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pmwww | | Re: My computer died on me (7th Aug 08 at 7:27pm UTC) | | Hmm, your best bet would be to find a boot disk, and then check online for instructions on how to format your drive using command line functions. There is nothing I can do, I can't even get into the command prompt. so Im erasing everything, I clicked on the erase hard disk, then when that is done in 4 hours, then it will add the correct things in, and add the OS, because it said it could not find it.
Which is why I said look for a boot disk. Boot disks generally have command prompts built in to them, so that you can fix things from there. | |
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pmwww | | Re: My computer died on me (7th Aug 08 at 7:31pm UTC) | | I didnt get a boot disc? so how will I find one? unless I go to the store and buy it but like I said I have no money.
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Oh I did find the command prompt earlier but there are no files. It just shows a blank screen and with no blinking cursor text thing. | |
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pmwww | | Re: My computer died on me (7th Aug 08 at 10:59pm UTC) | | Did you have a backup of your files? In my view just wiping the slate clean, as it were is the only thing to do as long as you've got any important files/music saved elsewhere. Losing the files is a massive pain - if i lost my music on it i'd be gutted 
You could also use this opportunity to invest in a brand new, bigger hard drive 
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pmwww | | Re: My computer died on me (7th Aug 08 at 11:01pm UTC) | |
I have my 2 gigs of music, and a picture of the security numbers for my router. but thats all I have, I was going to make a backup awhile ago, but it kept on freezing on me. And I can't buy a new hard drive. I have no money.
?? what is Testing Ignore? | |
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pmwww | | Re: My computer died on me (7th Aug 08 at 11:09pm UTC) | | | It can't find my operating system, How will I be able to get the OS in? The recovery disc's one work, they keep on saying ERROR every time it is almost done either deleting or reformatting. | |
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pmwww | | Re: My computer died on me (7th Aug 08 at 11:32pm UTC) | |
I have my 2 gigs of music, and a picture of the security numbers for my router. but thats all I have, I was going to make a backup awhile ago, but it kept on freezing on me. And I can't buy a new hard drive. I have no money.
Ouch The 2 gigs aren't too bad to replace as long as you have them all on disk  The security numbers could be a pain though >.< | |
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pmwww | | Re: My computer died on me (7th Aug 08 at 11:43pm UTC) | | I have them all on my jump drive. so my music and security numbers are all safe.
Ok I found the command prompt, and this is what comes up
x:\sources\recovery\tools>
What am I supposed to with this? | |
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pmwww | | Re: My computer died on me (7th Aug 08 at 11:53pm UTC) | | Type in "format /?" and hit enter. A list of options will come up. I believe you'll have to enter something like "format C /V:DRIVE_LABEL /Q", but I'm not 100% sure. Enter "format /?" first to be sure.  | |
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pmwww | | Re: My computer died on me (8th Aug 08 at 12:32am UTC) | | | that did not work. I am currently on the phone with Toshiba, and they said that my hard drive is damaged. | |
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