[NFBCS] Help! I broke my laptop

[Littlefield, Tyler]

Hello:

What drive letter is windows installed on? If x, then replace the C: 
with X: in my prior example.

HTH,

On 6/19/2020 1:40 PM, Tracy Carcione via NFBCS wrote:
> I tried again, and now it says the type of the file system is raw; chkdsk
> canot work.
> The command prompt is at x:\Windows\System32.
> Tracy
>
>
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>
> Tyler, I did that, from wherever it put me when I chose command prompt,
> Windows\system32: I think.  It says "cannot open volume for direct access".
> What do I try now?
>
> Kevin, thanks for your encouraging words.
>
> I sure am glad Narrator is working on these screens.  I thought I'd have to
> do everything with AIRA.
> Tracy
>
>
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> Tyler via NFBCS
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>
> You can't say it's not a corrupt registry without knowing what the error
> even is. The registry is useful pretty early in the windows boot cycle,
> so it very well may be.
> try going to a command prompt and using chkdsk /r /f C:
> that will take a while to run. go drink a few pots of coffee. then
> reboot and see if that helps.
> If not, reply back with the error and we can try to help more.
> HTH,
> On 6/19/2020 12:18 PM, Kevin via NFBCS wrote:
>> It doesn't sound like anything you did.  Sometimes the system has a
>> hiccup as I call it and tries to recover from a bad crash and can't.
>> If you can't reboot properly and are getting these options your hard
>> drive got messed up.  No, it isn't the registry.
>>
>>
>> On 6/19/2020 11:51 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFBCS wrote:
>>> Last night, my laptop started doing something mysterious, and Jaws
>>> shut off.
>>> Instead of being smart and starting Narrator, I held down the power
>>> button
>>> and did a hard shutoff.  Now it won't start.  The Dell logo comes up
>>> for a
>>> while, then it asks for my keyboard layout, then it offers
>>> troubleshooting.
>>> I have tried auto-repair, system restore, and image restore, but none of
>>> them work.  There are also options to uninstall updates, use a command
>>> prompt, and UEFI something.  I haven't tried them.
>>>
>>> I tried Googling different errors, but the results haven't been helpful.
>>> One result muttered darkly about a corrupt registry.
>>>
>>> I can try to find a tech, but things here are still pretty closed
>>> down, so
>>> it might not be easy.
>>>
>>> Any advice welcome.  Oh what a dope I am.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
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