windows wont start
From: Setec (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/03/04
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Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 06:29:36 -0700
What type of file system?
If its FAT:
Use a DOS boot disk to start up.
If its NTFS:
Goto www.sysinternals.com and get NTFSDOS. The freeware
is read-only but, if those files are that important then
it will be worth spending the money for. There are also
some other NTFSDOS clones that are free but, none that
I've seen work very well.
>-----Original Message-----
>Thank you everybody for all your help on this problem
(see
>below). I have posted this on Jun 2 and Jun 3 around 7am
>in both hardware and general, and you have all helped so
>much. However, after trying every suggestion, the
problem
>is worse: I cannot enter setup or recovery console with
>an xp disc. Does anyone know if this is because I am
>using an OEM comp and am not using my original discs?
>Also, if when my discs make it here from the US (I´m out
>of country right now) and this problem does not resolve
>with my own discs, does anyone have any ideas from
there?
>Thank you again!
>
>A few days ago, I came home to find my computer more or
>less non-functioning. The taskbar and desktop icons had
>disappeared, and some of the running programs had shut
>down (but not all of them). There was a message on the
>screen stating that there had been a problem or error of
>some sort with symantec anitvirus and the computer had to
>shut down. I clicked ok, and several minutes later
>nothing had changed. So I attempted to restart using
ctrl
>alt del, which was also unsuccessful. As the task bar
was
>gone, I couldnt shut done using windows, and the start
>menu keys appeared to be diasabled as well. Finally I
had
>to turn off without shutdown. I then tried to start up,
>and now the computer is stuck in a cyclë: it attempts to
>restart, goes to a black menu stating that start up
>failed, would I like to try to start normally, or in last
>good configuration, or in one of the safe modes? There
is
>also a 30sec countdown to restart normally. None of the
>options work. They all attempt to start, then flash a
>blue screen too quickly to read (although we have managed
>to make out a few words, namely anti virus, run, and
>failed), then it shuts off and starts over with trying
>again and going to the same black screen with the
original
>options. I have also tried all the f8 options, all of
>which do the same cycle to the blue screen and then to
the
>black. The countdown on the black also does the cycle.
>
>In the week leading up to this, I had recieved several
>times upon startup the box saying windows had recovered
>from a serious error. I sent the error report, and was
>told by microsoft that the problem had to do with the
>synaptics touch pad (it is a laptop), although the touch
>pad seemed to be functioning normally. All virus scans
>came up clear the day before. I have been advised that,
>since my virus definitions weren´t up to date, although I
>used an online virus scan, that one still could have
>slipped through.
>
>I am running XP home. Thank you so much for any help or
>tips you can give. The main objective is, I need to
>retrieve 2 files, and then I can simply restore the
>system. If I can somehow obtain the 2 files, I don´t
care
>if the only option is to reinstall windows. So, if
anyone
>has any ideas on how to get to those files (they are in
my
>documents), I would be very grateful.
>
>Thanks again! Please feel free to email the given
address
>with any and all suggestions.
>
>.
>
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