Windows XP Pro will not load

Pandorasghost · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:31

good afternoon all.

im having a spot of bother with my computer

windows will not load, it failed to load once then offered the start windows normally and start with last known good config ect.

now constantly get these options and i have tried all of them.

when i pick start normally nothing happens it just stays on that screen,

when i pick last known good config same thing happens, well nothing does really!

and the same when i select safe mode too. please any help accepted!

Firegod · 27 Aug 2007 at 13:56

That doesn't sound to good, especially if the "safe mode" option doesn't work either. :confused:

Can you boot from the CD and do a repair install? Then at least that way, you can rescue anything from your hdd and then perhaps format and start fresh...

I take it no message appears or anything, it just hangs?

What happens if you try booting with individual memory dimms? Or perhaps reseting your BIOS/CMOS... worth a shot.

Pandorasghost · 27 Aug 2007 at 14:43

no messages tried one RAM stick, with no joy so far.

Burnsy2023 · 27 Aug 2007 at 14:51

Pandorasghost said:
no messages tried one RAM stick, with no joy so far.

Holy sig size batman! I suggest you have a look at the FAQ 400 x 75 pixels max.

And try an repair installation.

Burnsy

Yas786 · 27 Aug 2007 at 14:52

^^^^Holy moly at your sig fella...best get that fixed before a Don sees it

Have a look at the FAQ where it states:

OCUK FAQ said:
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Pandorasghost · 27 Aug 2007 at 15:01

Any chance you can give me some advice with this repair do i use the recovery console? or do i do this other thingy the one thats like the actual installation.??

thanks guys

Burnsy2023 · 27 Aug 2007 at 15:16

Pandorasghost said:
Any chance you can give me some advice with this repair do i use the recovery console? or do i do this other thingy the one thats like the actual installation.??

thanks guys

Boot of the disc and go install, it should see your existing installationand ask you if you want to repair it

Burnsy

Pandorasghost · 27 Aug 2007 at 15:59

Im not getting the option to repair the installation unless i use the recovery console.

Burnsy2023 · 27 Aug 2007 at 16:06

Are you sure?

Have a look here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

Burnsy

Pandorasghost · 27 Aug 2007 at 16:09

Alright, I see what you say but no I select partiton 1 C: and I do not get the option to repair the installation.

Burnsy2023 · 27 Aug 2007 at 16:11

Ahh.

Got important data on the drive? because I think a fresh installation will be on the cards.

Burnsy

Firegod · 27 Aug 2007 at 16:14

Pandorasghost said:
Alright, I see what you say but no I select partiton 1 C: and I do not get the option to repair the installation.

Sounds strange... how bigs the hdd? You could partion the drive, install windows again to the new partition... and then like before, save all your stuff and just format the entire drive and start again.

Pandorasghost · 27 Aug 2007 at 17:51

yes got data i need to recover, lol, its 160 GB. fortunaltly i have a second HDD what im gonna do is install to the second HDD and then pull the data across. and format the old one.

Firegod · 27 Aug 2007 at 17:52

Pandorasghost said:
yes got data i need to recover, lol, its 160 GB. fortunaltly i have a second HDD what im gonna do is install to the second HDD and then pull the data across. and format the old one.

Sounds like a good plan batman!

Pandorasghost · 28 Aug 2007 at 13:47

Ok i tried to use the recovery console to recover and replace the registary but with no joy apart from reinstalling windows onto a new drive how can i recover my windows?

Pandorasghost · 29 Aug 2007 at 08:49

I have managed to recover my computer, but it was left in a not so good state no programs worked, and all user accounts were deleted, but i managed to recover the data from docs and settings.