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gatorsdogs

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    re-booting
    « on: September 07, 2009, 10:21:26 AM »
    windows xp system tries to boot up...but just keeps resetting before it even get's
    all the way up..any suggestions?
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      Re: re-booting
      « Reply #1 on: September 07, 2009, 10:31:56 AM »
      keep hitting f8 while it's booting up and wait until it give you modes to boot up in try safe mode
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      gatorsdogs

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        Re: re-booting
        « Reply #2 on: September 07, 2009, 10:38:44 AM »
        tried that.....doesn't stop it from re-booting and don't have a recovery disc or the orginal cd's either,,,
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        Domenech



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          Re: re-booting
          « Reply #3 on: September 07, 2009, 10:44:48 AM »
          Does it give you any message along? Something like a blue screen appearing with a warning message and then immediate reboot, or something like a message saying "bad boot file - system 32"...something like that? In that case you may have corrupted the system files for windows. You need to either repair the boot file, or install a fresh copy of OS.
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          gatorsdogs

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            Re: re-booting
            « Reply #4 on: September 07, 2009, 10:47:26 AM »
            no blue screen...how do I access the boot file? and do what from there?
            thanks
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            patio

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            Re: re-booting
            « Reply #5 on: September 07, 2009, 10:50:56 AM »
            Quote from: 876543219 on September 07, 2009, 10:31:56 AM
            keep hitting control 8 while it's booting up and wait until it give you modes to boot up in try safe mode

            Ummmmm....it's F8.
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              Re: re-booting
              « Reply #6 on: September 07, 2009, 10:53:58 AM »
              The way I used to go around it, is to insert my Windows XP disk and run the setup programme from it. From there I entered the "repair mode". Go here for more information. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm.

              Repair mode lets you enter the Command Prompt and you can use a specific list of commands that the repair mode allows you and add a new boot definition. Before doing that, whenever I got that bad boot message, the only way around it was to install a fresh windows copy but this way you can simply add a new boot file and bypass the problem. Have a look at the website to get more info.
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              Re: re-booting
              « Reply #7 on: September 07, 2009, 11:48:18 AM »
              At what point does it reboot? When you tap F8 and get to the alternative boot screen, try "disable restart on error"
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                Re: re-booting
                « Reply #8 on: September 07, 2009, 11:55:40 AM »
                I don't have a start up disc or the windows xp cd because the computer was given to us....what would happen if I used the start up disc from a toally diffrent computer system?
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                Re: re-booting
                « Reply #9 on: September 09, 2009, 01:28:17 AM »
                should dbe fine as long as you do not install from it
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                Re: re-booting
                « Reply #10 on: September 09, 2009, 07:32:02 AM »
                Quote from: gatorsdogs on September 07, 2009, 11:55:40 AM
                I don't have a start up disc or the windows xp cd because the computer was given to us....what would happen if I used the start up disc from a toally diffrent computer system?

                It would have to be a Microsoft XP CD and the version and installed Service Packs must match...
                An OEM CD such as Compaq; Hp Acer etc. will NOT work.
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                Re: re-booting
                « Reply #11 on: September 09, 2009, 10:13:19 AM »
                Quote from: patio on September 09, 2009, 07:32:02 AM
                It would have to be a Microsoft XP CD and the version and installed Service Packs must match...
                An OEM CD such as Compaq; Hp Acer etc. will NOT work.
                it may work for the recovery console though
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                Re: re-booting
                « Reply #12 on: September 09, 2009, 10:19:10 AM »
                Quote from: smeezekitty on September 09, 2009, 10:13:19 AM
                it may work for the recovery console though
                No...It will not.
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