Re: Please Help!! Boot Failure!!
From: Ian Young (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/08/04
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Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 03:41:59 -0700
Hi,
It now looks as though this could be a hardware issue.....
I've taken my harddrive out and installed an older
formatted blank 20gig hd. When I boot the XP cd exactly
the same thing happens!! The cd boots but only gets as
far as the blue screen with 'Windows Setup' at the top
but no further; no installation options, no recovery
console, nothing.
I've taken everything out of my system except video card,
keyboard & mouse - no difference.
I've downloaded the facility to start the XP installation
from floppy from the Microsoft XP site, disconnected the
cd drive, booted from floppy but get to exactly the same
point but no further.
I've tried changing the IDE hd cable - no change.
I'm now in a situation where I can't even start from
scratch and reinstall a totally new system :(
Any help or advice would be much appreciated..
P.S. I've also tried restoring the bios to it's default
settings - no change.....
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>You'll have to try a 'Repair' or 'Clean' install of XP:
>
>"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
>http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
>"Clean Install Windows XP"
>http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
>Courtesy of MVP Michael Stevens.
>
>--
>
>Will Denny
>MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>
>"Ian Young" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:a0ce01c43473$56606da0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>| Hi Will,
>| I've just done as you suggested but it hasn't made any
>| difference :(
>|
>|
>|
>| >-----Original Message-----
>| >Hi
>| >
>| >Disconnect all your hardware, apart from the keyboard,
>| mouse and video card
>| >and try again.
>| >
>| >--
>| >
>| >Will Denny
>| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>| >
>| >
>| >"Ian Young" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote
>| in message
>| >news:a03e01c43468$d2a1aab0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>| >| This is the method that I am trying to use but when
the
>| >| computer boots from cd it freezes before I get to
the
>| >| Windows Setup Welcome screen. Therfore I cannot
start
>| the
>| >| recovery console.
>| >|
>| >| >-----Original Message-----
>| >| >Hi
>| >| >
>| >| >Try here:
>| >| >
>| >| >"How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry That
>| Prevents
>| >| Windows XP from
>| >| >Starting"
>| >| >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;EN-
>| >| US;q307545
>| >| >
>| >| >--
>| >| >
>| >| >Will Denny
>| >| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>| >| >
>| >| >
>| >| >"Ian Young" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>| wrote
>| >| in message
>| >| >news:9fb401c43465$3ee012b0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>| >| >| I would REALLY appreciate any help that anyone
can
>| give
>| >| >| me.
>| >| >| When I start my computer I get the following
>| message;
>| >| >|
>| >| >| Windows could not start because the following
file
>| is
>| >| >| missing or corrupt;
>| >| >| \windows\system32\config\system
>| >| >| You can attempt to repair this file by starting
>| windows
>| >| >| setup using the original setup cd-rom.
>| >| >| Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.
>| >| >|
>| >| >| I've set my computers bios to boot from CD and
>| inserted
>| >| >| my original XP disk.
>| >| >|
>| >| >| When I restart the cd boots and I get a message
>| saying;
>| >| >| Setup is inspecting your computers hardware
>| >| configuration.
>| >| >|
>| >| >| Then the screen turns blue with 'Windows Setup'
in
>| the
>| >| >| top left corner underlined twice.
>| >| >| But this is as far as I can get! The computer
>| appears
>| >| to
>| >| >| freeze and I can't get to run the recovery
console.
>| >| >|
>| >| >| I now realise that this is a registry issue but
>| would
>| >| >| like to know if it's possible to launch the
recovery
>| >| >| console from maybe a floppy disk? If not any
other
>| help
>| >| >| would be much appreciated.
>| >| >|
>| >| >| Please reply to this group as I'm using a friends
>| >| >| computer. Thanks.
>| >| >|
>| >| >| Ian Young
>| >| >
>| >| >.
>| >| >
>| >
>| >.
>| >
>
>.
>
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