As far as why this was necessary, it all depends on the computer system. Even if you install...
Hi sdculp. First try uninstalling the instacodecs pack since that didn't help withy fixing your problem. After you have uninstalled those codecs,...
Your Welcome. Hope your computer gets cleaned up from any malware infections. :)
Hi drhans2. Adding to what was said above, since the folder in question is a microsoft folder that wasn't installed by third party software, I...
Daanii, there is a way to block ads in IE8. If you are interested take a look at this thread, Pesky roll over popups.
Hi dolphin. What version of Microsoft Word do you have installed? Have you tried saving the word file to your computer and seeing if it will open...
I have always been using Internet Explorer on all of my Windows PC's and never had a problem with it. I have been using IE8 for a while and it...
Hi Goldensunboy. Have you tried running Startup Repair from the Vista DVD? If you have then you could try performing a repair install of Vista...
Hi wbparnell. You need to take ownership of the Documents and Settings folder in order to gain access to it. Read this, How to take ownership...
Hi Daanii. One thing you can check is you can go into the labtops BIOS and see if the USB port is disabled or not. Also take a look in device...
Hi sdculp. Which version of the k lite codec pack did you install? If you only installed the basic version then you still won't be able to pay...
Run the fixboot command first. Press enter and wait until it finishes. Then run the fixmbr command. When that command finishes exit the recovery...
No. Running the fixboot command will not effect any of your data. When you boot from the Windows XP CD and you start the recovery console run the...
You need to boot the computer using a Windows XP CD. Turn the computer on and insert the cd into the cd drive. If the computer doesn't boot from...
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