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Last night my computer crashed on shutdown. I turned it off and restarted it. I booted it up normally, but before I could do anything, it just restarts. I then try to boot with safemode command prompt hoping I could access the problem, however, it does the same thing. It restart before I could get to the command prompt. I tried every booting option there is and the same thing happens everytime.
Reformatting is my last option so I really hope you guys could help me.
The_Dude
02-27-2006, 02:29 PM
Boot from your XP CD and do a repair.
Boot the computer using the XP CD.
You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive.
Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft Windows XP to run on your computer:
To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.
Do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console).
I repeat, do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R".
Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press R to start the repair.
Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot.
Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears.
Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.
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