Comments on: How to repair the boot sector by fixing the master boot record (MBR) in Windows XP http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm Computer Tips and Tricks from Tips4pc Tue, 22 May 2012 04:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Charles http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27818 Charles Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:53:35 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27818 A family member has a Dell computer which is close to two years old which will not boot up. It shows the Dell screen and then it just goes black with a blinking cursor. I asked if a restore disk was available, but there is none. The only disk available is a documents and drivers, no restore. Had the computer run a couple of test and all passed. Pulled the memory out, cleaned them and put them back in, rebooted and still nothing. Do not get a beep or anything else that could help. Is there anything that be done? Please help! A family member has a Dell computer which is close to two years old which will not boot up. It shows the Dell screen and then it just goes black with a blinking cursor.
I asked if a restore disk was available, but there is none. The only disk available is a documents and drivers, no restore. Had the computer run a couple of test and all passed. Pulled the memory out, cleaned them and put them back in, rebooted and still nothing. Do not get a beep or anything else that could help. Is there anything that be done? Please help!

]]> By: Mitz http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27464 Mitz Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:07:21 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27464 You could take the hard drive out and place it in a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003DS8N5K/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=tips4pc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003DS8N5K" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">2.5" external case</a> (very cheap) and test the hdd that way. Also if you are trying to fix the MBR you for windows seven you should see this page <a href="http://tips4pc.com/computer_tips_and_tricks/repair-startup-errors-in-windows-vista-and-seven-with-bootrec-exe.htm" title="Repair Startup Errors in Windows Vista and Seven with Bootrec.exe" rel="nofollow">repair startup errors with Bootrec.exe</a> You could take the hard drive out and place it in a 2.5″ external case (very cheap) and test the hdd that way. Also if you are trying to fix the MBR you for windows seven you should see this page repair startup errors with Bootrec.exe

]]> By: lance http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27438 lance Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:11:44 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27438 Hi I am hoping that you can help me out. My wifes dell laptop is misssing the boot sector. I tried the dell recovery disc we created with no luck. I made a WINDOWS 7 32 BIT RECOVERY DISC from my machine AND TRIED BOOTING HER 64BIT machine also no go. I have tried all the various boot exe instructions that other users have recommended using the command prompt. I get the same answer no device is found. Is the problem that I have trying to use a 32 bit to fix a 64bit machine or has the hdd failed spectaculary. Its the second drive we lost in three days first a external drive on a media player now this hdd. Sighh!!!! hold my hands to my head :((( I am using a up to date bitdefender antivirus. the machine is only 9mnths old Hi
I am hoping that you can help me out. My wifes dell laptop is misssing the boot sector. I tried the dell recovery disc we created with no luck. I made a WINDOWS 7 32 BIT RECOVERY DISC from my machine AND TRIED BOOTING HER 64BIT machine also no go. I have tried all the various boot exe instructions that other users have recommended using the command prompt. I get the same answer no device is found. Is the problem that I have trying to use a 32 bit to fix a 64bit machine or has the hdd failed spectaculary. Its the second drive we lost in three days first a external drive on a media player now this hdd. Sighh!!!! hold my hands to my head :( (( I am using a up to date bitdefender antivirus. the machine is only 9mnths old

]]> By: William Pittman http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27403 William Pittman Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:50:39 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27403 I changed the boot order and did the error check and it seems to be working now. Couldn't tell what the result of the scan said because the screen went by too fast. Anyway Thanks for your help! I changed the boot order and did the error check and it seems to be working now. Couldn’t tell what the result of the scan said because the screen went by too fast. Anyway Thanks for your help!

]]> By: Mitz http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27383 Mitz Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:54:39 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27383 What about <a href="http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_get_into_your_bios_and_ch.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">going into the bios</a> and setting the boot order to go straight to the hard drive.. Also when you are in the computer you could try checking the hard drive for errors: Open My Computer by going to the link in the start menu, right-click the drive icon (c drive) and choose properties from the menu. Switch to the tools tab and click “check now” under Error checking. What about going into the bios and setting the boot order to go straight to the hard drive..
Also when you are in the computer you could try checking the hard drive for errors:

Open My Computer by going to the link in the start menu, right-click the drive icon (c drive) and choose properties from the menu. Switch to the tools tab and click “check now” under Error checking.

]]> By: William Pittman http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27376 William Pittman Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:19:34 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27376 My church has a 1 year old HP computer with windows 7. It will not boot past a black screen with a blinking cursor. I can use the Windows 7 startup repair and it says it repaired an invalid system partition. The computer will boot and work fine with no problems untill it is rebooted then the same thing happens. I can run the repair disk again and get it going. It happens everytime the computer is shut down & restarted or rebooted. I have run several different virus scans and they cant find anything. Is there any thing else I can try? My church has a 1 year old HP computer with windows 7. It will not boot past a black screen with a blinking cursor. I can use the Windows 7 startup repair and it says it repaired an invalid system partition. The computer will boot and work fine with no problems untill it is rebooted then the same thing happens. I can run the repair disk again and get it going. It happens everytime the computer is shut down & restarted or rebooted. I have run several different virus scans and they cant find anything. Is there any thing else I can try?

]]> By: Alwerfali http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27258 Alwerfali Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:10:41 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27258 i forgot to mention that i rcover my vaio certain times by its recovery tool but still has the same bug . i forgot to mention that i rcover my vaio certain times by its recovery tool but still has the same bug .

]]> By: Alwerfali http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27257 Alwerfali Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:05:49 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27257 my vaio pcg-k315z has got an error report in start up and got an empty desktop unless i log off and log again to get my desktop , then the error keeps on when i lounch IE , and then if accepet it the IE close unless i leaft this error on it will work normal . my vaio pcg-k315z has got an error report in start up and got an empty desktop unless i log off and log again to get my desktop , then the error keeps on when i lounch IE , and then if accepet it the IE close unless i leaft this error on it will work normal .

]]> By: Mitz http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27046 Mitz Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:29:26 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27046 No probably not. Next time You could take the hard drive out and put it in an external case, plug it into another computer to get the files off..most of the time this works. Then you can put it back and format it. No probably not. Next time You could take the hard drive out and put it in an external case, plug it into another computer to get the files off..most of the time this works. Then you can put it back and format it.

]]> By: Georgina http://tips4pc.com/articles/computer%20troubleshooting/how_to_repair_a_damaged_boot_sec.htm#comment-27030 Georgina Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:32:16 +0000 http://growingtomatoestips.com/?p=1025#comment-27030 hello there, ive seemed to had a problem on my laptop where i system restored and it froze and was frozed for hours so i turned the laptop off and on again it went to a black screen my parents said that ive lost everything so my dad put a format disk in to restart everything on my computer its working but ive lost all my data. but can i still recover some of my files? pleasee help me hello there,
ive seemed to had a problem on my laptop where i system restored and it froze and was frozed for hours so i turned the laptop off and on again it went to a black screen my parents said that ive lost everything so my dad put a format disk in to restart everything on my computer its working but ive lost all my data. but can i still recover some of my files? pleasee help me

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