Computer Hope
Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: stumble on June 14, 2008, 01:45:26 PM
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My computer was having problems so I set it to turn on in safe mode using msconfig in attempt to fix it. Soon after that it went into a reboot-no.option.work cycle. I had had this problem before so like before I threw in the 6 Windows boot disks and reloaded Windows XP Home from the CD.
My problem is - since I am in msconfig safe mode Windows can't load because it can't can't load in safe mode and I can't change the boot option because I can't get into Windows.
As a last ditch approach I could scrub the drive and start from scratch but then I lose all pictures (may lose them anyway) and my movie downloads and partial downloads and bookmarks.
Any suggestion for a fix in this situation?
Sandy in FL ???
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Hello!
Try doing chkdsk /r from the windows recovery console.
Goodluck and keep us posted! ;D
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I ran the 6 boot floppies again and this time I picked R for Recovery. I did a bootcfg / list and then a bootcfg / change (or something like that) and changed safe mode to a simple fastdetect. Now Windows is completing its load. I wonder what I'll have left to work with once it gets loaded. I'm glad I have mre than one computer. Thanks for your concern.
Sandy
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I set it to turn on in safe mode using msconfig
Avoid it in the future. If Windows has some corruption, you often end up stuck in Safe Mode.
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Cool!
And nice tip, Mr. Broni! ;D