I am looking at this one for a friend. It is a Dell Inspiron 2500 running WinXP Pro. POST is OK, but it gives an "Operating System not found" error after POST on some occasions, boots normally on others. The OS also gets unstable at times. I was told that it would sometimes randomly open old text files without being told to, and then lock up. With the error message, I am thinking maybe the HD is going, but I don't have another to test it with. What do y'all think?
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Jump to PostWell it could be a virii issue, also a boot sector virus. Other then it would have to be a faulty Harddrive, or maybe a currupt file in XP, i would recommend a better OS. lol. Hardcore 98!. Justplaying.
Jump to PostIf you have the Dell Startup Disc I would start with a format and reinstall.
I would suspect a corrupt OS/Virus from your description.
Jump to PostThen try to reinstall Windows, and see what's happening...
Jump to PostYou know what to do, how long have you had it? And is the warrenty still valid? If so have them replace it.
Jump to PostHow does it "sometimes boot" to the OS if it is not seen by the bios?
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