Re: boot issues with xp home
From: Walter Clayton (w-claytonNO_at_SPmvpsAM.org)
Date: 02/29/04
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Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:56:13 -0500
Do you have SP1 installed? I can launch system restore from safe mode
command prompt without any problems. :-/
Your problem is either a faulty driver or bad memory.
-- Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP) Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. http://www.dts-l.org "huntclan" <huntclan@comcast.net> wrote in message news:e1727598.0402282314.6d35c256@posting.google.com... > Okay, I tried restore (as you mentioned - from safe-mode command > prompt) - and it says the program cannot be run in dos mode. > > Here is the latest on my problem... > I downloaded a bootdisk for xp to 6 floppies - that seemed successful. > It went through the disks and asked if I wanted to run windows set up > or repair. I selected run windows set up (should I have done the > latter?). Then I got a blue screen and this is what it said: > > PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA > If this is the first stop error screen, restart your computer. IF it > happens again, check for new hardware or software. If continues, > disable/remove any newly installed hardware or software (there hasn't > been anything installed recently at all!). Disable BIOS memory options > such as caching or shadowing. If need safe mode to remove or disable > components, restart and press F8 for advanced startup options. Select > safe mode. > > Technical Information: > STOP:0x00000050 (OXC3880000,0x00000000,0x8081B123,0X00000000) > > Any thoughts? I restarted my computer and it puts me back where I > started - black screen with advanced starting options. Only it is > warning me to start in command prompt only because I have corrupt > config files. It suggests running SCANREG - when I try, it says bad > command or file name. It is also saying that it cannot find win.com. > > Love suggestions... thanks! > Jenni > > "Walter Clayton" <w-claytonNO@SPmvpsAM.org> wrote in message > news:<ei25Fan$DHA.2512@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>... >> DOS can't read NTFS. >> >> If safe mode is failing then something has screwed up royally (and yes >> that's a technical term :-). >> >> Two issues to address. First off, if this is current OEM hardware >> (implied >> by Dell running XP) then you'll have to hit one of the function keys >> (displayed during BIOS post although in some instances only after a hard >> power on rather than reset) to boot the CD. However in this instance, you >> probably don't want that since most OEMs provide restore images only so >> you'll wind up blowing your data away. >> >> Second issue is the heart of the matter. Addressing that's going to be >> tricky. Try safe mode command prompt. If that will come up then change >> directory to windows\system32\restore and run rstrui. See if you can >> restore >> back to when the fault occurred. >> >> -- >> Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP) >> Associate Expert >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone >> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. >> http://www.dts-l.org >> >> >> "huntclan" <huntclan@comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:e1727598.0402281038.1bed1b5f@posting.google.com... >> > Hi Rob, >> > The list freezes and doesn't go anywhere... I've waited. >> > I haven't made any changes to the system - just working on html, psd, >> > and doc files. It was running fine the night before... and I had left >> > it on (with the modem off). >> > >> > I'm thinking I can get a boot disk from bootdisk.com for Windows98 >> > which will allow me to copy in dos, right? I will be trying this this >> > afternoon. Please correct me if I am wrong... Thanks. >> > Jenni >> > >> > "Rob Elder, MVP-Networking" <relder@thisisnotcorrect.com> wrote in >> > message >> > news:<#unzW4f$DHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>... >> >> Boot to safe mode. The list you described is normal, just be patient. >> >> >> >> Once in safe mode, you can copy your data. But that isn't going to >> >> fix >> >> the >> >> problem. >> >> >> >> Have you recently made any changes to your system? >> >> >> >> "huntclan" <huntclan@comcast.net> wrote in message >> >> news:e1727598.0402272035.3b9b2318@posting.google.com... >> >> > I left my computer on the other night and the next morning it was >> >> > running a scandisk. It found a few errors and fixed them... then, it >> >> > restarted the computer. It went to a black screen that said >> >> > something >> >> > like, >> >> > "Windows was not shut down properly... blah... blah... and gave me >> >> > the >> >> > option to >> >> > 1)restart in safe-mode >> >> > 2)safe-mode (networking) >> >> > 3)Using Last Windows configuration >> >> > 3)Use normal windows >> >> > I tried safe-mode, and it just listed a bunch of files in dos then >> >> > stopped. So I restarted the computer. It went straight to this >> >> > black >> >> > screen again. I tried, "using last configuration" and it had the >> >> > Windows xp start-up screen, then went to scan disk. It didn't find >> >> > any >> >> > errors... but restarted itself after the scandisk was complete. >> >> > AGain, >> >> > brought me to the black screen. This time, I selected normal >> >> > windows. >> >> > Same thing... scandisk, no errors, restart, black screen. >> >> > >> >> > I got out my Windows xp disk and put it in the CD Rom. I went to the >> >> > BIOS and changed the settings so it would boot from the CD. Turned >> >> > off >> >> > the computer... turned it back on - same thing. It doesn't even look >> >> > like it is reading from the CD. The light comes on the drive at the >> >> > beginning (when turning the computer on)... but, that is it. >> >> > >> >> > I called tech support (Dell)... I don't think they even understood >> >> > my >> >> > problem. >> >> > >> >> > Any suggestions would be GREAT! The big problem is that I was having >> >> > some backup issues right before this happened and didn't get my >> >> > stuff >> >> > backed up - YIKES. At the very least, is there anyway I can move >> >> > those >> >> > files to a floppy outside of windows? Can I get to a dos prompt when >> >> > the computer starts up?? >> >> > >> >> > Thanks so much!!! >> >> > Jenni
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