Re: e-Machine stuck in continual loop
- From: kyle <kyle.1rv31n@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 16:46:29 +0000
Hello there. I've encountered the same problem. My XP Home Edition
with SP2 is also stuck in an endless loop which started on July 6th. I
tried booting in Safe Mode and all that but have had no luck. I hooked
up an older computer to the internet and searched for a solution,
stumbling upon this forum. I followed the advice below, but I'm
confused about the MBR issue. I used the Setup Boot Disks (It required
six.), and when I got to the screen for the repair I pressed "R". Then
it asked for the administrator's password. I left it blank, but that
was okay. Then I typed "fixmbr" - that was what I was able to gather
from your link below explaining about the MBR. Now the computer is
asking me if I want to write a new MBR. I don't know how to do this.
I'm afriad I'm going to destroy all chances of recovering my computer
if I proceed blindly like this. Please advise me how to proceed.
Should I type "Y" or "N"? If I type "Y", what will be the next step?
Thanks for your advice. Oh, by the way, the link you listed was for XP
Professional. I don't know if that matters, but anyway I couldn't
figure out what I should do next.
- Kyle
Chelsea Wrote:
> Hiya
> As you don't have a Windows XP CD you will only have one way of
> accessing
> the recovery console and that is by using boot disks. Microsoft
> recognise
> that computer builders do not always provide an installation CD and so
> make
> available a set of 3.5 inch diskettes that allow you to get into
> Windows XP.
> This is useless if you don't have a floppy drive and a working PC to
> make
> the boot disks with, but I'll assume you do. You can download a utility
> for
> making the boot disks here
> http://tinyurl.com/7o2bw
> It is very important to choose the right one. So select the utility
> for
> Windows XP Home that corresponds to the service pack you have loaded on
> your
> PC. Once you have created your boot disks-I think there may be five in
> all-Boot your PC with Disk 1 in the A: drive. If your Bios is set to
> boot
> first from the hard disk you will have to change the boot order so that
> the
> A: drive boots first. Eventually you will get to a screen that asks if
> you
> want to install Windows XP or do a repair using the recovery console.
> Select
> to repair using the recovery console. The recovery console will load
> and you
> must enter the administrator's password before it will let you do
> anything.
> If you don't know the administrator's password leave that field empty
> and
> hope that it wasn't set by the system builder. Once that is done you
> need to
> reset the MBR. You can find out how to do that here
> http://tinyurl.com/5tuez
>
> and that hopefully will get Windows XP running once more, if not we'll
> need
> to rethink. Best of luck!
>
> Chelsea
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kyle
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