disk error

I have a dell inspiron 1521 originally running Vista home premium. Laptop was acting bad, not running properly etc. so I backed up my files and did a factory reset of Vista. All was working well, I had access to nearly all of my 600GB HD. I installed Windows 7 upgrade and downloaded...

First off, why is reinstalling windows 7 such a pita? I've done it several times and it's soooooooo bad. With that aside, tonight I was attempting to reinstall 64 bit from 32 bit. I reformatted my hd using dos because advanced recovery simple does not work. After formatting and restarting...

i get this after i restart my computer with a black screen can any one help me pleasse and thank you in advanced. "NON SYSTEM DISK OR DISK ERROR"

I am getting this after i took out my gforce graphics card. i also did Windows 7 upgrade advisor and i got this Your current graphics adapter won't support the Windows Aero user interface. If you want to experience the benefits of Windows Aero, contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to...

Link Removed POWER_DRIVER_STATE_FAILURE STOP: 0X0000000000000003 0XFFFFFA80114F6060 0XFFFFF800046F53D8 0XFFFFFA8018D0E010 I have already ran the test from the start menu (that requires a restart) and it said hardware malfuntion detected, contact computer manufacturer. HP isn't really seeming...

hi forum, i have windows 7 ultimate 64 bit the problem is after entering my profile (or any other profile) windows stuck and after 5 nim i receive this message: Boot from CD/DVD : DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

I am trying to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit from Vista 64 bit. When I put in the Windows 7 installation disk into the DVD drive and click "Install Now", it goes to a full-screen setup page, which reads: - Setup is copying temporary files... - Setup is starting... - Then an error message pops up...

Hello, and sorry to have a first post asking for help. I did a forced shutdown when my PC seemed to be incredibly slow then hanging while logging off. On restarting, I got 'disk read error' repeatedly, after the BIOS boot screen but before any of Windows. I used my Windows install CD to run...

Hey, i have just built a new rig and i'm having a couple of problems. As i said in the title i have a MSI 560 on a ASUS p67 mobo with a intel I5 2500. I've had the computer for about 2 months now and a few days ago, when i started the computer, a message saying "disk read error, push ctrl +...

Hi I've been trying to install Windows 7 Pro upgrade as dual boot with XP Home, and keep getting the message (something like) "Disk read error - press ctr-alt-del to restart" at the first boot during the installation process. Have checked the hard drive for errors, and there are none...

my computer was working competly fine and i went to restart it and it wouldnt go anywhere after the boot scree just a read disk error. i restored my bios settings to default and still no luck. i then put in a windows 7 disk and went to repairs and did a start up repair got a harddrive error...

Hi All, I have Sony Vaio which is just 1 yr old. About a week before, I installed the latest updates windows 7. When I started the windows, I was able to log into the windows. But then, the system was very slow. So, I turned down the laptop. After that, a message appeared "A disk error...

Hello everyone, I am experiencing a very strange and annoying problem. Specifically around 1,5 month ago my netbook turned itself off because of the empty battery, and i received a bluescreen when i've tried to start it again. First thing i've attempted to do was startup repair (worked like a...

Hello. Recently I decided to host my own online server on Minecraft. I decided to use most of my RAM with it (6 GB). I guess I overloaded my computer and something got pretty screwed up. Windows hangs at the start up screen now. It's been like this for the past 3 days, and I have gone through...

My brother accidentally put some folders in the found.000 folder. I dont know why he did that. All the folders contain pictures, games and movies. But when i tried to copy the folders back to their original places it says "cannot create or replace xxxx: Access is denied. Make sure the disc is...

Hi all, on start up i am getting, A disk read error occurred Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart", but when i press,"Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart" , it always returns to" A disk read error occurred" . i also cant access safe mode (F8). Any help would be appreciated, thanks. James

i was wondering if anyone could be of help to this matter ive been trying to search some info about if there is any way to get this to work on 32 bit its the 5th edition for oregon trail i put the disk in and it doesnt load and nothing pops up..@-)

Randomly my computer turned off. Turned it back on and when it goes Verifying DMI Pool Data it says "Disk error found". Figured it was an operating system flaw and and after repairing failed, I decided to reformat. When I try to reinstall Windows it comes up with "c:\boot\bootstat.dat is...

2 external Maxtor usb drives plugged in when booting I get this message "a disk error has occurred hit ctrl alt del" and the machine a dell xps9100 win 7 64bit will not boot. if I unplug the drives it boots no problem. if I plu either one in I get this message. I tried plugging the drives into...

hi can you please help, after installing updates the other day i could not boot up keep getting disc error no system disc insert disc and press any key so i put the win 7 dvd in and hit enter i then get loading windows files but instead of the blue bow saying install, repair etc. it goes...