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    T61 with vista not booting

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by giridhart, Nov 26, 2009.

  1. giridhart

    giridhart Notebook Enthusiast

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    Day before yesterday I did windows update and when I tried t orestart the system it wont.
    I got following message:
    Boot selection failed because required device is in accessible.

    Status: 0xC000000F

    I tried restoring/ recovering with cd from neosmart, it did not work.

    Is there a way to get back my installation back?
    Or should I restore everything to factory state?

    Please reply ASAP
    Regards
     
    giridhart, Nov 26, 2009
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  2. BaldwinHillsTrojan

    BaldwinHillsTrojan Notebook Evangelist

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    http://www.articlesbase.com/data-re...-the-boot-selection-failed-error-1211456.html

    Since you have a TP you can also hit the Blue Button to restore to FACTORY DAY 1 OUT OF THE BOX SETTINGS. MEANS YOU LOSE ALL DATA AND SOFTWARE ADDED SINCE YOU BOOTED UP FOR THE FIRST TIME. Basically, the baby will be the same as when it was delivered. I'm not going to tell you what to do. You have to weigh your options on a cost (lost data)/ benefit (working TP) based on your own priorities and needs.
     
    BaldwinHillsTrojan, Nov 26, 2009
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  3. giridhart

    giridhart Notebook Enthusiast

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    I tried using vista recovery Cd from neosmart but it didnt work.
    Unable to find any fault and restore also didnt work.
    I guess now I have to press blue button :(
     
    giridhart, Nov 26, 2009
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  4. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    That's because it's obvious that it's a hardware problem and not software. Personally, I think it's your disk.
    Renee
     
    Renee, Nov 26, 2009
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