Win7 says it can't start, asks for disk


  1. carioca
    Posts : 38
    Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Win7 N 32-bit, WHS
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    Win7 says it can't start, asks for disk


    Hello there!

    Every so often, my Win7 64 bit will not start from its drive but claims I need to insert the original startup disk.

    When I hit Enter anyway, it proceeds to styart normally.

    Today I elected to have it attempt "Repairs" instead - it took forever, claimed it could not find anything relevant, relayed an error report to MS and shut down.

    I restarted the machine, selected Start Windows normally, and it proceeded to do just that...

    Odd? You could call it that...

    NB: On the same computer but a separate disk, I run my original XP SP3. Never any problems with that!

    Any ideas?

    Cheers,

    LMH
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  3. Zen00
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Try running scandisk from windows. There may be a bad sector around the drive there somewhere giving you the problem.
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  4. carioca
    Posts : 38
    Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Win7 N 32-bit, WHS
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    thanks Zen00, will try!

    (Had unrelated router/DSL/PSTN line troubles in the past few days that took up all my spare time LOL

    Cheers,

    LMH
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