Re: Booting XP Home Edition

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From: Giles C (GilesC_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:15:02 -0800

  Thanks R.C.
                  Unfortunately, I do not have a Win XP CD-ROM. Is my only
other option the system recovery CD's - and loose all of my files?

Regards
Giles

"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, Giles.
>
> Perhaps, in the process of failing, your power supply unit damaged some of
> the files on your hard drive. (It might have also damaged some of the other
> hardware components of your computer, but let's hope not.)
>
> If none of the options on the startup menu work, it may be time for a repair
> installation, also known as an in-place upgrade. The vendor who sold you
> the computer with WinXP pre-installed should have included a full WinXP
> CD-ROM. If you have that CD, then just put it in your drive, boot from it,
> and follow the instructions in this Knowledge Base article:
> How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q315341
>
> This will completely reinstall WinXP itself, but leave all your applications
> and data intact. Visit Windows Update as soon as you get your firewall and
> antivirus back in place to be sure that you have SP2 and any later updates
> for your machine.
>
> Sadly, not all computer vendors bother to include that "full" OEM WinXP
> CD-ROM. Many give you only a Recovery Disk; it might be called a Restore
> Disk or something similar. Read the instructions carefully before using
> such a CD! It might simply restore your computer to the condition it was in
> when you bought it - meaning that you lose everything you've added: your
> music, your photos, your letters, your financial information...and you'll
> have to reinstall your programs, too.
>
> The in-place upgrade will take an hour or two, depending on whether you must
> reinstall SP2. But that will probably be quicker than trying to diagnose
> and repair all the glitches that the failing PSU might have caused.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@corridor.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "Giles C" <Giles C@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:119D60E9-075F-407A-9879-BDD26677CA13@microsoft.com...
> > On my home computer I have Windows XP Home Edition that was pre
> > installed.
> > Recently I could not start the computer at all, and was told that it was
> > probably the powere unit. I ordered a new one, and when installed, I
> > managed
> > to start the computer normally. Next time I came to start the computer, it
> > would not boot up. I get a message:
> > We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start
> > successfully.
> > A recent hardware or software change might have caused this. I am given
> > several options to start the computer: Safe Mode; Safe Mode with
> > Networking;
> > Safe Mode with Command Prompt; Last Known Good Configuration; and Start
> > Windows Normally. None of them work. "Start Windows Normally" and "Last
> > known
> > Good Configuration" - this takes me to the Windows XP sceen, which then
> > goes
> > black. The computer sounds as if it is trying to boot up, but can not.
> > The other options take me to a screen that shows a long list:
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\ etc etc
> >
> > This screen stays for 30 seconds, and then the system shuts down, taking
> > me
> > back to the original screen: "We apolagize ........."
> >
> > Any ideas anyone? I have system recovery CD's, but I want to try and avoid
> > loosing all of my files.
> > Thanks
> > Giles C
>
>

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