violinist33
New Member
Hello
I am running vista home premium x64 on my Dell XPS 420 desktop.
Recently I installed routine widows updates and the computer shut down as usual after installing them. However when I turned the computer back on, all I get is the error message "A disk read error occurred press ctrl + Alt + del to restart" Windows will not start.
Well first I tried restarting. That didn't work. At that point I started poking around the internet to see what help I could find.
The next thing I did (after some reading) was to go into the boot menu and change my boot sequence so I could load windows from my windows reinstallation cd/dvd
Here's the problem I have. After the screen that says "windows is loading files..." is the window that just has the little loading bar with "microsoft corporation" under it. After this, my computer just displays a blank black screen.
I have tried switching and using my other dvd/cd drive but the same thing happens.
Is there any other way for me to do a restore or repair?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
S.L.
I am running vista home premium x64 on my Dell XPS 420 desktop.
Recently I installed routine widows updates and the computer shut down as usual after installing them. However when I turned the computer back on, all I get is the error message "A disk read error occurred press ctrl + Alt + del to restart" Windows will not start.
Well first I tried restarting. That didn't work. At that point I started poking around the internet to see what help I could find.
The next thing I did (after some reading) was to go into the boot menu and change my boot sequence so I could load windows from my windows reinstallation cd/dvd
Here's the problem I have. After the screen that says "windows is loading files..." is the window that just has the little loading bar with "microsoft corporation" under it. After this, my computer just displays a blank black screen.
I have tried switching and using my other dvd/cd drive but the same thing happens.
Is there any other way for me to do a restore or repair?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
S.L.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS 420