HELP ME!!! something happend and now my comp wont load windows

[anticlutch]

Try repairing windows.

When you first boot off of the Windows cd, it'll go to a blue screen with a lot of stuff loading... after everything is done it will give you 3 options: 1. Install Windows, 2. Go to the repair console, and 3. exit.

Choose option 1 (no, this will not format your hd). After doing that there should be a pause and then it'll display the previous installed version of Windows. From there choose the repair option, and then it'll delete some Windows related files and reinstall them.

^ That's the method to use if you don't know what to do in the repair console. I'm not sure if this will fix your problem but you might want to give it a try.

Edit: Oh and before pressing any buttons, READ everything that is displayed!

 

[BXtreme]

it is caused by a daemon file, not system files...

 

[Pinchy]

As i said, boot up the HDD in another comp and delete all daemon files...i dont see why that wont work.

 

[anticlutch]

Oh... well at least he'll know what to do when a system file gets messed up

 

[Pinchy]

lmao actually now i know what to do

I used to use repair console, but thats MUCH easier lol

Anyways back to topic

 

[quasar923]

what is a deamon file my freind installed deamon tools for me about a week ago so i can use a game and always have it with out having hte player cd in the drive. is deamon tools realated to deamon files?

 

[BXtreme]

quasar923 pls read the link i gave you on the first page of this post about the sptd.sys
It's file related with the program daemon virtaul cd/dvd, daemon/s forum was closed for maintanance so the link i gave you will work, do it. and if you have trouble getting into safe mode, try to use the tip that anticlutch gave above, and then try to follow the steps, hope it works, gd luck !

 

[quasar923]

ok that option wont work with me putting the hdd into the portable hdd beacause m hard drive is serial ata and the thing onlt accepts sata i think and the connector cable is different. i tried that thing to repair it on option one and it didnt work it went through all of it and at the end it was like there is an error restart computer. what should i do now?

 

[BXtreme]

by your position, reistallation is necessary i'm afraid...

 

[quasar923]

what if tomarrow i could go to my freinds house and put my hdd in his comp and got rid of the deamon files could that work and if it did would the file just be labled deamon tools or files?

 

[anticlutch]

Ouch... I'm afraid BXtreme's suggestion is correct here. If the repair option doesn't work, and the link that BXtreme gave you doesn't help, then a reformat is the only option left. I hope that you won't lose too much saved data...

edit: nvm

 

[quasar923]

so i wont be able to delete the files manually?

 

[BXtreme]

deleting isn't the way, the file is corrupted it can be removed only by booting into windows from that hdd, and then downloading sptdinst.exe as i said in the link i gave, then select remove option, and thus problem will be solved, however there is another way....but it's risky, if u want to know it...

 

[quasar923]

sure how do u do it and wats the risk

 

[BXtreme]

risk: ur data can be dead meat.
process: use a linux, live disk that uses WINE (windows emulator, though it's definiton isn't that), now follow the steps in the link.

 

[quasar923]

could i put the hdd in another comp and then copy the files i dont wanna lose to my portable drive and then put a new windows on the hdd and then put the files back on once its good again?

 

[BXtreme]

in simple words-
1. copy you critical data using ur hdd on another pc
2. reinstall windows.

 

[quasar923]

ok ill do that

 

[BXtreme]

gd luck, hope any data doesn't get corrupt in the transfer

 

[Pinchy]

thats the easiest way out

 

[quasar923]

is deamon tools a virus i just wanna know beacuse my friends has had if for about 6 months with no problems so why do i get a data corruption for only having it for 3 weeks. his comp is a compaq presiaro. also i wanna know if it is a virus so i knnow weather or not to put it back on my comp because i like what it does making the virtual cd dvd drive.

 

[BXtreme]

No, it isn't a virus .
daemon tools is a virtual cd/dvd utility which run the disc's image as if it really is in the drive ! quite useful, it reduces the use of putting discs again and again, thus saving disc life
In other words, it virtually emulates a dvd/cd by running it's image in your hard drive.
say, i have a serious sam 2 disc here, but i wanna play it without a disc, i made an image by daemon or any 3rd party app like magiciso, and then in daemon's right-click menu, select a virtual drive and select the option "mount image", and presto ! The cd is in the drive ! but actually in my hand, it's running the media in the hdd virtually without needing the disc. but first an image must be created.

 

[quasar923]

yes thats the program i have im just wondering why this coruption happend so i can avoid it in the future

 

[Pinchy]

Ive never got or heard about a corruption...this is the first time

 

[quasar923]

oh well it happend while i was running 3dmark on the 1st test and it froze during the test so i rebooted and this screen came up.