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Disk Read Error: Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart



 
 
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Old December 7th 08, 08:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
InfernoX
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Default Disk Read Error: Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart


I get that message ( in the title) when trying to boot windows. This
happened to me earlier today and I used system restore to get back to
the desktop, but after about 5 minutes the OS started lagging out and I
restarted, and upon restart I got the error again. I'm trying system
restore again and I'm gonna try to run chkdsk, but I wonder if anyone
else has any ideas as to how I could fix this? I really don't want to
format, I just finished reinstalling, customizing and tweaking the hell
out of vista yesterday and I really don't want to do all that again.


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InfernoX
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Old December 7th 08, 08:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Rick Rogers
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Default Disk Read Error: Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart

Hi,

You may have a failing hard drive. Download and run a manufacturer's
diagnostic tool to confirm this. Backup critical data now.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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"InfernoX" wrote in message
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I get that message ( in the title) when trying to boot windows. This
happened to me earlier today and I used system restore to get back to
the desktop, but after about 5 minutes the OS started lagging out and I
restarted, and upon restart I got the error again. I'm trying system
restore again and I'm gonna try to run chkdsk, but I wonder if anyone
else has any ideas as to how I could fix this? I really don't want to
format, I just finished reinstalling, customizing and tweaking the hell
out of vista yesterday and I really don't want to do all that again.


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InfernoX


 




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