Re: Startup

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From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:50:25 -0000

Hi

If you can't access Windows via any of the options you have mentioned, you
can try a 'Repair' install of XP. The following article by Michael Stevens
will help:

"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm 

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Will Denny
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"Zippy" <Zippy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:E027DCD2-1460-435A-B71D-35866C2442BD@microsoft.com...
> Saturday morning I turned on my XP Pro based computer and it would not 
> fully
> start up.  It would get as far as the windows XP screen, then restart.
> Eventually it gave me the 4 different start up mode choices (safemode....)
> but it is still stuck in the start up loop.  Friday the computer was on 
> all
> day and seemed to be operating fine.
>
> Any one have any ideas on how to remedy this problem?
>
> Thanks

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