Re: stopping XP reinstall

If RAM was an issue (it's not, I have tested it with Windows Memory
Diagnostic and MEMTEST86), then replacing it could be all that would be
necessary, not a full repair install. Anyway, that wasn't my question, nor
is that relevant for this particular problem.

My question remains: following the screen where the XP installation files
are copied from the CD to the hard drive (during a repair install), and
before the appearance of the screen (following reboot) where those files
begin to be installed -- what are the steps to cancel XP installation?

With Windows ME, 98, and 95, one could simply wipe out a folder and correct
AUTOEXEC.BAT -- and various notes in other newsgroups/forums indicate a
similar step with BOOT.INI (using BOOTCFG.EXE in Recovery Mode) -- which I
have done, but it still persists in attempting to continue the repair install.

I realized, after the fact, that I haven't tried the Driver Verifier utility
in Windows XP (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=244617&sd=RMVP), and I
would like to do so, if only I could break out of this loop, and get back to
Safe Mode.



"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

Greg Kirkpatrick wrote:
My customer has a Windows XP Media Center 2005 machine which
developed a BSOD as it was booting past the Windows splash screen.
At least it could still boot into Safe Mode. After attempting
several diagnostics (including perusing memory dumps from a month
ago, no recent ones created), I decided to attempt a repair install
from the CD. After copying files, it rebooted, and before getting
to the installation screen, the BSOD appeared again. (STOP:
0x0000007E (0xC0000005, etc.))

Now it cannot boot into safe mode, as it gives an error message that
Windows Setup cannot run in Safemode.

I have a PE disk that I can use to access the files -- which ones
do I need to delete so XP Setup does not restart? Then I could
boot into Safe Mode again, and continue the attempts to repair this
beast.

Replace the memory with known good memory and try to continue your repair
installation.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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