Re: No Logon Windows XP Home Edition

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No response to ctrl-alt-del.

"Rock" wrote:

> ChrisH wrote:
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> > "Rock" wrote:
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> >>ChrisH wrote:
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> >>>When booting, mu laptop has no logon option, just the Windows logo screen. I
> >>>tried all the options in Safe Mode. I also tried booting from the system
> >>>recovery disk, but it doesn't offer the Repair option. When I exit from a
> >>>full restore, however, I have the DOS prompt.
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> >>>Is there any way to fix this short of reinstalling XP?
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> >>>Chris
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> >>You're post is not that clear. What is the system configuration? What
> >>exactly happens when the computer boots? Does it hang somewhere or go
> >>into a rebooting loop or what? Does it never get to the the welcome
> >>screen or logon screen? Any error messages?
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> >>What happened when you tried the various safe mode options?
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> >>One thing to start with, if you don't have a full backup of all
> >>important data is to slave the drive in another XP computer and copy the
> >>important data that way.
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> >>--
> >>Rock
> >>MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
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> > I don't know how to answer the question about system configuration.
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> > There are no error messages when the computer boots. The welcome screen is
> > displayed (dark blue banners top and bottom with Windows logo) without any
> > logon box. Same thing happens in all Safe Mode options.
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> > How do I slave drive to another computer.>
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> > Thanks for your help.
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> > Chris
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> At the welcome screen do ctrl-alt-del twice. Does that bring up a logon
> box? If so enter the user name and password.
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> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
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