Gateway laptop NV help please

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Karyce Posts 1 Registration date Saturday March 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen March 1, 2014 - Mar 1, 2014 at 09:22 PM
xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 - Mar 1, 2014 at 10:02 PM
I have a gateway laptop NV series & when I start it up it goes to a screen that says Windows failed to start. Status:0xc000000f
Info:The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.

My laptop did not come with any discs. Is there any way to fix this???
My graduate thesis is on it & am pulling my hair out. Thank you.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Mar 1, 2014 at 10:02 PM
It's possible the hard disk has failed. But, if it hasn't you could remove the hard disk. Put it in a USB adapter and access the data from another computer. A local repair shop should be able to sell you the adapter and remove the drive for under $50.

I know it's too late. But, you should have been emailing yourself copies of the thesis on a regular basis. That way you would only have lost a day or two of work.

Good Luck
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