Re: XP freezes at boot

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From: GB (admin_at_compulogics.com.au)
Date: 02/05/05


Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 11:17:58 +0800

HI Maxine,

Here is a link that you might want to look at. there is a lot of info
check the section on errors/missing files

I hope this will help, otherwise, I know, re-install which might be a
pain. I usually make a ghost image when I have a system running
correctly with all the patches/service packs etc. and keep it on another
hard drive, just in case something happens, I can ghost the image back
and have my system running in no time

I hope this helps,

all the best

GB

http://www.5starsupport.com/faq/xp.htm#1-7

http://www.theeldergeek.com/

Maxine wrote:
> No i can't seem to boot into anything. It gets as far as booting into safe
> mode, all i see it the white letters written across the top and bottom, but
> it doesn't completely load. I'm beginning to wonder if it isn't the HDD. It
> is a WD 160gb drive. I've exchanged it for a new one in November when i was
> having the same problems. Checking into if maybe WD may have problems with
> their drives.
>
> Thank you,
> Maxine
>
>
> "GB" <admin@compulogics.com.au> wrote in message
> news:e4mwvWsCFHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
>>Hi there,
>>can you boot in safe mode and do some troubleshooting from there? Also,
>>it would be a good idea to run a chkdsk..
>>
>>see how u go
>>
>>regards
>>
>>GB
>>
>>Maxine wrote:
>>
>>>Can anyone tell me what is happening? When i boot my computer, i see the
>>>Microsoft logo screen, then it freezes after that and all i see is the
>>>black screen and the mouse cursor.
>>>
>>>Any help to get it back to "normal" would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Maxine
>
>
>



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