computer not booting

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chapado

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my cd rom drive wasnt working and I wanted to reformat my computer so I
removed my hardrive to reformat on another computer. I reformated my hardrive and put it back in my computer to start up but it didnt start up instead it brought up this blue screen that said something about removing any newly instaled software or hardrives. What I dont get is why it starts on my friends but doesnt start on my computer.
 
Hmm

Maybe pop back the CD-ROM drive that "did not work". What you could try is putting another one in on the same channel that you know works and then booting. A different hardware configuration sometimes causes this.

JAN :D
 
what the error says

a problem has detectedand windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer if this is the firs time youve seen this error screen, restart your computer if this appears again follow these steps check for viruses on your computer remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllerd check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated run CHDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption and then restart your computer
 
Did you format the drive in another system and install the OS, If its XP, it doesnt like changes, moving from a completly different system, dont think you will get it to boot, use the cd-rom out of the other system to reformat and install on your computer and give it back
 
i used to get this problem on my old system. in my case i found that replacing the crappy IDE cables that came with the system sorted the problem.
i would strongly suggest that you check that the cables are securely in place and even move the drive to different channels if that doesn't help.
 
I reformated my hardrive and put it back in my computer to start up but it didnt start up instead it brought up this blue screen that said something about removing any newly instaled software or hardrives. What I dont get is why it starts on my friends but doesnt start on my computer.
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Reformat or reinstall? Because you cant boot or get BSODs off a formatted drive
 
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