XP Pro Won't Boot After Thunderbolt

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Chris Shepherd

After a recent thunderbolt knocked my system out, I have
replaced my mobo and cpu. This has enabled the machine to
run once again but Windows XP Pro will not boot.

If I choose "start windows normally" it stays on that
screen and does nothing.

If I choose "last known good configuration" the screen
goes blank and stays blank.

If I choose any of the safe mode options, I get a list of
system files and then nothing.

If I boot from CD I get through a few screens and then
get an error, "An unexpected error (0) occured at line
1768 in d:\xpclient\base\boot\setup\arcdisp.c." and then
press any key to continue, which takes me back to the
system start.

I dont have a (ASR) disc for the system.

I have rigged my hard drive up to a laptop and all the
information on it appears to be intact, although I did
defrag whilst the drive was conected to the laptop and it
would only complete 98% saying that some data ($BitMap)
had been lost.

If anybody can offer any advice or solutions, I would be
very,very gratefull. Can of Gas and matches standing by!!

Thanks.

Chris Shepherd
 
Hi Chris,

If you get errors booting the CD, then I'd say you still have some bad or
misconfigured hardware - did you replace the ram with new sticks suitable
for the new board? Recheck all MB settings?

Once you get a clean boot of the CD, you can do a repair installation.
Follow these steps to do a repair install which should preserve your data,
settings, and programs:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the BIOS settings to start
from
the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer again.
3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of Windows XP that you want
to
repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair process.
6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.

Note that you will need your Product Key for this procedure, so have it
handy before you begin.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
FWIW if lightning really hit your machine (ie caused a spike sufficient to
damage the CPU and/or MB) you need to suspect EVERYTHING in the box. Power
supply would be a first thought followed by memory/MB/CPU, then on to the
drives themselves. Sorry if this seems pessimistic, but I have had to
repair lightining damage in cable TV systems and it can be far reaching.

Ron
 
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