help please STOP INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE

cassie27

hi i have windows professional 2000 and every time i try my computer a blue screen comes up with
STOP 0x0000007B (0xFCD61330, 0xC0000032,0x00000000,0x00000000)INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT I CAN DO BECAUSE IVE GOT NO IDEA AND IM REALLY LOST WITHOUT MY COMPUTER
IS IT COMPLETELY BROKE OR CAN IT BE FIXED?
THANK YOU INADVANCE FOR ANY ANSWERS

jaydeeuk1

Basically what has happened is that the MBR has become corrupt. Usually this can be fixed quite easily.

Do you have your windows 2000 CD?

cassie27

hi no i havent got a cd because it was second hand
is there anywhere i can get one from

shaven-monkey

http://www.ambience.sk/fdisk-master-boot-record-windows-linux-lilo-fixmbr.php

bottom half of the page.

this is a google search result and i've no experience with the software so it may or may not work.
Depends if the error is because of a damaged mbr or if the disk is on its way to silicon heaven.

rdpro

http://www.putergeek.com/downloads/popup_win95b.htm

Find a friend with a pc/laptop that's online and has a floppy disk drive, download the diskette software from the link above and use it to create a windows 95 bootdisk.

Boot your pc with it (either select 'boot options/menu' at the start screen, or enter setup and change the boot order/priority to FDD first) then when it reaches the A:>, type 'fdisk /mbr' with a space before the / and without the ''. This will re-create the master boot record.

jaydeeuk1

Depends whether it is formatted as NTFS - win 95 bootdisks won't work. There is a link on that page that links to something called mbrfix, no idea how good it is though.

cassie27

rdpro wrote: »

http://www.putergeek.com/downloads/popup_win95b.htm

Find a friend with a pc/laptop that's online and has a floppy disk drive, download the diskette software from the link above and use it to create a windows 95 bootdisk.

Boot your pc with it (either select 'boot options/menu' at the start screen, or enter setup and change the boot order/priority to FDD first) then when it reaches the A:>, type 'fdisk /mbr' with a space before the / and without the ''. This will re-create the master boot record.

would this work being as ive got 2000 professional??

5bellies_2

1. Do not use a Win95 boot disc on Win2000.

2. You will need a Win2000 installation CD. If you do not know someone who has one you can get them off Ebay, or try a local independent PC shop.

3. Boot the PC from that CD. Once at the menu, press R for repair options. Try C for Recovery Console first and when in the console use the command chkdsk /r
That can take an hour to run. It will either say it has fixed errors, or that there is an unrecoverable error. If it says the latter, the hard drive will need replacing.

cassie27

5bellies wrote: »

1. Do not use a Win95 boot disc on Win2000.

2. You will need a Win2000 installation CD. If you do not know someone who has one you can get them off Ebay, or try a local independent PC shop.

3. Boot the PC from that CD. Once at the menu, press R for repair options. Try C for Recovery Console first and when in the console use the command chkdsk /r
That can take an hour to run. It will either say it has fixed errors, or that there is an unrecoverable error. If it says the latter, the hard drive will need replacing.

thank you ive just bought a windows 2000 professional upgrade disc from ebay hopefully fingers crossed it will work
thank you all for your help
will post back if it works or not

cassie27

cassie27 wrote: »

thank you ive just bought a windows 2000 professional upgrade disc from ebay hopefully fingers crossed it will work
thank you all for your help
will post back if it works or not

:j it worked but i couldnt repair as i didnt know the admin password
only one problem i still cant get on the internet as the computer cant find the modem it is a 3com broadcom 5904 i need a disc does anyone know where i can get one ?
thanks for answers in advance

fwor

cassie27 wrote: »

:j it worked but i couldnt repair as i didnt know the admin password

You really do need to repair those disk errors - you can reset the admin password using the following offline tool:

http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/

Click on the Bootdisk button at the top and follow the instructions.

Probably the best way to get the driver for your modem is to examine it for the part number (starting with 3C.......) and then search for it in the 3com.com website support section.