Re: Boot Up is Hanging (Sledge Hammer ready and swinging)

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Hi

Depending on the version boot CD you get. If it's an earlier version than
SP2, then that version will be installed and you will have to reinstall SP2
+ any other updates since then.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Diggerdoe" <Diggerdoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3486D4CB-F5B6-4D2C-9947-A452D1A9798B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Will
> should i be able to get a XP boot cd, would the fact that I have the SP2
> installed affect the repair option within the boot cd?
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Can you contact the store to see if they can help with a disk? One
>> solution
>> to the problem is to perform a 'Repair' install of XP, but that needs an
>> XP
>> CD. The store may be able to help.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>>
>> "Diggerdoe" <Diggerdoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:34772B5C-8CB6-48FF-879F-A40647EF7172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Hi Will
>> > I have tried that but it still hangs when strating up, the best i can
>> > get
>> > to
>> > (on the very rae ocasion) is the xp user login but when i run the
>> > cursor
>> > over
>> > any account it does not give me a option to click to run any account,
>> > the
>> > mouse can be scrolled around.
>> >
>> > And need less to say XP was on the sytem from the store and i can not
>> > find
>> > the boot disk anywhere, everythingelse but the boot disk..........Argh
>> > Argh!!
>> >
>> > "Will Denny" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> Can you access the screen where the option for Safe Mode is? If so,
>> >> try
>> >> 'Last Known Good Configuration'.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >> Will Denny
>> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> Please reply to the News Groups
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "diggerdoe" <diggerdoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:E7614541-246D-4B2D-ADC6-84A3DD2B9F6E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Please help me save my PC from complete distruction by seldge
>> >> > hammer!!!
>> >> > My XP home machine would not allow me into any Admin account either
>> >> > new
>> >> > or
>> >> > old without then shutting down straight away with a message in
>> >> > C:prompt
>> >> > "Documents settings shutdown" but it would allow me into Guest (no
>> >> > options).
>> >> > Went into safe mode but again very little options to fix anything,
>> >> > ran
>> >> > the
>> >> > usual Spyware, Anti Virus, Trojan ware, Adware etc nothing found. An
>> >> > IT
>> >> > guy
>> >> > found a file named file "drivers.bat" and when I went into view the
>> >> > file
>> >> > it
>> >> > had one line in it and it was C:\documents and
>> >> > settings\stutdown......
>> >> > He
>> >> > suggested leaving out the file from the startup called
>> >> > "drivers.bat".
>> >> > this
>> >> > worked graet for a day..... NOW suddenly the sytem froze and a error
>> >> > message
>> >> > came up saying windows needed to find a registry file, to which it
>> >> > had
>> >> > done
>> >> > click ok... unable to click OK as the whole thing had frozen, so
>> >> > turned
>> >> > the
>> >> > power off and restarted. of course power of meant chkdsk, it did but
>> >> > now
>> >> > it
>> >> > will not boot at all either into safe or user login.... HELP ME
>> >> > PLEASE!!!!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>


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