OX000000ED

Step 1

If you do not have a Windows XP CD, do the following


download RC.iso from the following link:

http://www.thecomput...edic.com/rc.iso

You need to burn this image to a CD and boot your computer with it--this is different than burning a file to a CD. If you do not know how to burn an ISO image, then download the following program to another Windows XP machine, install it.

make certain you download the proper installation for your version of windows. Open MY COMPUTER, choose HELP > ABOUT. Note the service pack and get the appropriate version of the iso burner power toy

http://isorecorder.a...isorecorder.htm

After installation, reboot, then right click the RC.iso file you downloaded above and choose COPY IMAGE TO CD.

Then reboot your broken PC with that CD in the CD-ROM drive.

This will give you a recovery console to use to run

Insert the cd into the non-functioning PC



STEP 2

When boot begins, a windows setup will appear to start, but you will be taken to a recovery console.

You will need to select your windows installation by pressing a number, most likely 1

Windows will ask you for a password

If you have XP home, press enter...there is no password

If you have XP Pro, you need to enter the password you set when you installed your machine with XP Pro.

After entering the password, you will find yourself at a command prompt that looks like this

c:\windows

type
chkdsk /r
<enter>

follow the prompts, then when it is complete, remove the CD

type

EXIT

<enter>

the machine will reboot

Did that fix it?

I will try this and let you know what happens.

Thanks,

okey-doke

It doesn't seem to work.

I get this line and then nothing.

Bood CD Rom Type: None Emulation Booting.

Not sure if this helps, but here is the full stop code.

ox000000ed (ox8577c030, oxc0000006, ox0000000, ox0000000)

Thanks,

I think you have a bad burn on the rc.iso


try burning the image again, but burn it at slowest speed

You could try what gerry said and if it doent work do the same again only this time type fixboot inseatd of chkdsk /r

that is the next step, but at the moment, he cannot even get a command prompt to run fixboot

I'll try the burn again and let you know what happens.

Thanks again.

Sorry didnt see the last few posts before mine

I have tried burning the iso file three times and neither disk is working. Any other suggestions?

Thanks

P.S. I slowed the record time way down.

Will using the file located here

http://www.techtips4.../sw/SW00014.htm

from the floppy work?

Well I tried the floppy and it ask for the 2nd floppy but never goes any further.

Quick Question.

I noticed in my bios, that the hard disk reads 0 mb.

Does that mean it doesn't know there is a hard drive, or the hard drive is not working?


Thanks,