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How to fix windows 7 boot failure?


My old desktop is giving me some tough time as it is not letting me boot it. I know that it may be because of a virus as it is giving error The Operating System not found. I do not what is the real problem as it was booting nicely on previous occasions. So tell me how to resolve such a boot error in some uncomplicated steps…
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Harshal Patel | Oct 24 2011

The boot disk failure, insert system disk and press Enter

This is really a boot error quite common: "The boot disk failure, insert system disk and press Enter." However, it can scare the heck out of that if the system was previously working fine and suddenly would not start. There are many reasons a person may encounter this error. The following simple solution, I outline some of the basic problems to check the time to fix this boot Windows.

How to fix a boot disk failure, insert system disk and press ENTER:

Here are some troubleshooting tips to try if the problem occurred suddenly and has not made any modifications or changes to system hardware.

Make sure there is no CD / DVD or floppy disks are inserted while trying to boot.

Disconnect all USB devices connected to storage. Cameras, phones and iPods have been known to cause this problem also boot.
Make sure the system BIOS shows the hard drive as a boot device. Also, set the boot order in BIOS so the hard drive to become the first boot device.
Make sure your hard drive is recognized during the system message. If not, check the cables and connections.
If the equipment is new construction or have made hardware changes to the system, such as installing a new CD, DVD or hard disk, use the troubleshooting tips.

If you recently installed a new hard drive, CD / DVD, check the bridges of the units. In some cases, older IDE cables, you can use the Master and Slave jumper settings and you should use cable select.

As a last resort, you may need to perform a repair of the system if the system has been corrupted.

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