# Help! Computer is Fubar! Windows won't start

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-computer-is-fubar-windows-wont-start/697177>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 1, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-computer-is-fubar-windows-wont-start/697177 "2014-09-01T18:44:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-computer-is-fubar-windows-wont-start/697177/21 "2014-09-21T01:45:43Z")

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Tried drachillix’s fix but have the wrong version disk. Starting a new thread to see if anybody has a disk to lend me.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-computer-is-fubar-windows-wont-start/697177/22 "2014-09-21T04:03:19Z")

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Well, you wrote in your OP that your computer is Fubar. If that’s true, then by definition there’s nothing you or anyone can do.

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-computer-is-fubar-windows-wont-start/697177/23 "2014-09-21T05:39:53Z")

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> [@Senegoid](#):
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> Well, you wrote in your OP that your computer is Fubar. If that’s true, then by definition there’s nothing you or anyone can do.

Waylaid by a technicality! 😃

Nice observation. But the last two letters stand for “Axxx’s Resources”. 😉

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