Re: XP Pro SP2 fails to boot
- From: "Jeff" <jefffby@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 10:51:39 -0500
HI,
It may not have anything to do with your windows installation. I had this
problem crop up a few months back and it was driving me crazy and i followed
the instructions in the knowledge base how to restore the NTLDR and it would
boot up again then fail again after a couple of boots. Well what i finally
found to be causing the problem was I had a stick of ram that went bad,
after removing the bad ram i have not had that issue since. So it might be
worth checking that just to see if that might also be causing your problems.
Jeff
"Sir Benjamin Nunn" <bennunn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3cjumfF6ouu19U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I've had ongoing problems for for a while, and haven't found anything in
the
> knowledge base that worked.
>
> Background: I use DriveImage 7 to create regular backups of my system -
> normally this would be every couple of weeks, and I rotate my backup
drives
> etc. I'm pretty religious about it.
>
> A few months ago, XP Pro failed to boot for the first time - system
checked
> for bootable CDs, then just hang. I was able to get into recovery console
to
> get some crucial recent files off the disk (e.g. those that wouldn't be in
> my latest backup image). I then tried a repair installation of windows
over
> the top by booting from the installation CD. This failed, so I just
restored
> from my latest backup.
>
> Couple of weeks later, this happened again... and basically it keeps
> happening - Windows won't boot at all.
>
> Sometimes there is an error message: that NTLDR is missing or corrupt, but
> usually nothing.
>
> Things I've already tried:
>
> - Manually restoring NTLDR (and indeed all the key system files) to the
> installation.
> - Running scandisk on the drive before restoring the backup (in case of
bad
> sectors etc.)
> - Running scandisk on the drive after restoring the backup
> - Formatting the drive before restoring the backup
>
> None of this makes any difference.
>
> Every time I have to restore from a backup, and after a few reboots, it
will
> happen again, and I'll need to restore again.
>
> Anyone have any ideas? Or should I just give up, and do a fresh install on
a
> new drive?
>
> TIA,
>
> BTN
>
>
.
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