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by eyeofnewt
20 Sep 2012, 21:55
Forum: Filesystem repair
Topic: Used Testdisk, now my media is missing!
Replies: 2
Views: 4702

Re: Used Testdisk, now my media is missing!

I'm just another user of testdisk.

If you are seeing the error message "operating system not found" this is the same error I've been seeing with a failed disk from my laptop (which was dual boot windows + ubuntu).

First boot up again and go to the BIOS Setup (hit F2 when booting up ?) to see if ...
by eyeofnewt
19 Sep 2012, 23:12
Forum: Filesystem repair
Topic: Used Testdisk, now my media is missing!
Replies: 2
Views: 4702

Used Testdisk, now my media is missing!

So I tried using Testdisk and got really confused by the options. Anyway, I tried the write, and then advanced >> boot/repair options. However, when I restarted windows I got a No Operating System found message. I tried booting SystemRescue CD with Testdisk but now only my DVD-RW drive is found in ...
by eyeofnewt
19 Sep 2012, 19:30
Forum: Filesystem repair
Topic: Don't know what to do...
Replies: 1
Views: 3249

Don't know what to do...

I had to powerdown my laptop manually when system >> shut down failed to do the trick. Ever since then, I have been unable to start windows. Instead I received the message
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<Windows root>\system32\hal.dll
Please reinstall a ...