[hibbychubbs]

hi all i have an advent AOI 100 & 3 weeks ago i had to put my pc back to factory setting & seemed to be working fine til last night when i went to start up...i got this message

Windows Boot Manager
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings and click "Next."
3. Click "repair your computer."#

Status: 0xc000000f

file \Boot\BCD

INFO a error occured while attempting to read boot configuration data

i do not & never have had a disc i have tried tapping F8 but that just goes back the message above ,,,,,any help would be appreciated

[hibbychubbs]

additional info its windows xp home sp3

[Missli]

You will need an operating system installation disk to get up, and running again.

Might be worth buying one. There are some good deals about.

[Ellie666]

you seem to be getting conflicting error messages as you say it's XP yet XP doesn't use BCD!

if you can get to another pc, which i assume you can as you're on here!!! then you can download repair discs or alternatively find someone else with XP home sp3 and use their machine to make a boot /repair disc.

[Oscar_]

You may wish to consider ditching horrible Windows altogether on that machine. Burn yourself a Puppy Linux Live CD and run that instead

[hibbychubbs]

thanks for your replies i have e-mailed advent & i'm awaiting a reply cheers

[max99]

Restore to factory settings again.