At 10:40 AM 1/4/2008, you wrote: >Are you sure that the drive in the old machine is dead, though? The >"Missing Operating System" error doesn't necessarily mean that the hard >drive is dead, it could just be that the bootloader has been wiped (by a >virus, for example). > >When you tried booting from the recovery CD / Windows CD, you may have >to press a key at the appropriate time to boot from CD, or you may need >to enter the BIOS setup utility and configure it to boot from the CD >before attempting to boot from the hard drive.
No, I'm not absolutely positive but I thought that's what it meant. I tried F8 to try to get into Safe Mode, no luck. Tried that both w/the recovery cd and the Win98 cd. She does think this was caused by a virus. Any idea what key I'd press? If I can get in what do I do then to find out about the bootloader? Does that just mean it switched on how it loads? ÷÷÷ ÷÷÷ ÷÷÷÷÷ ÷÷÷ ÷÷÷÷ Deb Designer @ Digital Mouse Designs com ____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
