Re: XP reboots on startup

DavidP wrote:

I updated my friend's emachine for her from 2000 to XPpro (SP2).  I
went and downloaded all the updates then when I rebooted it keeps
rebooting when it goes from the emachine screen to the XP screen before
it gives me any options in the XP screen its back starting up.  Any
advice?


Another option is to see if you can boot into safe mode with command prompt. Restart the computer, as the BIOS screen disappears repeatedly tap the F8 key until the Advanced Options menu appears. Choose safe mode with command prompt. If you can get in there try a system restore from the command prompt to a date before you can the updates.

Type this at the prompt
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe or
C:\Windows\System32\restore\rstrui.exe
then press Enter

Also can you clarify what you mean by it's rebooting going from the eMachine screen to the XP screen. By XP screen do you mean the initial boot up where it says loading XP. If that's the case then the link I gave you in the first message might be appropriate.

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Rock
MS MVP  Windows - Shell/User

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