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Weird ExPee error: by carthax 2005-12-19 17:55:06
On boot, immediately after POST:

Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.
Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.
Please check the Windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information.

Anyone have a clue? I have tested with other disks, and the BIOS can't see them. They are not "known good" disks, however, so they might possibly be bad -- no ca-chunk noises, though. If I choose to repair the current installation of XP, the system will boot up properly once. I get the above error every time thereafter until I reload XP again.

Any ideas?
[ Reply ]
  Forgot to mention: This is a client's PC. Help by carthax2005-12-19 17:56:35
    How does it behave with knoppix? (n/t) by DesertRat662005-12-19 18:08:55
    are the chipset and mobo drivers installed? (n/t) by ihavebigpiranha2005-12-19 18:25:44
      that doesn't matter if it won't make it to windows (n/t) by Freakazoid2005-12-19 18:28:36
  What version of Windows? And ... by ChuckAB2005-12-19 18:43:55
    Silly me - ExPee. Question: by ChuckAB2005-12-19 18:44:37
  Known issue with XP by Havoc2005-12-19 18:57:40
    funnily enough, it's called a repair install by Freakazoid2005-12-19 19:25:35
      I've tried that. Same error after repair. (n/t) by carthax2005-12-19 20:19:37
      Nope - it's a simple thing, NOT a repair install by Havoc2005-12-20 10:41:33
        foundit by Havoc2005-12-20 10:43:20
  Fixed. by carthax2006-11-19 12:55:59

 

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