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Chockeh wrote on 2011-03-04 16:46
So I left my laptop on sleep mode last night and when I woke up this morning, I got this message:
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software chance might be the cause.
To fix the problem:
1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings and click "Next."
3. Click "repair your computer."#
Status: 0xc000000f
Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.
Checked online for some solutions, but there is nothing conclusive. I may need a windows 7 cd, but this laptop came with windows 7 pre-installed. What to do?
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Tokiko wrote on 2011-03-04 17:30
Does the computer even work in safe mode?
I'm pretty sure Windows 7 has the "Restore to previous date". Have you tried that?
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Chockeh wrote on 2011-03-04 17:32
I don't have any option to start the windows in safe mode, or even boot the computer itself. I can't really do anything besides press F2 in the beginning to get into the setup screen.
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psyal wrote on 2011-03-04 20:58
When you first got your laptop, wasn't there a message going, "Please make a backup of the OS, click here to start", or something like that?
That's what it does typically.
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Taycat wrote on 2011-03-04 21:01
Let me tell you, I had a computer like this a few years back.
Turns out, they forgot to include a vital part of the motherboard so....
We had to return it.
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Chockeh wrote on 2011-03-04 21:08
Quote from psyal;359564:
When you first got your laptop, wasn't there a message going, "Please make a backup of the OS, click here to start", or something like that?
That's what it does typically.
Maybe, guess I didn't listen.
Anyways, got it fixed by burning a windows 7 recovery thing into a cd.