[jp11801]

Well I shot myself in the foot really good today and melted down my OS on my Imac. I installed the beta of a dual boot app at the apple site and tried to install a copy of xp to use some software I have and now I get the black screen that tells me to insert a bootable disc. I am screwed as I can't find my dvd that came with the Imac so I think i have to buy a new copy of OS X and Ilife. I hosed all my photos and me itunes library ouch.
Well I hope the fresh install of OS X gets me up and running thankfully it's a heck of alot less to buy apple os software than microsoft.

 

[AuroraProject]

Have you tried holding down the option key while pressing the power button?

 

[no1likesme]

you may also want to boot up a linux live cd and copy all of your files to an external hard drive (if the files are still there)

 

[Computerpro3]

If osx is half as intelligent as windows your files aren't gone. Either boot off of a linux cd and copy your files over or put the hard drive as a slave in another machine and do it.

Good luck, I hate it when stuff like that happens.

 

[jp11801]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AuroraProject /img/forum/go_quote.gif Have you tried holding down the option key while pressing the power button?

[size=xx-large]Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size]

Man you just saved me a huge headache, it's up and all is fine

 

[AuroraProject]

No problem, glad to help!

 

[Hi-Finthen]

Yet another tragedy only nearly, but averted

 

[darkninja67]

The lesson learned here kiddies is to invest in an external hard drive or at least make optical back ups. At least you got lucky OP.