[Virtualacorn-list] Boot problem

[Chris Newman]

In article <570f7044d3j.mccartney at blueyonder.co.uk>, John McCartney
<j.mccartney at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <570f6dd94acvjazz at waitrose.com>, Chris Newman via
> Virtualacorn-list <virtualacorn-list at riscository.co.uk> wrote:
> > The VA on my netbook has ceased to function correctly due to a power
> > failure i.e. Billy Muggins here pulled the mains out, forgetting the
> > battery was not in. Duh!!!.

> Been there, done that.

> > Windows 10 recovered but VA won't boot. I get the error message  An error
> > occurred  during Boot. File '&.!Boot' not found.

> I've seen that one many times before.

> > I can use the green page Boot menu & exit to desktop. Everything is
> > painfully slow & the pointer stutters dreadfully. However !Boot is there
> > on the Hard Disc.

> > Should I

> > a) Start from scratch & re-install the whole thing (Will my original
> > unlock key still apply?).

> > b) Drag over a !Boot from the original disc.

> > Any thoughts?

> The solution is almost certain to be a corrupt cmos.ram in the model of
> whichever processor you're using.

> Just replace it with a copy of the original from whatever backup you have.
> There shouldn't be a need for any more drastic measures than that -
> certainly not reinstallation.

Thanks, John. Sounds comforting. I'll give it a whirl tomorrow (or when I get
A Round Tuitt) whichever comes first.
Now where did I put that back-up. Would the cmos in the original CD suffice
think you?

-- 
Chris