Re: XP will not boot, nor Safe Mode.. suggestions Please
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 06/09/04
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Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 14:59:40 +0100
Richard A wrote:
>I have an XP Pro machine that will not boot. Keeps
>getting to the splash, then reboots. When I try to get
>inot the safe mode, I get the FAT32 screen for errors,
>then that hangs for a while, then reboots. My questions
>are.
>1: Can I boot from CD and reinstall XP without lossing
>my data. I thougth there use to be a way, but I forgot
>how.
Yes - see below
>2. Can I use the repair prompt from the CD to get my
>restore point before my problem.
No - but if you can manage a boot to the menu, taking Safe Mode -
Command Prompt only, you can use
C:\Windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
to load the regular Restore program
To Repair install: Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard disk, then boot
the XP CD, start Setup (do not take 'Repair' at this stage), then after
the license agreement take 'Repair Installation'. This will retain
your existing software installations and most settings. But Updates
will have to be run again, especially SP1 unless your CD includes it;
It is important to activate the basic XP Firewall before you ever
connect to the net to get the patches, so as to be protected against
things like the BLAST worm.
Always back up essential data before doing any major system operation
like this, if you are still in a position to do so
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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