Xp in circular boot

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Mat

I have XP home and i just installed SP1 and for some
reason it is booting in a circular pattern.. meaning.. it
will get to the os loader screen but then it just
restarts.. the only thing i can think of is that there is
some driver messed up.. is this possible? and if so is
there anything i can do to fix it? thanks
 
Mat;
Reboot, tapping F8 each second.
Choose Safe Mode at the menu.
Then Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore
Choose a date/time before the issue started.

Otherwise try from the same menu "Last known good configuration"

If those fail, try a Repair Installation:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install.htm
Windows Updates need to be reloaded.
 
I did the f8 and tried both safe mode and last known.. and
it wont do anything.. ie it still boots to the loader
screen then reboots... however a blue error screen popped
up and it was almost instantly removed... so i dont know
what it said exactly..
 
Mat;Then the only option is the Repair Installation mentioned in my
last post.
 
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