Windows could not start because of a hardware problem.....

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477/en-us

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"Jamie O'Neill" <JamieONeill@discussions.microsoft.com> escribió en el
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> Hey guys, My friend's comp will not start, I have tried all I know
> (which
> maybe not be alot) to try and get it passed this page. E.g try
> starting in
> safe mode etc. However we still get this message after windows tries
> to boot;
>
> Windows could not start because of a hardware configuration problem.
> Could
> not read from selected boot disk. Check boot path and dick hardware.
> Please
> check the windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and
> your
> hardware reference manuals for additional information.
>
> Any suggestions on what to do? And if this is a common easy to fix
> error, I
> am sorry - only young so be gentle with me.
>
> Look forward to hearing from anyone with suggestions.
> Thank you.