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    May, 2006

    IF Windows doesn't startup

    IF Windows doesn't startup
    step-by-step guide to getting your XP computer back into working order:

    1) Remove the power cable, and reinsert after about 10 seconds.

    2) If your computer is a laptop, remove the mains cable and the battery. Again reconnect after about 10 seconds

    3) Restart the computer and press many times F8 on the keyboard and you should arrive at the Windows Advanced Options menu. (White text on a black screen). If you do not get this menu, and the original problem reoccurs, you may have been too late in press the key F8. Ensure the computer is OFF and try again. If you don't get this menu, and the computer stops very soon after starting, try goto the bios setup and resetting the BIOS on your computer by default and then restart the computer and press F8 again: in the Windows Advanced Options menu choose Last Known Good Configuration, and press Enter.

    a) The next screen may ask you to "select the operating system to start" if you have more that one. Normally only Windows XP will be listed, so just press Enter .

    b) Windows will now attempt to restart using the registry information that was saved during the last shutdown

    If doesn't work: restart the computer and and press F8 many times 

    1. Now choose Safe Mode, and press Enter.
    2. Windows will attempt to load in Safe Mode.
    3. Go to Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore.
    4. Dates that you can restore your computer to are in bold type.
    5. Choose a restore date which was before your problem occurred and click Restore. Windows will now attempt to restart using the saved restore information

    4) If doesn't startup with advanced options you will try Repair the HHDD

    1. For this step you will need the XP CD that came with your computer. Set your bios with de cdrom in the first position inside of BOOT/options
    2. Insert the CD and restart the computer. Look for a prompt to "press any key to boot from CD" (some systems may not ask). Press any key on the keyboard and Windows Setup will launch (blue screen with white text) . After a few minutes you will see a blue screen with three options: to setup xp, to repair or tu quit. Press R (repair using recovery console) 
    3. The next screen will ask you which Windows installation you would like to log on to. Normally the following will be listed: 1: C:\Windows (press 1 then enter to continue). You may now be asked for the Administrator password. (the same introduced when install xp) If you know this type it and press Enter. If you don't know the Administrators password it may be blank and just press Enter 
    4. At the command prompt type: chkdsk /r an press Enter. Chkdsk will now check the hard drive for errors, and will attempt to repair any it finds. This process may take a while, but when finished will go back to the same command prompt as before.  
    5. Turn off and restart the computer.

    5) If windows doesn't startup yet continue with a Reinstall windows over the old instalation :

    a) To start this Windows install. First check that the first boot device in your system BIOS is set to the  CD-ROM Drive. To find out how to access the BIOS see your motherboard manual or the manufacturer of your Computer (The system bios can usually be entered on boot, usually by pressing the F1, F2, F8, F10 or DEL key. Make sure you save the settings before exiting)

    b) insert your Windows XP Professional CD and reboot you computer. A message "Press any key to boot from CD" will appear, press the space bar to continue. Setup will now inspect your computer hardware and configuration

    c) in the first windows menu press "ENTER" to begin the repair install (to setup windows xp now press enter). Windows XP License agreement, read, and if you agree press "F8" to continue ( If you disagree setup will finish)

    d) Now select the operating system you wish to repair, if as in most occasions there is only one, the just press "R" to continue. Setup will now make some checks on the system and then prepare files that are needed to be copied. Setup will now initialize your XP configuration

    e) Setup now needs to reboot your computer. Press "ENTER" to save yourself a 15 second wait. Boot will recognize that the XP CD is in the drive, DO NOT press any keys, let setup bypass the CD boot

    Windows will now begin to load. On some occasions Windows will be finished the repair, if so it will go straight to Part Which is the part where you arrive at the desktop, otherwise the install will continue

    f) The repair process continues and Windows will continue installing.

    Windows setup will now finalize. It is now time to restart Windows XP again. Boot will recognize that the XP CD is in the drive, DO NOT press any keys, let setup bypass the CD boot. Windows will continue loading:

    -Windows will now adjust your resolution, click "OK" to continue

    -Windows will now apply changes...wait

    -Windows "WELCOME" screen

    -and finally the Windows XP Desktop. Windows is now installed

    As you have repaired Windows, there should be no drivers to install. Your files should be safe, but you should always check out device manager for unknown devices, likely items are Network Cards, Sound Cards, Printers, Scanners, Graphics Cards, Digital Cameras, plus  any other item you have

    If you have an windows OEM go here: http://www.oem.windowsreinstall.com/

    6) If nothing above fix the problem...so need a clean instalation (you lost all the data)

    Note:

    Retrieving personal data from the hard drive

    To get to this stage, it's likely that your Windows installation is corrupted in some way, and that it cannot be repaired. You have 2 choices: If you don't need to save anything on the hard drive, go to clean instalation of windows.

    If you would like to try and retrieve some data on the hard drive: The hard drive can be removed and attached to another computer (as a slave) in an attempt to retrieve the data. 

     

    9:56 PM | Blog it | Problems XP

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