Re: XP Pro won't boot up

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Surfer,

That's the most comprehensive answer I've ever had here. Thanks Dude! I'm
going to go with your suggestion to get it sorted out.

Zap

BTW - In my defence I have to say everything on the pc is legal!! :)

"Surfer" wrote:

> Oh, you might think: "I'll lose my programs and settings". Well, you can
> export your personal things like your address books (search for *.wab), your
> email (search for *.dbx) and grab your favorites and desktop items. Back
> them up when XP works; burn them in Knoppix when you're in a bind.
>
> Now, in my brother-in-law's case it was evident he had to do this. He tried
> reinstalling XP on top of itself to repair it. However that process was
> halted midstream due to some failure to copy files to the HDD. Result? He
> was caught in a never-ending setup process that didn't allow for a Safe Mode
> boot. I had the very same experience here with a friend's PC that went
> rogue. Where are they now? Both friend and brother-in-law have their files
> restored and a fresh snappy new XP installed on their PCs.
>
> Please note: this is a last ditch measure. Perhaps some of the MVPs in this
> group may point you to some MS knowledge base pages. But where the rubber
> meets the road it's best to have a few things handy: 1) saved copies of your
> documents on CDs or DVDs for restoration purposes; 2) LEGAL copies of the
> software you use, not stuff friends "installed" for you; 3) a LEGAL copy of
> XP; 4) A live CD (like Knoppix) as a life preserver that'll get your ***
> out of a bind when the water's filling in too fast.
>
> Sure, you can tinker for hours trying to repair a broken XP. The best thing
> is to be prepared to wisk your files off the hard disk drive in a pinch and
> do a clean install. Trying repair broken Windows is a crap shoot at best.
>
> But hey: it's just my opinion.
>
> :: Surfer ::
>
> "Surfer" <surfer@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1114018271.799153@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> For some reason my other pc will not boot up XP Pro. It gets to the
> >> screen
> >> with the logo and the box underneath with the blue bar moving across it
> >> and
> >> then restarts the boot up process.
> >
> > My brother-in-law had a similar problem. Malware, spyware, adware, virus
> > infestation up the wazoo.
> >
> >> Have tried booting from the CD, but the
> >> same thing happens.
> >
> > Excuse me? Booting from the CD? What CD would that be? Windows XP CD?
> >
> > I suggest doing what my brother-in-law found got him out of a bind. He
> > purchased a DVD-RW drive and installed it on the PC that wouldn't boot
> > (his primary PC). (If you've already got a burner of sorts, skip this
> > step.) He downloaded the latest Knoppix "Live CD" ISO and burned it
> > (www.knoppix.org). Since his machine worked with Knoppix it proved the PC
> > wasn't the problem. Then he used KIIIb to burn DVDs of the photos and
> > files from the system drive.
> >
> > I recommended he wipe the disk, reinstall XP while not giving XP the
> > entire partition (save some HDD space for a new partition where he can
> > save his documents), then restore his files from the various disks he
> > burned.
> >
> > His response was that Knoppix was very friendly and appeared to recognize
> > all his components and burned the DVDs without any problem.
> >
> > That's the basic overview. If you require more details on how to get this
> > done, just ask.
> >
> > Surfer
> >
> >
> >> I've put the hard drive in my main pc and did a vrus
> >> scan, but that didn't find anything.
> >>
> >> Does anyone know how to solve this problem?
> >
> >
>
>
>
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