Re: HELP! Please!! Windows XP won't start

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Most likely you have inadvertantly moved crtical system files to the D:
drive.

The most straight forward fix is to boot to a Windows XP CD and perform a
repair install. If this means that you don't have one: "I don't have a
windows recovery CD"; then you need to buy one - OR maybe:

Try an XP boot disk:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305595

Note - you need Ntdetect.com and Ntldr files from a machine running the same
Service Pack level as your machine. Also, the boot disk may not work if you
are missing critical system files other than Ntdetect.com and Ntldr - based
on your description, this seems likely to be the case.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"JJ" <jackp529@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Zj%Se.9547$OT1.7825@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Specs on my computer:
>
> SONY VAIO PCV RX 650 1.60 GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB PC2100 DDR, 80 GB ultra
> ATA/100 Windows XP home edition, (don't have recovery or windows CD)
>
> here's the deal:
>
> Yesterday while on my computer, the computer said I was running very low
on
> room on my C drive. So I went in and moved some of my pictures (My
pictures
> folder) and computer games to the D drive. (C drive has 14.9 GB and it had
> 70 MB free space. D drive has 59.5 GB and 59 GB free.) so I moved the
files
> and gave myself 489 MB on C drive. Moments later, I wanted to upload
> pictures from my camera to my computer. Normally, when I connect the
camera
> to the computer using the USB cable, it detects the camera immediately and
> gets the pictures. But it wasn't doing that, so I turned the camera on and
> off. Still nothing. I next figured that I would restart my computer and
then
> try again. Went to start shut down restart and got no response. After a
> minute I did it again, and still no response, as if I didn't choose the
> option at all. I pressed CTRL-ALT-DEL and got nothing too. My mouse was
> still working and the computer was still functional but it just wasn't
> letting me shut down. So I manually shut it down by pressing and holding
the
> power button. Then I restarted. Got my windows XP start up screen and then
> just before it loads into windows itself the screen goes black (as if
> windows is ready to load) but I see nothing...the hard drive light is on
and
> it sticks like this for about a minute...then it restarts itself. If I
press
> F8 to start in safe mode, or last known good config, it shows me the
screeen
> where it loads up all these files, and then gets to the black screen
> again....I don't even see a cursor or the mouse arrow. Then it restarts
> again. Please help. I am not "that" knowledgable about computers so if you
> can explain to me in laymans terms what I need to do I would be grateful.
I
> can't lose my files on the computer as it has very important college
> classwork and family pictures.
>
> I don't have a windows recovery CD, I can't get into safe mode to do a
> system restore, I didn't install any new hardware device on there...(the
> camera has been on the computer for two weeks now and working fine) I
didn't
> delete any important files (that I know of).
>
> Please please help.
>
>
> UPDATE....after allowing it several tries to start on its own, and
> restarting each time, it eventually gives the error message: SYSTEM BOOT
> FAILURE... INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.
>
> I'm desperate.. I cna't lose my files. Please please help me....
>
>


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