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Old 26th February 2020, 19:10
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You don't mention what version of Windows you are using. What you need to do is boot up from a Windows Repair Disk, or Windows Installation Disk i.e. a CD or DVD. Insert that and watch the boot up process to see if the machine is set to boot up from a CD/DVD prior to going for the hard drive. It if is it will boot up from the CD and give some options one of which will be REPAIR which you select and hopefully it gets fixed.

If it doesn't boot from the CD/DVD then you need to go into the BIOS and set it to do so. The BIOS is a little bit tricky if you're not used to it, normally at the very beginning you may see an 'Enter SETUP' for a brief period and you usually press the F2 key or DEL key, but that should be indicated. Then you'll have to find your way to the BOOT menu and adjust options accordingly to make sure it goes for the CD/DVD first and the C drive second.

The errors you see are usually due to disk problems, or disk read problems or file corruptions on the disk. Make sure the Repair Disk or Installation Disk is the same Windows version of that installed.
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