[Midnighter]

Yes, exactly like the screen on STEP 3. Without the prompt asking you which Windows installation and 1: C:\WINDOWS...

Could this be a problem with the ISO CD thing?

Edited by Midnighter, 14 June 2009 - 09:08 PM.

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I assume, you have Windows installed on C?

[Broni]

I assume, you have Windows installed on C?

[Midnighter]

I'm not sure I understand the question, but yes, pretty much everything is on C: right?

[Broni]

It looks to me like your whole Windows installation is gone.
I'm afraid, you'll need to reinstall Windows.

[Midnighter]

For that, I'll need the Reinstallation CD or DVD right? The one that says: Operation System - Already installed on you computer.

Also, does this mean all my files & programs are gone?

I have the CD...

Edited by Midnighter, 14 June 2009 - 09:26 PM.

[Broni]

does this mean all my files & programs are gone?

Unfortunately, yes.

I have the CD...

Reinstallation CD?

[Midnighter]

Yes, the one that says Reinstallation CD...

Also, what do you think caused this?

I can't help thinking this might be the ISO CD problem... but if you say so.

Edited by Midnighter, 14 June 2009 - 09:28 PM.

[Broni]

what do you think caused this?

Honestly, I have no idea.

I can't help thinking this might be the ISO CD problem

I don't see how. It booted fine.

[Midnighter]

...So, do I put the Reinstallation DVD in the DVD drive? This is going to take a long time isn't it?

This also means I have to reinstall all the programs all over again... and there's no way I could recover my documents, pictures etc.?
There's nothing else I could do right this moment... type a command...maybe? Urgh, my whole final paper is in there...

Can you help me reinstall Windows XP please? All my efforts to try to do so are unsuccessful... Inserting the CD while starting won't work.

>>>>

I tried doing chkdsk and it says: "The volum appears to contain one or more unrecovarable problems."

Edited by Midnighter, 14 June 2009 - 09:57 PM.

[Broni]

Your other option would be to slave the drive in another computer, and see, if you can recover needed files.

[Midnighter]

I think I'll skip that (time constraints) and just try to reinstall Windows... I could just retype that paper (sigh) and other users have backed up their files (because of a previous error). Plus I wouldn't know how to slave a drive.

Edited by Midnighter, 14 June 2009 - 09:59 PM.

[Broni]

I'm sorry, it ended up this way

[Midnighter]

It's ok. Any idea how to try to reinstall Windows using the Reinstallation CD? I don't know how to "activate" it after inserting it and turning on the computer?

[Midnighter]

It's ok. Any idea how to try to reinstall Windows using the Reinstallation CD? I don't know how to "activate" it after inserting it and turning on the computer?

>Whoops, srry for the double-post.

Edited by Midnighter, 14 June 2009 - 10:06 PM.

[Broni]

You put CD in, and restart computer.
Press any key, when you see the message:
Press any key to boot from CD