I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. In reply to Daavee's post on October 16, You copycat! There is also a KB about agp Are you buckin' fer one of them " expert " badges? How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Let it finish, even if it takes all night.
Just check it in the morning. Complete instructions may be found in ElderL's post from this thread:. You are on the right track though. The Windows Setup Press 'R' to enter the Recovery Console. You'll then find yourself at the main Recovery Console prompt. So if there's a problem rooted in the Boot. If you suspect that Windows XP won't boot because Boot.
The partition boot sector is a small section of the hard disk partition that contains information about the operating system's file system NTFS or FAT32 , as well as a very small machine language program that is crucial in assisting the operating system as it loads.
If you suspect that Windows XP won't boot because the partition boot sector has been corrupted, you can use a special Recovery Console tool called Fixboot to fix it.
Where [drive] is the letter of the drive to which you want to write a new partition boot sector. The master boot record occupies the first sector on the hard disk and is responsible for initiating the Windows boot procedure. The master boot record contains the partition table for the disk as well as a small program called the master boot code , which is responsible for locating the active, or bootable, partition, in the partition table.
Once this occurs, the partition boot sector takes over and begins loading Windows. If the master boot record is corrupt, the partition boot sector can't do its job and Windows won't boot. If you suspect Windows XP won't boot because the master boot record has been corrupted, you can use the Recovery Console tool Fixmbr to fix it. For example, the device pathname format for a standard bootable drive C configuration would look like this:.
When Windows XP encounters a fatal error, the default setting for handling such an error is to automatically reboot the system. If the error occurs while Windows XP is booting, the operating system will become stuck in a reboot cycle--rebooting over and over instead of starting up normally. In that case, you'll need to disable the option for automatically restarting on system failure.
When Windows XP begins to boot up and you see the message Please select the operating system to start or hear the single beep, press [F8] to display the Windows Advanced Options Menu. Now, Windows XP will hang up when it encounters the error and with any luck, it will display a stop message you can use to diagnose the problem.
If you can't seem to repair a Windows XP system that won't boot and you have a recent backup, you can restore the system from the backup media. The method you use to restore the system will depend on what backup utility you used, so you'll need to follow the utility's instructions on how to perform a restore operation. If you can't repair a Windows XP system that won't boot and you don't have a recent backup, you can perform an in-place upgrade.
Doing so reinstalls the operating system into the same folder, just as if you were upgrading from one version of Windows to another. An in-place upgrade will usually solve most, if not all, Windows boot problems. When tried to restart would not boot, it hangs up at the windows XP screen. The computer starts in safe mode but when I shut down again it hangs up.
Did a restore to the date just prior to a windows update which was two days ago but did not resolve the issue. Currently I am utilizing a different computer to reasearch the issue. Is there a way when in safe mode to access the internet that I'm not aware of? The computer is a lap top with wireless internet connection. Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, Thanks. Hi rcflyerbob Welcome to the BBS! Ok you should have internet access in Safe Mode networking!
If so do the below, if not get these burnt to a CD and do it! And do in exact order given! Run repeatedly until no more found. Run both temp and registry repeatedly until no more found. Nothing is un-installed or deleted only disabled from running!
They can be put back anytime later but I would not, as none of them are needed by most home users and very few business users. Now in this case we disabling for trouble shooting purposes. Special note. If you are going to pick and choose then be aware that the small amount of RAM and CPU cycles of each one individually is not significant but as a group it is! So if you need most of them or just think you do because you don't then just as well enable them all!
Do not disable Wireless Zero configuration on a Laptop. Has nothing to do with other wireless hardware like wireless routers etc. In short if this computer has a CAT 5 or 6 cable and no ability to connect wirelessly if that cable is unplugged, then you can disable Wireless Zero configuration. This is not to be confused with Wired Auto Config do not disable that!
There are a couple more things to do if all is now seemingly well and perhaps more if XClean found anything! Log in or Sign up to hide this advert. I kept thinking about the recent windows update and was sure it must be at least part of the problem. So what I did while in safe mode was go to msconfig and uncheck all auto start programs and did a normal reboot.
This seems to have fixed the probem. Now I'm not sure if I should go forward with the steps you recommend or just wait and see if the problem returns.
Any thoughts? Mansour ,. Hi Bob No that is not a fix! Its more of a cover up or stick your head in the sand and hope it goes away thing!
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