I have a new computer, just unplugged it to rearrange and when it was back together I turned it on and the error message comes up. I tried putting in a disk and it still comes up 'missing operating system'? I'm a computer moron. please help me.
2007-10-04 01:50:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
put the cd ist on the bios, rebooted, it came up press any key to start dvd or cd, then the error message comes up again.
Arrrrrrrrg
2007-10-04 03:42:13 · update #1
I added a printer on it when I moved it . Would that make a difference?
2007-10-04 04:44:09 · update #2
You have to put your XP disk in. You have to change your bios to boot off the cd It is the second row down in Bios use the arrows to find it after pressing delete as it boots up. Then use page up to get boot off CD to the top and then when you start computer it will just before it brings up missing program say press any key to boot off Cd do this wait until XP brings up the instuction do you want to install or repair press repair type in at the prompt fix boot then type Y and reboot You will be surprised ~~
2007-10-04 02:09:20 · answer #1 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
boot into the bios...during startup it should show something like "press f2 for system setup"....then check to make sure that the order of boot up items or boot sequence is checking your hard drive....its best to have the boot sequence be CD drive first then hard drive......also check that the hard drive "discovery" is automatic. what may have occurred is from unplugging it the bios got reset somehow, and its possible your boot.ini file was rewritten or worst case scenario is your hard drive took a "crap" or its just a loose connection and it came "looser" when you moved it. Check the cords both inside and out and make sure they are all seated completely....if it still gives you the error you could boot into dos and rewrite the boot.ini file by typing "fixboot" (without the quotes) and then rebooting. There's a downloadable image file you burn to a disc that has all kinds of disc tools on it called ultimate boot disc. It's free and available by going to http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
There's a ton of tools to help diagnose and recover your machine
2007-10-04 02:02:26 · answer #2 · answered by Helping Since 1969 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-10 07:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the boot order in BIOS. Does BIOS see the hard drive?
2007-10-04 01:57:05 · answer #4 · answered by ohio44903 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check that the hard drive is securly plugged in.
2007-10-04 01:53:37 · answer #5 · answered by ReignOfComputer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
operating system is "windows xp, windows 98, etc." if it says "missing operating system", you have to contact a technician and re-install it. it might be corrupted.
2007-10-04 14:33:39 · answer #6 · answered by jymee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋