 |
|
You are not logged in! F.A.Q Log in Register |
 |
|
 |
 Now online (1)big ...and 298 guests Last 5 registered Oplandisks nothingstar N_loop yipe foxtrotromeo Browse members... |
 |
Members 8025Messages 2614116 Today 2 Topics 127542 |
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
My laptop is broken, it can't can't start windows. It says:windows 2k could not start because the following file is missing\WINNT\System32\DRIVERS\pci.sys Is this bad? |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
get a startup disc where you also add any versions of the file pci.sys you can find. start the computer from the disc and copy the files into that folder one by one until one of them works (provided there actually is more than one version of the file). |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
or drop it out of the bedroom window. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
the disc or the laptop? *takes notes* |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
Ok, so that sounds easy enough. Would i lose anything by doing it? Also can i use any start up disc? |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
the laptop of course,the disc needs 2 minutes in the oven. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
if you just use a regular startup disc (windows has this option to create one somewhere, so you can do it on any machine with windows), it will just give you an OS for fixing stuff... oh, wait.. have you tried the f8 during startup thingie? the one that allows you to go into "secure" mode? |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
I didn't get a chance i don't think. I will check again. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
just press f8 continuously.. it doesn't matter if the computer starts beeping... |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
hit that bitch. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
The other thing is that it is being very temprimental at turning on too. :' ( |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
so what you'rre saying is that it can starrt windows. i have no idea. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
hit that bitch. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
No, i am say that when i can turn it on it dosen't start windows. So, i think i have a hardware problem as well as the windows problem. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
try the startup disc too then, and if it still isn't working, it's probably hardware.. I don't know how it is with laptops, but if you can open it, just check that you haven't jiggled loose any wires... |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
Problem being is that i don't know how to open it safely. I know next to nothing about computers. I will try the startup with the disc. If after that i can get my dad to look at it, he works with pcs and such. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
could be a PSU issue or a failing hard drive. not being very good at starting up is sort of worrying :( |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
Yeah, which means bye bye new demos! : ( Bye, bye alot of things. i didn't do any backups recently. Shit. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
try connecting the hd to your desktop pc and see can it read from it? |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
I have no idea how to do that. Also the pc i am on now isn't mine. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
Is your laptop a Dell? |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
Yep. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
Hahahahaha. This shit happened a couple times on my parent's Dells. Turn them off fine, next time you turn them on, some fucking system file is missing and my parents claim that I downloaded "A VIRUS" or something. I don't touch Dells anymore because of this shit.. It can be repaired though. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
Ok, cool. That's very good to hear. I could really use a new laptop though, something slightly faster. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
i haven't heard anything good about dell laptops... then again, i also don't know anything about computers. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
Well, as far as i know they are all good until something goes wrong. You can't get parts for them in the pc store, because they only sell via mail order. What the fuck is that about? |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
k, great. very informative thread. steer clear of dells. sorry cant help you skink, i have the files for the same kind of prob for a HP pc but not a dell laptop. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
ah, i see. yeah, my dell (pc) died this past spring. it was a real nightmare. i've been running linux on it (NOT RECOMMENDED - AVOID AT ALL COSTS!) since then. anyway, i hope you get it working soon! it would be terrible to lose important files. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
i wouldn't recommend running linux on a delll lappy cos dell's os is utterly, stupidly, hardware-specific. OEM versions of everything! hardware-wise they are very reliable machines though. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
|
|
I suppose we'll see what happens. Thanks everyone though. I do feel slightly less worried about things now. |
||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
|
Messageboard index
|
|||||||||
