| In Microsoft Windows XP computer, there are some | | | | Damaged MBR (Master Boot Record) |
| situations where your system does not boot up and | | | | Virus infection |
| you encounter some error message, which stats that | | | | File system corruption |
| the operating system is missing. In such cases, the | | | | Inactive boot partition or incompatible partition is set as |
| system does not boot up and thus you can not | | | | active |
| access your valuable data from Windows hard drive. | | | | BIOS doesn't detect hard drive |
| This behavior leads to serious data loss situations and | | | | Logical damage to hard drive or operating system |
| thus you need to opt for windows data recovery using | | | | malfunction |
| appropriate tools. | | | | Resolution |
| In a practical scenario, when you attempt to boot your | | | | You can try out following two methods to sort out this |
| Microsoft Windows XP computer, you might come | | | | problem: |
| across any of the below error messages: | | | | Check BIOS settings: Make sure that your system |
| Missing Operating System | | | | BIOS recognizes your hard drive. If the system |
| Operating system not found. | | | | detects your hard drive, then the problem could be |
| If you go to Recovery Console by booting the system | | | | with logical part. |
| using Windows XP installation disk to recovery its | | | | Use Windows Recovery Console: Repair the MBR |
| functionality, you may get below error message: | | | | using Fixmbr command in Windows Recovery |
| “Setup did not find any hard drives installed on your | | | | Console. |
| computer.” | | | | Before applying the Fixmbr command, you should |
| This behavior of Microsoft Windows XP renders all | | | | backup all your data. This command may cause data |
| your valuable data inaccessible and lead to data loss. In | | | | loss if the drive is virus infected or there is a physical |
| order to gain access of your business-critical data, you | | | | damage. In such cases, windows data recovery |
| need to find out the cause of this problem and then | | | | software come for your help to get your data |
| carry out Windows Recovery by sorting it out. | | | | recovered. |
| Root of the issue | | | | The applications have interactive user interface and |
| This problem might take place in either of the following | | | | thus let you carry out Windows Data Recovery on |
| situations: | | | | your own. They perform absolute recovery using |
| Damaged or missing or other Windows boot files. | | | | advanced and powerful scanning algorithms. |