start up problem

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Mike Miller

I restarted my computer and Windows gave me a message as
though I turned off the computer without shutting it down
properly.

It says sorry for the inconvenience, but Windows had
trouble starting and it said I had four or so options, to
restart normally, in safe mode, in safe mode with the
network, or one other safe mode option. No matter which
one I try, it seems like it will work, but then after I
get the screen that says "Windows XP" (the one you see at
start up), it flashes real quick and the screen goes
blank.

Then the error screen appears again. No matter if I turn
it off, unplug it, or whatever, I seem to be in this
loop.

Is there something that I can do during the reboot that
might allow me to get windows to load?

I appreciate your help, (I should mention that I am
familiar with computers but I am not a techie by any
means.
 
Try this, boot the system, start tapping F8, when you get to the menu,
select "Last Known Good Configuration" and press enter.

If that fails, assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, try a
repair install as follows:
NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data files intact, if
something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be forced to start
over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your data backed up,
you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.



Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the CD, it
should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up, if you
wish to boot from the CD press any key.



Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.



Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console.



The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.
 
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