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  • Oct 31, 2008, 11:26 AM
    johnforson
    Computer won't start
    My computer won't boot up the operating system, and I have blank dark screen on my desktop, showing preparing to start your new computer, underneath is c:\> which I don't know the command.


    Can you help, please

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  • Oct 31, 2008, 11:43 AM
    StaticFX

    .. it seems to have booted to DOS

    Make sure there is no Disk in ANY drive, then try

    Is this an old PC ? New PC? Make/model?

    Do you have the OS disks?
  • Oct 31, 2008, 02:52 PM
    seahwk83

    As mentioned, make sure no disks are in drives

    Any changes that either happened or that you perhaps made to your computer around the time that the problem started; particularly any software or hardware that you installed or setup.

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