HP Pavilion running Vista system crashes then it said 'cannot find Windows.

I have a HP Pavilion otherwise very satisfied with Vista and installed Service Pack 2. Lately, unfortunately, the machine often accidents / crashes. Sometimes, the problem is resolved after you restart Windows. But more often, when I try to reboot normally, or via Ctrl/AltDel or removal of complete power, an error message appears back, indicating "cannot find Windows. I think I have a problem of HARD drive and/or a little defective internal power connections. But since I still have a lot of free space on the HARD disk, I prefer not to scrap it. However, if it 's the drive itself that has a problem, I would consider that replace it with a new one. Anyone out there with some thoughts on this?

Hello

·         Since when are you facing this problem?

·         What is the code or an exact error message you get?

·         Remember to make changes to your computer before this problem occurred?

Method 1:

I suggest you to refer to the article below and check if it helps:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors

Method 2:

I suggest you follow the article from the link provided below and solve the problem:

What to do if Windows does not start correctly

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-to-do-if-Windows-wont-start-correctly

Hope this helps

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