My computer has been working fine, until recently, say the past week, I turn it on, use it for a while and then it would turn itself off. It%26#039;s not connected to the internet so I didn%26#039;t think it could be a virus.
However I tried to turn it on yesterday and it wouldn%26#039;t even get to load all the way before it turned itself off. Now when I turn it on it shows the acer screen as it should, then beeps as it should and then I get a message which says:
Invalid BOOT.INI file
Booting from C:\windows\
I have been on other forums and seen that many answers say they either need a disk to boot it from (which I don%26#039;t have) or that they need to change the BOOT thing but I can%26#039;t do that because my computer won%26#039;t load. It will just sit at the Invalid BOOT.INI screen for hours.
I%26#039;m hoping there is a way I could fix this problem without having to spend a lot of money.
Thanks
Oh and my computer runs on Windows XP home edition.|||Borrow a Win XP home CD from a friend. Use the Recovery consol and at the C prompt type %26quot;fixboot%26quot; without the quotes.
wdw|||Ok! This is a bit complex! First of all, if possible try to get a copy of the boot disk for the formatting purpose. This you can generally find on torrents I suppose. Else, try logging into Safe mode pressing F8 key as soon as you see the acer screen and try to recover the previous settings . I just have this much amount of information. :( Hope this helps.|||try reinstalling / repair using win xp.
