Re: only rebooting - addition
From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 05/17/04
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Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 18:32:37 -0700
You're welcome.
If it's a new disk that's fine but you cannot use someone else's disk for a
repair install as it asks for the CD key and that disk will have been
activated on the other person's setup. If it doesn't reject the key,
because the key is nonetheless different from the key used to originally
install, it would have to be activated again only you would be attempting to
activate someone else's disk, an already activated disk.
You'll need to wait until you can use your disk for this purpose.
-- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "Dee" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:dcc901c43b8f$4c131e60$a501280a@phx.gbl... > Thanks, I will give it a try, my cd is at home( I wont be > for a couple weeks), but I will see if I can get another. > will let u know how it works..... > > >>-----Original Message----- >>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. >> >>Assuming your system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive > and you have an >>actual XP CD as opposed to a recovery CD, boot with the XP >>CD in the drive and perform a repair install as outlined > below. If the >>system isn't set to boot from the CD or you are not sure, > you need to enter >>the system's BIOS. When you boot the system, the first > screen usually has >>instructions that if you wish to enter set press a > specific key, when you >>see that, do so. Then you will have to navigate to the > boot sequence, if >>the CD-ROM drive is not first line, set it first in the > boot sequence. Save >>your settings and exit with the XP CD in the drive. The > system will reboot. >> >>When the system boots, a few screens into the process you > may see a message >>instructing you >>to hit any key in order to boot from the CD along with a > countdown. When >>you see this be sure to >>hit a key on the keyboard, if you miss this instruction > and the system fails >>to boot from the CD, it's too >>late, you'll need to reboot and try again. >> >>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 selection you want > at this screen is >>"Setup Windows," >>NOT "Repair Windows Installation. >> >>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. >> >>If you only have a recovery CD, your options are quite > limited. You can >>either purchase a retail version of XP will allow you to > perform the above >>among other tools and options it has or you can run your > system recovery >>routine with the Recovery CD which will likely wipe your > drive, deleting all >>files but will restore your setup to factory fresh > condition. >> >> >>-- >>Michael Solomon MS-MVP >>Windows Shell/User >>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend >>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ >> >>"Dee" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message >>news:d95901c43ad2$a111ad90$a001280a@phx.gbl... >>> my machine is only rebooting. I get a message >>> stating 'autochk not found'.I cannot start in safe mode >>> either, the same message occurs and it remains in this >>> cycle - trying to boot and showing the error message. >>> assistance please.... Dee. >>> >>> >> >> >>. >>
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