Everytime I unplug my computer everything is lost OS and everything else! What would cause this?? :(
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Jump to PostWhat operating system are you using? This could be the cause of a bad hard drive. Perhaps even a bad BIOS chip on the motherboard? What happens when you turn on your computer again? Do you get any error messages? Did this always occur or just start recently? Was there …
Jump to PostWho is the MFR of the computer? Let us know so that we all don't go out and buy that brand... if all the MRF can say is that it is not anything IN the computer...Then what OUTSIDE of the computer could cause this to happen?
Jump to PostCheck the boot.ini file. If the computer has both Windows XP as well as DOS installed, a bootloader might be saying to run DOS instead. See, WinXP doesn't come with a standalone version of DOS (giving you a C: prompt). Check the boot.ini file.
Perhaps there is a cd-rom …
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