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No Operating System Found

Discussion in 'Questions and Answers' started by Mainge, Aug 24, 2011.

  1. Mainge

    Mainge Season Ticket Holder

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    I woke up to that on my laptop and it won't do anything else.

    Help please?
     
  2. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    did it say "no operating system found"?

    And what OS do you have?
     
  3. pennphinfan

    pennphinfan Stelin Canez Arcade Scorz

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    ANONYMOUS strikes again
     
  4. #1 fan

    #1 fan Well-Known Member

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    If you have your Windows CD, Id put it in and reboot. When the CD loads, I'd try a repair or a recovery. If that doesn't work, I'd try a reinstall of Windows that keeps the old files.
     
  5. daphins

    daphins A-Style

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    Take the floppy disk out of your computer and turn it on.

    If that doesn't work, unplug all of your USB storage accessories (external HD's, etc.) and turn it on.
     
  6. daphins

    daphins A-Style

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    Was I right?
     
  7. McLovin

    McLovin Resident Pats fan.

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    come on, we're dying to know.
     
  8. MikeHoncho

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    Hmm. I think I see the problem. Your operating system. It can't find it.
     
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  9. BicketyBam

    BicketyBam No Fist Pumps Allowed

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    Clear your cache. Delete your cookies. ;)
     
  10. MikeHoncho

    MikeHoncho -=| Censored |=-

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    What if he doesn't carry any cache
     
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  11. BicketyBam

    BicketyBam No Fist Pumps Allowed

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    Press the any key 5 times and then reboot. You can also resneaker if that is your preference.
     
  12. maynard

    maynard Who, whom?

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    *fake laugh*

    Sent from my DROID2 using Tapatalk
     
  13. TiP54

    TiP54 Bad Reputation

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    Have you checked the lost and found bin?
    ....what? Just trying to help.
     
  14. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    check your harddrive. If that checks out.
    then maybe your bootsector is gone/messed up. Might have to reinstall.
     
  15. padre31

    padre31 Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Hmm, I might try and boot from a Linux thumb drive or live disk and see if I could access the windows files and see if the files could be replaced.
     
  16. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Pretty much this. When no OS is found, it means no OS is bootable, which means a basic file issue.

    Time to reinstall Windows. Or buy a Mac. :shifty:
     
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  17. MikeHoncho

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    fixmbr?
     
  18. daphins

    daphins A-Style

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    Typically when I encounter this, Windows is trying to boot from something plugged in...i.e. a floppy Disc, or occasionally an external HD. Money says he ejected or unplugged it, and it worked.
     
  19. McLovin

    McLovin Resident Pats fan.

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    Nailed it.
     
  20. Mainge

    Mainge Season Ticket Holder

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    My harddrive died.
     
  21. MikeHoncho

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