Re: XP Home Boot Loop

I suspect the registry is so damaged that the repair offer is not possible. This article goes into a repair try that may make data recovery easier, anyway. You may even find a restore point this way.

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry -config-system: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q307545
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"ezman604" <ezman604@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:F7536D5F-8714-41DA-A080-FA6B1BAC39E1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
hanks for the speedy reply Mark.
I've opened the in-place upgrade page but I'm not seeing on the box what the
web page indicates. I booted from XP disk, selected setup XP, F8 to accept
EULA and it then comes to thye partition list. There are 2 on this Sony VAIO
desktop, C: & D:. I'm assuming D: is a virtual drive for a restore partition.
Anyway, the instructions say to make sure the proper partition is highlighted
and then hit "R" to repair. I only have the options to Enter to continue
Windows XP setup, C to create a new partition and D to delete selected
partition. I've select Enter to continue and there is no "R" for repair
option on the next screen either.
I'm holding off doing anything else till I hear back. :)
I am not taking a chance on messing it up any further.
Again, THANKS!!!

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

Since chkdsk was successful, a 'repair' setup isn't going to do anything to
your ability to scalp the data if you fail to repair.
315341 - How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation or Repair) of
Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341
In your case, you will probably need to have the IE 7 install files handy
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