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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: sues on November 20, 2011, 07:44:20 PM

Title: wiped out hard drive!
Post by: sues on November 20, 2011, 07:44:20 PM

I think my Hard drive is completely wiped out! When I do DOS dir on my C drive it only has 2 items-chkdsk with 0 bytes & MEDIC which I have in my D drive! Am I wrong? I originally get a NTDLR is missing error. Can someone please help me with this-I was on a STATE OF MO website right before I got These errors. I am trying to take a course & I'm going to fail because I cant get my computer running!!!

Title: Re: wiped out hard drive!
Post by: Transfusion on November 20, 2011, 08:26:39 PM

NTLDR IS MISSING errors can be fixed by following these instructions:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm (http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm)

Title: Re: wiped out hard drive!
Post by: william54321 on November 26, 2011, 08:09:40 AM

Did you backup/Ghost your computer at any time sice you got it

Title: Re: wiped out hard drive!
Post by: patio on November 26, 2011, 08:11:58 AM

Please explain what "I do DOS" on my HDD....what exactly does this mean and what ver. of Windows did you have on this PC ? ?

Title: Re: wiped out hard drive!
Post by: Salmon Trout on November 26, 2011, 08:41:59 AM

Quote from: patio on November 26, 2011, 08:11:58 AM

Please explain what "I do DOS" on my HDD....what exactly does this mean and what ver. of Windows did you have on this PC ? ?

See his/her other post...

Title: Re: wiped out hard drive!
Post by: BC_Programmer on November 26, 2011, 06:08:59 PM

Quote from: sues on November 20, 2011, 07:44:20 PM

I think my Hard drive is completely wiped out! When I do DOS dir on my C drive it only has 2 items-chkdsk with 0 bytes & MEDIC which I have in my D drive!

Your hard disk is inaccessible. the D: drive (presumably containing the disk you are booting from) is showing up as C:.

Either the hard drive failed, or possibly one of it's connectors is loose.