Problems booting XP

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theresaluff

When I try booting my laptop into XP it gets as far as the Windows XP
text with the bar across the bottom and then goes blank. I have tried
F8 Safe Mode (all three types) and Last known good configuration. But
the outcome is still the same. Then I tried with an XP disk, due to
the setup of the laptop BIOS I am unable to successfully force the
laptop to boot from the CD and so cannot run the recovery (R) process.

Here is the twist in the story though, if I have the XP disk in the
drive and the laptop does a scan of the Hard Disks it will then boot
up successfully into XP. When I shutdown and reboot as normal, it
doesn't work again.

At present I am running a defrag to see it will help. Any ideas would
be appreciated.
 
So its booting of the CD...............and you need to watch for the message
to boot from CD push any key......
Your BIOS should have a setting for 1st boot device which you seem to have
activated,you just seem to be missing the message.
The Recovery Console with the commands fixboot......fix mbr should solve
your problems

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

peter
 
What is your computer make and model?

What is your Windows XP CD? How is it described on the face of the CD?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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So itsbootingof the CD...............and you need to watch for the message
to boot from CD push any key......
Your BIOS should have a setting for 1st boot device which you seem to have
activated,you just seem to be missing the message.
The Recovery Console with the commands fixboot......fix mbr should solve
yourproblems

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058








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Thanks for the information.

I did manage to boot from the CD, however the administrator's password
I had doesn't work so I am stuck again !

The other question I have is that before when the Laptop checked the
disks I was able to go into windows from there. Now however the laptop
has stopped doing this so I am not able to even get into windows
through this back door. Any help on triggering the HDD check so I can
at least see if I can copy my data before reformatting the HDD ?

Thanks for you help to date.
Theresa
 
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