My Win2000 popped up with this little beauty upon reboot yesterday. It will not load from CD or diskette and will not go into safe mode. Any ideas?
2007-03-18 19:26:34 · 1 answers · asked by lyllyan 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Ok, nevermind that - now it shows a hard drive error and will not re-load Windows -and I need to get to my stuff! Any help?
2007-03-18 19:46:39 · update #1
Tried slaving it, would not boot at all, and that was with a brand new drive. Any other suggestions?
2007-03-18 23:17:33 · update #2
The bottom line with loader error 3 is a problem with the Registry file called system. If you are able to overwrite that file with a good backup--which you can only do from a boot source external to the one flagging the error--like from another bootable partition or from a utility like Winternals ERD --which boots from CD, then you'll be back in business. http://www.xtremepccentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=10063
Is it possible for you to put your hdd in another computer as a slave drive to recover your data?
Start your research here; http://www.google.com/search?q=what%20is%20loader%20error%203&sourceid=groowe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Make it a great day!
2007-03-18 20:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by Hokiefire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋