Computer worked fine yesterday. Got up this morning and my computer is saying "Boot from disk" I tried putting in my windows xp disk to try and rerun that, but it will not run it. I have pictures and DOCUMENTS on my pc that I really need to retrieve. Can someone help?? What caused this and how can I fix it? Im Desperate!!!!!!!Ok firstly, calm down.

So long as you stay calm and follow our instructions you will still be able to retrieve the data on the Hard Drive.

Now, we're going to need to know as much as you can tell us about your machine, the error you're having, and any changes you've made to the system no matter how small.

When you say it SAYS "Boot to disk", what do you mean? What are the exact WORDS?

Is there an option for "Boot Menu" on the first SCREEN you see, before Windows (I assume) loads?It saids, "Boot from CD" I put in Windows XP installation disk and when I hit enter it then saids this, "Disk Boot failure, insert system disk and press enter"There is no boot menu options when I start the computerYour HD may be dead. DOWNLOAD free diagnostic program from your HD manufacturer.