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What does it mean when my computer displays a message saying 'drive not ready-system halted' upon startup?
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Generally this means one of two things - either you have a floppy in the drive or your start up files are corrupted. After checking the floppy drive, restart your PC and keep pressing F8 until you get the menu for a safe start - select start the PC with the last know configeration that worked. If this doesn't work, you may have to reinstall Windows
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it means you have problems. call tech support
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