Booting Problems

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Recently I received an error message on my computer
indicating: "We're sorry for the inconvenience but Windows
did not start successfully..."

The message goes on with:

If you had a power failure...start Windows under 'Safe Mode'

If you pressed the reset button...start Windows under
'Start Windows Normally'

If you don't know what occurred...start Windows under 'The
last good configuration'

This screen even gives you the option to start Windows XP
under 'Safe Mode with Networking' and one other option.
Anyway, I tried all of the options yet I continue to get
this vicious loop. I can hear Windows attempting to load
but eventually it takes me back to the screen with "We're
sorry for the inconvenience but Windows did not start
successfully..."

I've looked in a lot of places for answers and I managed to
find one post that asked the same question I'm asking but
no one really provided a solid answer...HELP!!

I want my Windows XP operating system back! What do I need
to do?? For the record, my operating system is Windows XP
Home Version. I have done nothing as far as installing
uncommon hardware (or software) to my Windows XP
environment to cause it to do this. The only thing I am
guilty of is pressing the reset button to shut it down on
occassion when the computer freezes. I do not own a copy
of the Windows XP Home Version installation disk.

I guess I should also add that Windows XP shares partion
space with Red Hat Linux 9.0. Thanks for the help.
 
-----Original Message-----
Recently I received an error message on my computer
indicating: "We're sorry for the inconvenience but Windows
did not start successfully..."

The message goes on with:

If you had a power failure...start Windows under 'Safe Mode'

If you pressed the reset button...start Windows under
'Start Windows Normally'

If you don't know what occurred...start Windows under 'The
last good configuration'

This screen even gives you the option to start Windows XP
under 'Safe Mode with Networking' and one other option.
Anyway, I tried all of the options yet I continue to get
this vicious loop. I can hear Windows attempting to load
but eventually it takes me back to the screen with "We're
sorry for the inconvenience but Windows did not start
successfully..."

I've looked in a lot of places for answers and I managed to
find one post that asked the same question I'm asking but
no one really provided a solid answer...HELP!!

I want my Windows XP operating system back! What do I need
to do?? For the record, my operating system is Windows XP
Home Version. I have done nothing as far as installing
uncommon hardware (or software) to my Windows XP
environment to cause it to do this. The only thing I am
guilty of is pressing the reset button to shut it down on
occassion when the computer freezes. I do not own a copy
of the Windows XP Home Version installation disk.

I guess I should also add that Windows XP shares partion
space with Red Hat Linux 9.0. Thanks for the help.
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Click to expand...
I am having the same problem but what I have done is a
motherboard upgrade. To verify that I didn't have a hard
drive problem, I I replaced the old motherboard and win xp
booted without a problem. I hope someone can help with
this subject.
 
scot said:
I am having the same problem but what I have done is a
motherboard upgrade. To verify that I didn't have a hard
drive problem, I I replaced the old motherboard and win xp
booted without a problem. I hope someone can help with
this subject. *
Click to expand...
The problem is that you're trying to run Windows that has been
configured to your old motherboard. That's why it works with your old
motherboard and not with the one you upgraded.

YOu simply cannot replace a major piece of hardware (i.e. the
motherboard) and expect Windows to run perfectly. This is because even
motherboards have settings that are configured when Windows is
installed.

Basically Windows is booting up expecting the old motherboard. When it
detects it's not the old one, it's giving you problems. The solution
is to reformat the hard drive and reinstall Windows with the new
motherboard in place. However, you may want to backup all your files
before you do that. Which means installing the old motherboard,
booting successfully, copying whatever you need off of it, then
installing the new motherboard and reinstalling Windows.

As for the orignal poster, I have no answer to your problem. My dad is
experiencing the same problem and I've been searching for a solution
myself (which is how I found your post).


adinar
 
May 2nd, 2005

I just had to reply. I have found some awful posts of people saying
"It can't be done" and "Just reformat your hard drive".

THE SCENARIO: You either have a different motherboard or you swappe
out a hard drive from an existing computer and plugged it into
different computer.

THE PROBLEM: The motherboard change or hard-drive swap has the en
result of a hard-drive with a pre-existing Operating System on it tha
is unable to recognize the new motherboard.

THE SOLUTION: Just follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/j9u7
This will show you how to "PREPARE for a new motherboard", or "REPAI
the old motherboard settings" for the new motherboard configuration.
For a motherboard change follow the "Upgrade an existing motherboard
instructions.
If you're just swapping out a new hard-drive that already has an OS o
it, just follow the "Replace a failed motherboard" even though i
didn't "fail" per se, the instructions still apply.

I'm off to post this at a few other places where I read horrible newbi
advice to just "reformat". I ran into this problem because my siste
lives out of state and her kids messed up their computer with adwar
and spyware, so I asked them to just send me their hard-drive instea
of the entire computer - makes sense. I put the hard-drive in on of m
computers and it booted up just fine. I fixed it and mailed it back t
them, and after they installed it, they got the "Sorry for th
inconvenience but Windows did not start successfully...". I was at
loss, and googled for an answer but found only posts like these wher
it was never solved. Then I decided to just type in "new motherboard
on the microsoft windows website search and found that article. I a
mailing off the OS CD to my sister tomorrow to try it out, so I can'
vouch yet that it worked for me - my concern is will I have t
re-install programs or re-create login-accounts? I'm not re-installin
the OS, just repairing it, so I don't know what I'll need to d
afterwards. Not sure just yet. I will post once this crisis ha
evaded.
- MC


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MC
 
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