Posted on 03/28/2014 12:10:27 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
I get this now. just happened after downloading Hitman Pro after my free trial expired and then attempting reboot.
Not sure if this is related to that. When I try CTRL+ALT+DEL , I just get the same message.
so how do I reboot?(no, I no longer have the boot disk or program CD)
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OK. how do I get to that point.
I can’t start it.
“To complete these steps, you must have a Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista installation disc.”
I don’t
Hirens boot.
CNET’s review says it installs and uninstalls without issues.
See:
http://download.cnet.com/HitmanPro-3-32-bit/3000-2239_4-10895604.html
However, you have issues. I would call Hitman Pro’s support number if they have such a thing but since they are in the Netherlands cost and language might be an issue.
I would e-mail them at mailto:support@hitmanpro.com and see if they have handled this before.
Call Bill Gates.
Rebuild your boot configuration data.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/rebuild-bcd-store-windows.htm
That should do it.
You can also try a startup repair using your original disc.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operatingsystems/f/repair-installation-windows.htm
Try rebuilding the BCD first. That is done in DOS and should work.
10 responses so far and no one has told you its your fault for running windows and not Apple. No one has told you to run alt-control-delete *.* or format your disk.
Must be Friday.
If you cant get back to normal, then you will likely have to just re-install everything. If there is still stuff on your computer you need, I would recommend getting Hiren’s BootCD, which is a boot disc with all types of tools. The most important one is a mini version of XP that allows you to get at all of the files on your HD so you can copy them off.
http://www.pcworld.com/product/1253966/hiren-s-bootcd.html
Of course it will have to be downloaded and burned first. But it will become invaluable in the future.
Get on another box and google up "Windows Defender offline". Download and run it (on the box you downloaded it on). It will give you the choice of putting it on a blank cd/dvd, or a thumb drive.
Boot from it on your sick system. You may have to go into the bios and set the boot order so it boots from whatever medium you put it on. Make sure to have your network cable plugged in, so it can go out and grab the latest definitions.
If it declares you clean and virus free, then you need a Windows install disk to do a repair. If it detects anything, just do what the prompts tell you.
Good luck, just be patient and you can do it. It's a lot easier than it sounds.
It’s also possible that the hard disk is failing. Sometimes taking the disk out and attaching it to another PC (as a secondary drive) and running chkdsk on it will sort it out.
Palidin2 and apoxonu at 9 and 11 might be on the right track.
If you had this program set in a flash drive so that it could do a virus/trojan recovery from a USB flash drive, the computer might now be looking for that flash drive prior to going to your hard disc and booting from there.
If you can do the key stoke command needed by your computer to open the bios immediately after power is on, your bios should allow you to change to boot order back to boot from your /C drive which might fix the issue.
Check you CMOS setup. It might be pointing at a non-bootable device.
Popcorn and LOLZies. That’s your problem, right there.
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