[Computer Guy AJ]

Hi all I'm having huge issues with windows vista.When I turned on my PC today it was normal showed me the dell splash screen then its all down hill from there.at first it said bootmngr.exe (Can't remember how its spelled)has failed so I panic.I restart the computer and hit F12 which is Boot manager or something you know where you choose where to put from anyways I select my hard disk reboot and I get the error message diskette seek 0 failed.And I realized my computer was searching for a floppy drive to power on before it can start and I do not have one. at the bottom there are two options F1 to continue F2 setup so I go into setup and go to boot priority's or some thing like that where you can choose the order that your devices boot and made sure my hard disk was the only thing booting to no avail so I restart go into to put options boot from my windows CD tried start up repair and it did absolutely nothing so I tried Restore Point because I installed a bunch of software last night so I go to a restore point right before I installed Nero burner and still nothing so then I insert my windows 7 disc that I have handy thinking vista was a total loss and I have a lot of important files on here so I would just upgrade so hit F12 get the diskette seek 0 failed message hit F1 to get into the menu and I accidentally hit the boot from hard disk add in cards I believe its called correct me if I'm wrong so it scanned and said found SATA 0 SATA 1 and the rest where not found and at the top of the screen it said hit ENTER to reply so I did and the strangest thing happened.It booted into windows and here I am a second ago a balloon popped up saying installing drivers for unknown device once that was finished I go into computer only to find some how it installed a floppy drive. I do not have one that's the thing.I'm wondering is this the work of a virus or something else?

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well I can boot into windows now regardless but My computer thinks I have a floppy drive when I dont any fix to this

[Computer Guy AJ]

well I can boot into windows now regardless but My computer thinks I have a floppy drive when I dont any fix to this

[rshaffer61]

Go into the bios and turn off Floopy Drive Seek
Make sure there is no floppy drive showing in the General or Main bios tab
Make sure you save and exit
You should be prompted to verify save and exit

[Computer Guy AJ]

how would I do this? I know how to get into the bios but how would I turn off floppy drive seek

[rshaffer61]

Usually you highlight the line with the floppy drive seek in it.
Then look at the bottom of the screen for directions on how to modify or change the settings.
Normally it will be
Enter
the + or - sign
the up or down arrows.
When done just click on the F10 key then do the verify step. The system should then reboot and hopefully no more problems.

Edited by rshaffer61, 19 July 2009 - 08:24 PM.

[Computer Guy AJ]

I actually did that to know luck and I go into to bios some how it resets it self

[rshaffer61]

Did you press Y after you clicked F10?

[Computer Guy AJ]

yes sir

[rshaffer61]

Hmm and how old is this system?

[Computer Guy AJ]

well it was bought for me by my girlfriend last July but given to me for Christmas of 08 so about 7 months

[rshaffer61]

OK well the reason I ask is because since the bios won't hold the settings I am thinking the battery may be low.
Normally when a cmos battery starts to weaken it will lose time in windows and the settings in cmos may not hold.

The other option which isn't as joyful is that there could be a physical problem with the BIOS chip itself.

Have you noticed the time in windows being different lately?

[Computer Guy AJ]

well lets hope not and the time is on the nose here its 11:20 PM E.S.T. 1 minute behind the time on my cell phone

[rshaffer61]

Well actually I would have preferred the battery being weak.
Much easier and cheaper to repair.
Let's try this then.

Go Start and then to Run ("Start Search" in Vista),
Type in: sfc /scannow
Click OK (Enter in Vista).
Have Windows CD/DVD handy.
If System File Checker (sfc) finds any errors, it may ask you for the CD/DVD.
If sfc does not find any errors in Windows XP, it will simply quit, without any message.
In Vista you will receive the following message: "Windows resource protection did not find any integrity violations".

For Vista users ONLY: Navigate to C:\Windows\Logs\CBS folder. You'll see CBS.log file.
Usually, it's pretty big file, so upload it to Flyupload, and post download link.


If you don't have Windows CD....
This applies mostly to Windows XP, since Vista rarely requires use of its DVD while running "sfc"
Note This method will not necessarily work as well, as when using Windows CD, because not always ALL system files are backed up on your hard drive. Also, backed up files may be corrupted as well.

Go Start and then Run
type in regedit and click OK


Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup

You will see various entries Values on the right hand side.

The one we want is called: SourcePath

It probably has an entry pointing to your CD-ROM drive, usually D and that is why it is asking for the XP CD.
All we need to do is change it to: C:
Now, double click the SourcePatch setting and a new box will pop up.
Change the drive letter from your CD drive to your root drive, usually C:
Close Registry Editor.

Now restart your computer and try sfc /scannow again!