Help can't get into windows !

JSW · 19 Jan 2008 at 20:05

Just built new pc and after everything was installed noticed my c: drive was labelled H:

I changed drive letters in regedit and restarted and now it loads to where the logon screen would be but just hangs with the win xp logo :mad:

Anything I can do without having to re-format ?

Spec:
Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB)
Zalman CNPS8700-LED CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Crucial Ballistix 2gb PC8500 1066mhz

Thanks

caithomas44 · 19 Jan 2008 at 20:07

insert the xp disc and do a repair of the boot sector

should sort you out

JSW · 19 Jan 2008 at 20:15

How do you repair the boot sector ?

Thanks

slowrunner · 19 Jan 2008 at 20:21

You should get an option to repair the install when XP set-up starts. I think thats what caithomas means?

porta · 19 Jan 2008 at 21:06

JSW said:
How do you repair the boot sector ?

Thanks

good guide here. just look down the list.

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm#How to Repair the Boot Sector:

caithomas44 · 19 Jan 2008 at 21:14

fixboot

that is the one

thanks Porta !

JSW · 20 Jan 2008 at 01:16

Did a repair took longer than a re install !

Cheers