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Answer» i have a dell dimension desktop, 6 years old using windows xp, it has 512 mg of memory and a 60 gigabyte hard drive everything was fine till last night i got a blue screen and turned it off when i tried to restart it it kept TELLING me that there was no boot partition i then renistalled windows completely and it still says no boot partition the only way it runs is if i put the installation disk in and then turn it on if i turn it off i get the same message sorry for the long post but i wanted to explain my problem as much as posibbleDo you have an original Windows CD?WELL bro do dese two things and see if it works or not..... 1. With the XP CD in the drive, go to Start > Run and type "sfc /scannow" w/o quotes. This will check ALL of the required Windows files and see if they are intact and replace any that are corrupt or missing. 2. Try opening up your PC case and unplug the CD drive so that you have only the hard drive hooked up to your motherboard. If this works there could be a problem with the CD drive or something else hardware related. QUOTE from: drmsucks on August 11, 2008, 10:08:21 AM Do you have an original Windows CD? what does this has to do with his problem Quote from: abubucker0 on August 11, 2008, 01:58:05 PM Quote from: drmsucks on August 11, 2008, 10:08:21 AM Do you have an original Windows CD? what does this has to do with his problem This could have a lot to do with the problem.... We will just wait until pappyjack gets back to us to find out.After 6 years...the hard drive might have just decided to take a dump. Do you have ANOTHER hard drive you can use? Of course...one that you're not afraid of wiping clean and reinstalling a new operating system on? Normally...when Windows tries to boot up...and can't find the boot files it needs to do so...it could be for several reasons...corrupt or missing boot files...missing a partition...drive failure. I'm assuming...since you've already tried to reinstall the OS on the drive in question and get the same error...there is nothing on the hard drive you want saved...correct? Try REPLACING the drive with another...making sure you have the jumpers set correctly. Reinstall the OS on this new drive and see if you still get the same problem.Quote from: abubucker0 on August 11, 2008, 01:58:05 PM Quote from: drmsucks on August 11, 2008, 10:08:21 AM Do you have an original Windows CD? what does this has to do with his problem This has nothing to do with the problem - it may be useful for the solution.i do have another hard drive i can try, and yes i have athe origial windows cd that came with the computer, also even though the computer is 6 years old the hard drive is maybe 3 years old thanksi just tried the sfc/scannow command and the the message that windows could not find that file came up Boot from your Win XP CD. Press 'R' to start the Recovery Console. When Recovery Console starts, it will ask you which Windows installation to repair; you only have one so enter '1.' Enter you admin password. At the Recovery Console command prompt, type fixmbr and enter it. Exit out of Recovery Console and try to boot from the hard drive. If still won't boot, proceed exactly as above but type fixboot instead of fixmbr. Try to boot normally. If still no boot, go to the website of the manufacturer of your hard drive and download and run their diagnostic software. Actually, this is a good idea even if you get a boot. Best of luck!

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i have a dell dimension desktop, 6 years old using windows xp, it has 512 mg of memory and a 60 gigabyte hard drive everything was fine till last night i got a blue screen and turned it off when i tried to restart it it kept TELLING me that there was no boot partition i then renistalled windows completely and it still says no boot partition the only way it runs is if i put the installation disk in and then turn it on if i turn it off i get the same message sorry for the long post but i wanted to explain my problem as much as posibbleDo you have an original Windows CD?WELL bro do dese two things and see if it works or not.....

1. With the XP CD in the drive, go to Start > Run and type "sfc /scannow" w/o quotes. This will check ALL of the required Windows files and see if they are intact and replace any that are corrupt or missing.

2. Try opening up your PC case and unplug the CD drive so that you have only the hard drive hooked up to your motherboard. If this works there could be a problem with the CD drive or something else hardware related. QUOTE from: drmsucks on August 11, 2008, 10:08:21 AM

Do you have an original Windows CD?

what does this has to do with his problem Quote from: abubucker0 on August 11, 2008, 01:58:05 PM

Quote from: drmsucks on August 11, 2008, 10:08:21 AM
Do you have an original Windows CD?
what does this has to do with his problem

This could have a lot to do with the problem.... We will just wait until pappyjack gets back to us to find out.After 6 years...the hard drive might have just decided to take a dump.

Do you have ANOTHER hard drive you can use? Of course...one that you're not afraid of wiping clean and reinstalling a new operating system on?

Normally...when Windows tries to boot up...and can't find the boot files it needs to do so...it could be for several reasons...corrupt or missing boot files...missing a partition...drive failure.

I'm assuming...since you've already tried to reinstall the OS on the drive in question and get the same error...there is nothing on the hard drive you want saved...correct?

Try REPLACING the drive with another...making sure you have the jumpers set correctly. Reinstall the OS on this new drive and see if you still get the same problem.Quote from: abubucker0 on August 11, 2008, 01:58:05 PM

Quote from: drmsucks on August 11, 2008, 10:08:21 AM
Do you have an original Windows CD?
what does this has to do with his problem

This has nothing to do with the problem - it may be useful for the solution.i do have another hard drive i can try, and yes i have athe origial windows cd that came with the computer, also even though the computer is 6 years old the hard drive is maybe 3 years old thanksi just tried the sfc/scannow command and the the message that windows could not find that file came up Boot from your Win XP CD. Press 'R' to start the Recovery Console. When Recovery Console starts, it will ask you which Windows installation to repair; you only have one so enter '1.' Enter you admin password. At the Recovery Console command prompt, type fixmbr and enter it. Exit out of Recovery Console and try to boot from the hard drive.

If still won't boot, proceed exactly as above but type fixboot instead of fixmbr. Try to boot normally.

If still no boot, go to the website of the manufacturer of your hard drive and download and run their diagnostic software. Actually, this is a good idea even if you get a boot.

Best of luck!

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