Hen i Turn on my pc, it brings up an error in which i cannot use my pc. "Windows failed to start. A Recent Hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1. Insert Your windows installation disc and restart your computer. 2. Choose your language settings, and then click "next." 3. Click "repair Your Computer." If You Do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance. File: \Boot\BCD Status: 0xc000000f Info: An error occurred while attempting to read the boot configuration data." And thats the end of the error. can anyone help me? I DO NOT HAVE A CD SLOT ON THIS NETBOOK! I need something quick and fast. Thanks.
Take another pc put your disc in as slave and youlle be able to acces all files. Copy the stuff you need and reinstall winxp on the right machine.
Download this tool and make a USB Windows 7 Installation drive.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
A free legal Windows image can be downloaded. Check the MS Product Key sticker for what version your system came with. You may have to use your key. IT MUST BE THE SAME VERSION.
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/
Windows 7 Home Premium
http://msft-dnl.digitalrivercontent.net/msvista/pub/X15-65733/X15-65733.iso
Download correct version and burn onto DVD to use. In your case, you need a Virtual CD-ROM player like Magic ISO to make USB installer.
Not quick or even fast, but true.
SOURCE: When switcthing on my Advent
Hi sioban_bros,
Based on your situation. I suggest trying the following steps:
1. restart the computer and keep pressing F8; Use Last Known Good Configuration.
2.If the issue still occurs after that, I suggest testing if we can boot from a Windows XP disk. If so, please install Windows XP on another partition and access your important data.
3. After backing up those data, you can use Windows XP disk to format the drive and reinstall your preferred operating system.
4. However, if we cannot boot from a Windows XP disk, the issue can be caused by incorrect BIOS settings or damaged hardware. I recommend contacting your computer manufacturer to check BIOS and hardware.
To access the data on the drive, you can try to install the hard drive on another computer.
Hope it helps.
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Best regards,
Reyjoshua07
SOURCE: Advent 4213 Netbook 0xc000000f
The first thing I would try is to try to start the computer is Safemode. Safemode is a way of loading Windows without loading all of it. It only starts up with the most basic stuff that you need to help you diagnose other problems.
To start in Safemode, turn off the computer. Turn on the computer, and immediately begin pressing the F8 key. Press it once every half of a second, and keep doing this over and over and over. If the computer allows you to get into Safemode, then you have a chance to try to Restore the computer to an earlier point.
If you cannot accomplish anything using this method, then you may need to find someone who has an "external cd drive." This will make it possible for you to put the original Windows discs in and do a repair that way. This assumes you have those discs! If you don't have the discs, you may be able to buy them from Advent. I would suggest going to their web site to see if they offer any other solutions!
I just looked at the Advent site located here: Advent. It appears that your recovery discs are actually not burned onto discs when you first get the machine. You are supposed to put one of those USB drives (thumb drive) into the machine when it is still working right and copy the recovery program onto the USB drive. Maybe if you can get the computer to start in Safemode, then you might be able to copy the recovery program as instructed on the Advent website above. Just click that link and read about it.
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