It sounds as though your BIOS is not configured to boot from the CD-ROM.
Put the recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive and when you hear the firest POST
beep meaning all tests pass
hit the DELete key to enter BIOS setup. Find the parameter to change the
boot sequence and have it seek
the CD-ROM drive FIRST. With the recover CD in the drive it should boot and
reload everything. However, any
application programs that you installed since it was new and all of your
other data will be lost forever unless you have
backups.
Looks like you're learning the "hard way" Have fun. Hope you've
learned your leason.
William
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Kukral" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] No Operating System
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Berry" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 7:41 AM
> Subject: [PCBUILD] No Operating System
>
>
> Hello All,
> I don't know if anyone can help with this problem or not. I have a
> computor
> which was bought from one of Canada's biggest computor suppliers. It
> started
> having major problems a few months ago. I finally formatted the hard drive
> and now the problem seems much larger!!
> All I have is a recovery disc suppied by the company..it does nothing.
> When I boot the computor I get a message saying no operating system.
> The files are(or were, I should say) ntfs not Fat32,a change that I
> made..to haha speed up the computer!! I have windows 3.1 (full version)
> and
> the windows 98 upgrade disc. It will not accept these either. I've tried
> partition magic......won't load......and many other things even a recovery
> disc from the most reputable computor company ....Which supplied my new
> computor.
> I have 2 questions:
> 1) Can any one save this machine as it now is?
> 2) I've been assured that if I buy the full version of Windows XP Home
> that
> it will install ,Do you think that is correct??
> I can't get a dos prompt or anything, only that there is no operating
> system,or when I try and load Windows 3.1 that it is a non system disc.
> It came with With Windows XP Home pre-installed.
> Thanks,
> Mike Berry
>
> ++++++++++
>
> One of the reasons that I like to build my own computers is that I have
> control of the parts and can restart if I care to. This is not as easy as
> it used to be before Windows XP, and, of course, the flip side is that it
> may not boot up when first plugged in!
>
> When you reformatted the disk, you destroyed the operating system. You
> don't even have DOS. That is why none of your software will work.
> Evidently the "system restore disk" does not contain the operating system.
> This is one of the ways the integrated computer builders can save money
> and
> offer you such a nice discount over building a computer yourself.
>
> Answers to your questions:
>
> 1) Of course. You didn't do anything to the hardware. It is good as new.
>
> 2) A full version of XP Home should install fine. Or, you could save
> about
> half and get an OEM version form somewhere like Newegg.com. This is
> particularly attractive if you plan on upgrading to VISTA when it comes
> out.
> Or, you could wait for VISTA, which is coming out soon, I think. However,
> there is no assurance that VISTA will work with your hardware.
>
> The most significant problem that I forsee is that the purchased XP will
> not
> have the drivers on it for the particular on-board hardware that you have.
> Another one of the ways that integrated computer builders save money is by
> putting all the hardware on the motherboard. For example, the video may
> not
> be on a separate card, but on a chip on the motherboard. If you had an
> Nvidea video card, you would have the driver disk and could reinstall the
> drivers, or else you could download them. However, the video "should"
> still
> work without the drivers. Perhaps the drivers that you need are on the
> restore disk?
> (I am a little out of my area here, as I have not bought a new computer in
> about twenty years.)
>
> Have you tried calling the vendor for help and advice. They may have a
> free
> or low-cost way of restoring your operating system. I would call them
> before
> spending a couple of hundred dollars on a new copy of XP. After all you
> ARE
> licensed to run XP on your computer!!!!
>
> Finally a little lecture. When you send a question like this, you should
> always include (say, at the bottom) a list of the hardware that you are
> using. In this case, at a minimum, you should have included the name of
> the
> manufacturer and the model number of the computer. It is entirely
> possible
> that someone on the list has had a great deal of experience with your
> computer model or very similar ones.
>
> Good luck resolving your problem.
>
> Dean Kukral
>
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