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STOP INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

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ADoozer

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Dec 15, 2002
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ok crisis time...

this pc contains much un-backed-up stuff.

it says on the stop page to check for viruses on my pc and to run chkdsk /f

anyone know how to do this being that i cant actually start windows?

(can u use a dos prompt on NTFS drives?!?!?!?)

thnx in advance

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never mind... i shoved the hdd in another pc and chkdsk fixed it

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