Check for a CD or floppy left in a drive. Normally either the floppy or CD is set first in boot order. If you leave a disk in (except a bootable disk like Win 98 install CD) you get that error. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie" <konniel@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <24hoursupport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 2:13 PM Subject: [24hoursupport] Help with invalid system disk error display > Hi, > My son has a HP Pavilion XE 744 with the operating system of Windows 2000. > The problem is the only thing that will come up on the screen when you turn the computer on is the blank screen with the "Invalid System Disk" error message. > Please can someone tell me how to correct this or how to get into the system to correct it or even if it can be corrected. I am not even sure what it means. The computer will not let you do anything with it at all other than that screen. > Any help would be appreciated. > Thanks, > Connie > > > - Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to > 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the > Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at > http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1/24hrsupport.htm. > > - Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1/24hrsupport.htm.