Hard Drive not Found

stefstefstef · 11-05-2008, 03:21 AM

I think I've totally messed up my boyfriends computer.

It is an Area 51 Alienware Running XP home, Fujitsu SATA drive 5400rpm, 1GB ram 2MHZ computer.

I installed a windows activator programme off bitorrent (stupid I know, and he had legit windows too!) And halfway through it, I stopped it, also a stupid choice, I think it changed some files, but not enough and windows didn't like that...

Windows won't work, I cant repair or install from a bootable disk, I can't do anything, as the hard drive is not found.

I tried slipstreaming a driver into my Windows cd, and that won't work - it says it needs to find the driver from a floppy, but it has no floppy drive!!! Please help me!

Thank you so much for reading this and thanks in advance for any advice, this is so frustrating!

11-05-2008, 03:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
stefstefstef Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP HOME	Hard Drive not Found I think I've totally messed up my boyfriends computer. It is an Area 51 Alienware Running XP home, Fujitsu SATA drive 5400rpm, 1GB ram 2MHZ computer. I installed a windows activator programme off bitorrent (stupid I know, and he had legit windows too!) And halfway through it, I stopped it, also a stupid choice, I think it changed some files, but not enough and windows didn't like that... Windows won't work, I cant repair or install from a bootable disk, I can't do anything, as the hard drive is not found. I tried slipstreaming a driver into my Windows cd, and that won't work - it says it needs to find the driver from a floppy, but it has no floppy drive!!! Please help me! Thank you so much for reading this and thanks in advance for any advice, this is so frustrating!