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If you have to select the boot device every time, this means that the BIOS (CMOS) setup does not have the boot device listed as the first device to boot from. At startup, press the key that enters CMOS (BIOS), usually DELETE, or possibly F2. Once in the CMOS, look for boot options, then boot devices, then boot sequence. Find your device and ensure that it is listed first in the boot order sequence. Then save the changes and reboot. You may have it set for a USB or network boot first and it won't boot without intervention.
Resolution: Boot into Recovery Console and run "fixmbr" to repair the MBR
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Symptoms: "A disk read error occurred" "NTLDR is missing" "NTLDR is compressed"
Cause: Corrupt boot sector
Resolution: Boot into Recovery Console and run "fixboot" to repair the boot sector
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Symptoms: "BOOT.INI is missing or corrupt" "Boot device inaccessible" "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll"
Cause: BOOT.INI missing, corrupt or out of date as a partition has been inserted
Resolution: Boot into Recovery Console and run "bootcfg /rebuild" to repair the BOOT.INI
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Symptoms: "Windows could not start not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM"
Cause: Corrupt/missing system hive
Resolution: 1. Boot into Recovery Console and run "chkdsk C: /f" to check the system disk for errors and fix them, then reboot. 2. If the error continues and System Restore is enabled, copy the system hive from the last restore point into \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG 3. If the error continues, copy the system hive from \WINDOWS\REPAIR into \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG 4. If the error continues, perform a repair installation by booting from the Windows installation media
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Symptoms: "Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk, Check boot path and disk hardware."
Cause: Boot volume (with Windows folder) is not accessible as defined in BOOT.INI
Resolution: Check the boot volume is accessible
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Symptoms: Dual-boot 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows system reports "NTOSKRNL.EXE is corrupt" trying to boot into 64-bit Windows
Cause: System volume contains an older boot loader than the boot volume requires - e.g. XP SP2 installed after XP x64
Resolution: Copy NTDETECT.COM and NTLDR from XP x64 installation media to the root of the system volume
Boot sequence problem? You set the boot sequence permanently in the Bios or System Setup. Normally when you boot the system the screen will tell you what key to hit to get into the Bios or Systems Setup.
You can set the boot sequence temporarily (just for the current boot cycle) by watching the screen when you boot and it will tell you which key to hit to change the boot sequence or boot order.
Yes. It is called "Dual Boot" or "Multi-boot". You can even have different operating systems on each drive or partition. For more information, just click this link.
Hi,
You must change the boot sequence from your BIOS.
To do this, when your computer starts press F1 or F2 until you enter the bios setup menu. Usually on Toshiba is F1 or Esc key.
Now that you are in the BIOS, you must locate the boot order section. Just go through every page until you see something like Boot Device, Boot Order, Boot Management, Boot Sequence, etc. (its different for each computer)
There, change the boot order to move the Hard Disk or DVD ROM in the top two items in the list.
Save your settings and exit the BIOS.
Your computer will restart and it should boot up normally.
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