Kinseygram
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My Emachine desktop will not load Windows XP so I decided to use the restore CD to reinstall.
My PC recognizes the CD and takes me to the screen where I can choose option 1 or two, with option 1 being reinstall. However, my keyboard is locked and, no matter what key I press, I get an A: prompt. I can't type anything either, so even if I knew the correct prompt I couldn't use it.
My keyboard works in BIOS (up and down arrows) so it's actaully working correctly. If I remove the restore disc, at startup my computer will run POST then take me to the error page advising that Windows did not shut down properly last time and gives me "choices" of safe mode, etc...however it's actually frozen on "Start Windows Normally", which it won't do. It'll count down from 25 to 0 and just sit there without loading Windows. I assume I have an error in the MBR.
Help!
My PC recognizes the CD and takes me to the screen where I can choose option 1 or two, with option 1 being reinstall. However, my keyboard is locked and, no matter what key I press, I get an A: prompt. I can't type anything either, so even if I knew the correct prompt I couldn't use it.
My keyboard works in BIOS (up and down arrows) so it's actaully working correctly. If I remove the restore disc, at startup my computer will run POST then take me to the error page advising that Windows did not shut down properly last time and gives me "choices" of safe mode, etc...however it's actually frozen on "Start Windows Normally", which it won't do. It'll count down from 25 to 0 and just sit there without loading Windows. I assume I have an error in the MBR.
Help!