Error loading OS message

Viral · 30 May 2007 at 05:06

Whilst booting up my pc shows an error whilst loading OS msg, the only way I have found to fix this is to leave my Windows CD in the drive and then windows loads fine. What could be my problem here?

Viral · 30 May 2007 at 09:11

The message actually says "Error loading OS", it appears on the screen which shows you the drives installed and other info on bootup.

Viral · 4 Jun 2007 at 02:17

I have not tried your suggestions yet Substance but I have done a completley new install of Windows Vista and I still get the same message. I really hope its nothing too serious with my HDD.

Viral · 4 Jun 2007 at 07:18

Ok I tried the large mode and that did not work, I am running SATA so cannot try your other suggestion. Does this mean that my HDD is corrupted in some way?

Viral · 27 Jun 2007 at 03:51

I have even tried the repair option when booting from a Windows DVD and it said there was nothing to repair. This problem is annoying me now as there must be some missing files on my HDD but I have no idea why as I did a completely fresh install.

Viral · 27 Jun 2007 at 21:24

I do not have XP installed on another partition. Maybe I should try fixmbr, I guess thats easy enough to get to right?