Re: XP wont boot and safe mode doesn't work

hmm?

well, like the other poster suggested
you may as well send off for it. i think
it might cost about 6 bucks.

or

you might find another pc and see
if you can find the sp2.cab and
copy it/install to your pc

or

possibly the sp2.cab from microsoft.com
might work too. suppossedly
microsoft says it should not be used
on single pc. but i think it's worth a
try and shouldn't hurt to try. it
approx 200 megs or something.

or

you can try the slipstreaming method
provided by ubcd or bartspe

it's unclear why the windows update
feature is not available to you. there
is "free" technical support from
microsoft specifically for update
issues.

can you provide some feedback?

also, whilst the system is functional
please create your restore points and
maybe use the driveimage xml program
and make images for your "working"
o.s.

good to know that your o.s. is up n
running and you really didn't need
a new harddrive - yet.

-db
"Dickie" <Dickie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1C028D17-677F-4542-BAB6-B48ED101A93C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

All is running ok (ish!) now. Start up is much quicker, I'm back online. But
one major problem is that I'm caught in a catch 22 with having to get sp2 for
Xp, as it requires Explorer 7 and you need SP2 to get Expl 7. What a load of
crap. Any ideas how I can downloads sp2 as a stand alone intaller?

Thanks


"db" wrote:

> I always suggest a min of 2
> and max of 1152. It is a good
> median.
>
> But the old rule of thumb
> was that the pagefile should be no
> greater than 2.5 times the size of your
> ram
>
> Depending on the software, most
> pc's will use less and some will use
> more. If windows requires more pagefile
> it will tell you and "try" to increase the
> size. If it has too little, then the pc
> will become unstable.
>
> You can monitor your pagefile
> and memory with http://www.amsn.ro/
>
> I use it all the time. I suggest to
> start it and quit it, instead of having
> it constantly running.
>
> In regards to slow startup, this
> can be due to a variety of reasons.
> And you will just have to be patient
> and figure out the cause.
>
> Since disabling some startups
> helped your system, i think
> you should immunize with
> spybot freeware.
>
> Also, if you can boot up to safemode
> faster, then there is likely an issue
> with a driver that is posing an obstacle
> in normal mode. You can
> look for any oddities booting
> with autoruns from
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/processesandthreadsutilities.mspx
>
> Using autoruns is interesting:
> If you find an entry to disable, simply
> check it, then double click the
> file name and you will see that
> the registry key was disabled.
> To enable it, uncheck it and double
> click the filename.
>
> Also, I suggest to go to microsoft.com
> and download and install page defrag
> from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/fileanddiskutilities.mspx
> you can install this with confidence, then reboot
> afterwards to see it in action.
>
> also, i suggest to run a registry cleaner
> like Eusing freeware.
>
> and if you don't have any antiviral
> running i suggest the spyware terminator
> with the clam antivirus plug-in.
>
> the above are just a few tips.
>
> in any case, your next project
> is to backup what is working so
> that we don't cross this bridge again...
>
> - db
>
> "Dickie" <Dickie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:B8AC3CFF-A580-4585-98F9-22DB39CC62CC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi db
>
> Things are looking up. Its not crashing anymore. I basically cleared out my
> start up menu and whatever was corrupted has gone.
>
> Can I ask you - when in safe mode, how do I find out the size of the page /
> swap file?
>
> When I ran chkdsk /r, everything seems fine.
>
> The major annoyance that is left is that when I am booting, it sits on the
> 'windows is starting up' screen for a good 2 mins. Once the pc is running, it
> is fast and reliable. Do you know what could be causing this?
>
> Thanks again for all ongoing help.
>
> Dickie
>
>
>
> "Dickie" wrote:
>
> > Me thinks me is in um big um trouble. I was running xp perfectly fine with
> > macafee int security, with avast doing the anti virus. In my infinite wisdom,
> > I thought I'd try antivirus kit instead, which I tried to install. Once this
> > was underway, I got an error telling me to uninstall macafee virus scan as
> > this can cause trouble. As the virus scan part was disabled, I ploughed on.
> > Here lies um big um mistake. The install froze. I left it for ages, nothing.
> > So I head to manually power down. Upon reboot, it sticks on "loading your
> > settings" screen. So obviously I tried to boot in safe mode, upon which I get
> > "we apologize for any inconvienience but windows could not boot correctly".
> > It suggests booting to "last known good config" which I tried and it still
> > freezes up.
> >
> > Other than telling me I have a brain equal to a pea and that I shouldn't
> > give up my day job, please someone tell me I've not fried it.
> >
> > Majorily appreciate any help guys and gals.
> >
> >
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