Re: Boot from C:\prompt?

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Ron Sommer wrote:
> Can you boot to your XP CD?


NoWay wrote:
I was trying to make a backup copy of my wifes computer - found an old copy of Norton Ghost 2003 (yes, I've already posted on the "symantec.coustomerservice.general" newsgroup awaiting an answer....) and installed it. Things went just swell until it had to reboot to start the backup process. Asked if I wanted to proceed with Norton Ghost procedurre or launch Windows - obviously, I chose to continue with the Ghost operation. Started launching PCDOS and so on...rcvd msg that "Mouse mot installed", aborted operation. Asked to "Abort, Retry, Cancel?", but am unable to choose any of the three - appears frozen. Rebooted, chose "Launch Windows" this time...goes to C:\ prompt and freezes.

Is there any way to:

A) make the puter forget to run Ghost at bootup,
B) launch Windows from the C:\prompt, or
C) reload the hdd with a backup copy I had made with the Windows backup program just prior to the Ghost fiasco, remembering I can't launch Windows?!

Or any other suggestions would be appreciated!

HP Pavilion a1210n
Windows Media Center OS
AMD Athlon 64 3500+
1GB RAM

TIA,
Fred

Well, I tried that just now...I can either reinstall Windows or repair Windows with Automated Recovery Console.

ACR is a mystery to me, after selecting it and viewing its choices, and surely I don't want to reinstall Windows, do I? Seems I've heard of a repair installation, but that didn't seem to be an option.

Further advice?

Fred


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