Definition of "unbootable" [unbootable]

• Not bootable. (adjective)

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• "McAfee removing the virus, er, critical system file, rendered it unbootable, which is a problem that can't be fixed without a face-to-face encounter with each PC."
• "* Help File covered a wayward AVG anti-virus update that left some Windows 7 PCs unbootable and suggested two programs to watch Windows Media Video files or streams on a Mac."
• "The Knoppix Live Linux CD can do more than just rescue files from an unbootable hard drive — the full operating system on an optical disk has a host of software packages including multimedia apps."