Re: xp start up

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Well... roll back your machine to a time before this started. START>ALL
PROGRAMS>ACCESSORIES>SYSTEM TOOLS>SYSTEM RESTORE choose a date and let it
do it. You may have to reinstall any apps you installed after the chosen
date.
Good luck!

"jscout" <jscout@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am running windows xp home (gateway 300s) w/ SP2 and have the following
> problems:
>
> 1. when I power up the machine, XP will not start properly. It will keep
> trying but nothing happens. The only way I can get it to start is when a
> DOS
> screen appears, I toggle to a setting that says something like "start
> windows
> from the last good configuration" (the last known settings that worked).
> If I
> select this option, xp will start and I can use the machine normally. I
> hope
> I can fix this without reinstalling windows so that my machine will start
> up
> and shut down properly!
>
> 2. Becasue of this I cannot install a local printer. I can install my
> brother MFC-5440CN and use it during that session, but if I power down and
> restart, the "new hardware wizard" starts and trys to re-install the
> drivers.
> If I dont re-install every time, the printer will not show up in the
> printer
> folder.
>
> This computer was a gift from a friend, so I am trying to get it running
> in
> tip top shape...Please help!
>


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