Computer Couldn't Boot To C Drive After Using Power Quest?
Sep 28, 2007
I have problem with booting to c drive. Here i am giving what exactly happened.I have c drive with os installed, d drive for recovery partition, G drive (logical) for datas.I had some virus problem in c drive. So i used Powerquest "PQ boot for windows to reboot to d drive (recovery pertition). The laptop booted to d drive, then i run then Destructive recovery (format and reinstall the os to factory settitngs). After that i restarted the laptop. But it is again booting to d drive. I dont know how to made to boot to c drive.
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Oct 21, 2006
She's unplugged it for five minutes and tried again and also unplugged everything from the back of the box and tried again, but still nothing.
The power light at comes on when she hits the on button but apart from that nothing happens
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