 Computer Freezing Up When I Try To Install Ubuntu 7.10, and windows cant load |
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 Nov 25 2007, 06:56 PM
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Nov 25 2007, 07:23 PM
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Is there any chance with those recovery disks, that you can access this?
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben...p;x=12&y=14 I'm not to familiar with it myself, but maybe have a look.  Sounds like it's complicated, but it's not. I just never use it. *run a chkdsk from there. This post has been edited by nightspydk: Nov 25 2007, 07:26 PM |
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Nov 26 2007, 12:54 PM
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 Hail Groovicus! Group: Site Admin Posts: 6,454 Joined: 5-June 04 From: Vermillion, SD Member No.: 689 |
What sort of system are you running? You should be able to repair the master boot record (which is what is broken), but I am guessing that the procedure may depend on how the manufacturer has set up their restore process.
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Nov 26 2007, 01:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 8-September 07 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 155,641 |
I'm using a E-machines C2280
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Nov 26 2007, 05:55 PM
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Linux/windows.
groovicus is right. This a matter of getting the mbr fixed. See if that sorts it out. From the console - fixmbr |
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Nov 26 2007, 09:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 8-September 07 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 155,641 |
I attempted to use recovery console but the restore disks I am using only give me the option to install XP or boot to command prompt via the disks.
note: I also read some wear that you need at least 320mb of ram to install Ubuntu from a live CD made from burning the ISO's I doubt it but does any one know for sure ? -------------------- |
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Nov 26 2007, 09:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 17-November 07 Member No.: 170,492 |
That's it.
Boot to command prompt and type fixmbr press return |
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Nov 27 2007, 07:04 AM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 337 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England Member No.: 70,484 |
All live cd's are a bit greedy for ram, as a result, live cd installs will require higher ram. The options are there, distros like debian integrate the text base install as a part of the distro cd, Ubuntu has an alternate install cd, as well as gentoo (be ready to be perplexed if you go this route)...I could go on this forever. Anywho...if you have a low specs machine (as one of my boxes is) just grab the alternate install, or the text based installs straight away. This will save you from making cd's into coasters, time and a bity of frustration. The text base is as easy, and easy to install as the gui versions.
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Nov 27 2007, 04:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 8-September 07 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 155,641 |
QUOTE(nightspydk @ Nov 26 2007, 06:49 PM)  That's it. Boot to command prompt and type fixmbr press return Tried that but the drive it gives me to prompt from is my floppy drive and I cant get it to change to my hard drive or disk drive and when I enter the command it tells me its invalid This post has been edited by JacksonT: Nov 27 2007, 04:52 PM -------------------- |
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Nov 27 2007, 06:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 17-November 07 Member No.: 170,492 |
That's a pain.
 Here's something that might be worth a try. Might have uses also in the future for you. Read here, Accessing the Recovery Console Without a Windows CD - http://commandwindows.com/recovery.htm ..and get the setup disks here - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...b;en-us;Q310994 edit More on the recovery console/how to use - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial117.html This post has been edited by nightspydk: Nov 28 2007, 12:22 AM |
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