Re: can not boot windows XP

From: Rich Barry (rbarry_at_NOTsocal.rr.com)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:48:17 -0700

  To do a Repair Install set your cdrom as first boot device in Bios. Boot
from CD and follow the instructions
   of the website that I sent you to. YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO A REPAIR.
Repair Install is a different
    animal.
"Rajeev Kapoor" <Rajeev Kapoor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2B0B41D3-1647-4658-AFB9-EAA2D4001B41@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I have windows XP home edition. When I start the computer. It come up with
several options
> to start -
> 1. Safe mode
> 2. safe mode with commands
> 3. Last setting used
> 4. Normal start etc.
> I used all the options, but it end up to select the options again.
>
> Then I tried booting the windows by pressing PF8 and put in the windows XP
CD.
> I was given 3 options
> 1. Windows set up
> 2. Windows repair
> 3. quit
>
> I tried windows repair and ran FIXBOOT. It was corrupted and was
successfully recovered. even than
> problem was not fixed.
>
> In windows repair - I can not use commands like CD, DIR etc. it come up
with command not recognised.
> I can not use /SCAN either.
> Please help, can I recover some files from my disk to start the windows
???
>

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