Re: Windows XP crash - unable to boot

From: WM (newsgroups_at_getwired.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:40:54 -0600

Are you not ever getting prompted for CD? Does your system ever POST? If so,
does it prompt you to enter the BIOS? You may need to move the CD up in the
boot order to get your system booting from it.

"Naga" <Naga@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2435BAB7-E128-4C77-AB25-953AB2B93B23@microsoft.com...
> There was some problem with my windows XP after the SP2 patch download and
> the system is not booting up. I am not sure how it happened, but I wanted
> to
> clean up the mess. So I tried to reload the OS with the factory installed
> software CDs that came along with the laptop but I am unable to do so. It
> is
> just not booting up even with the CD. What am I supposed to do?
>
> What should I do to re-install with the good old OS (Windows XP-home with
> no
> SPs) I had. Any help would be great !!
>
> Thanks

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