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02-13-2017 05:19 PM
Product: Presario cq57
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)
Was doing system recovery process. Got message windows failed to load because a critical system driver is missing or corrupt. File \windows\system32\drivers\volsnap.sys status: 0xc0000221 do not have original disc
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02-13-2017 05:20 PM
I see you're running Win10. Did the PC come preinstalled with Win10? Or, did you upgrade it from a prior OS to Win10?
This is important as the recovery/reset method is different for the two situations.
We can proceed when you provide the answers.
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