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Newbie here...
AC adapter died. I replaced it. At boot time I got "Windows failed to start last time...". Whichever option I chose he died.
Booted 4 different XP CDs and the recovery CD. They ran but died at the point they should have done someting useful apart from load themselves. Same with the XP 6-diskette set.
Bought BootMaster and reset the MBR. Now, one time, after many boot attempts, I got "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\windows\system32\config\SYSTEM".
BootMaster can see the files on the C drive but he will only let me copy from C to A.
I have good data backup so I'd be happy if I could boot something that will let me reformat the HDD and try an XP reinstall. I have no idea what that something might be. Any thoughts? Thanks, Tom
Good Luck,FDISK is not for the weak hearted,its Hardcore,when your done you will be 'Born again Hard'.
I would probably buy a new hard disk and then buy a 2.5" caddy to rescue as much as possible from the old hard disk.
I'm out in a few minutes for nine days. I'll report back here after I return.
That's really strange
Closing the loop on this one, I posted the problem on the Sony site. After a couple of fruitless iterations I was told "We have identified that your unit may need to be repaired. "
It looks terminal...:smileycry:
Make sure you get a quote, but seriously I think you can get a better VAIO for the money they'll charge to repair the motherboard.