Re: Boot failure after power failure

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From: Rob (robkunz_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 12:05:10 -0700

Thank you to everyone with all of your fast responses!

>-----Original Message-----
>Sorry, probably time for a Repair Installation.
>--
>Cari
>MS-MVP Windows Technologies - Printing/Imaging/Hardware
>www.coribright.com
>
>"Rob" <robkunz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>news:13b2501c44413$b6a7bc90$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> No matter what menu pick I choose (Boot Normally, Last
>> Known Good, Safe Mode) it appears to be trying to boot
>> (BIOS screens) then a quick flash of a blue screen with
>> some message I can't read because it is so fast then
back
>> to the menu of boot options. Same thing every time.
>>
>> Yes, I use a surge suppressor.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rob
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>At what step does it fail? Can you hear the hard drive
>> (s) spinning? What
>>>is the last text on the screen before it appears to
fail?
>>>
>>>Do you run a power surge supressor unit between the PC
>> and the power socket?
>>>--
>>>Cari
>>>MS-MVP Windows Technologies - Printing/Imaging/Hardware
>>>www.coribright.com
>>>"Rob" <robkunz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>news:1af701c4440b$23d83f00$7d02280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> My computer was on when I left home yesterday. There
>> was
>>>> a storm and when I returned I found my computer was
off.
>>>>
>>>> Now the computer won't boot. I get the option to boot
>>>> normally, to safe mode, etc. No matter what I try I
>> can't
>>>> get XP to boot. I have turned off my computer and
tried
>>>> booting about 30 times but never successfully.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas other than doing an XP Repair. I don't want
>> to
>>>> do this unless I have to because I would lose my
Outlook
>>>> Express and IE settings.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Rob
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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