Re: My computer Crashed!!! Help Help

From: Stephen (paybak_at_charter.net)
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 21:51:27 +1000

Yeah, go back to where you purchased the computer and ask for the CD? A cd
is a requirement for licencing WinXP.
Or, buy a legitamate full version copy.

"ecstranz" <ecstranz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:442C9E15-DC8D-431F-86EC-D70CC63A58AC@microsoft.com...
> I came home the other night to find that my kids locked up my computer
> running XP and my wife decided it needed to be rebooted and ended up just
> uplugging it from the wall. The computer now reboots to a screen that
asks
> how I would like the computer to boot up with the last configuration that
> functioned, safe mode, normal boot etc.. Doing a normal boot or a boot
with
> last know good configuration it begins the boot process and displays a
> windows XP window and then with a quick flicker I see a blue screen with
lots
> of writing that is so quick I can't read it and it starts back at the boot
> screen I began with. If I select safe mode I get several lines the load
up
> and scroll down the screen and when it finally stops loading them it
resets
> back to the boot screen again. I am stuck in this loop without the
ability
> to scan the disk or anything. On the initial boot I can escape out to
select
> whether I boot from floppy or cd etc. The problem is I don't have a boot
> disk or cd. I don't have a back up or anything. When I purchased the
> computer It did not come with a cd with XP on it. Can anyone help or
guide
> me in the right direction? Thanks.

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