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From: Andrew Stucken Andrew on 17 May 2010 14:17 I cannot boot into Windows XP. I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning, the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading. I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD prematurely. How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands that there is no master boot record.
From: Db on 17 May 2010 15:08 it sounds like "boot looping" you will need to use or borrow a xp install cd and boot with it. then select repair and launch the recovery console. then at the disk prompt type the following commands>: chkdsk /r fixboot then exit, remove cd and try to boot the hard drive again. incidentally, sometimes the message about the boot sector pops up. in which case follow the steps above and use the fixmbr command. "Andrew Stucken" <Andrew Stucken(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6(a)microsoft.com... > I cannot boot into Windows XP. > > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as > Safe > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the > beginning, > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading. > > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to > burn > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD > prematurely. > > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console > commands > that there is no master boot record.
From: Michael on 17 May 2010 15:10 "Andrew Stucken" <Andrew Stucken(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6(a)microsoft.com... > I cannot boot into Windows XP. > > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as > Safe > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the > beginning, > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading. > > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to > burn > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD > prematurely. > > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console > commands > that there is no master boot record. Did you happen to shut it down while updates were being installed? If you're sure the MBR is screwed open a command prompt and type "fixmbr." -- "Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
From: Jose on 17 May 2010 17:15 On May 17, 2:17 pm, Andrew Stucken <Andrew Stuc...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I cannot boot into Windows XP. > > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning, > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading. > > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD > prematurely. > > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands > that there is no master boot record. If your system is having some fatal error, it is probably telling you the reason but Windows is restarting before you can see it. That is the default Windows system behavior - if the boot fails, keep trying to boot. From the F8 boot options menu you should choose: Disable automatic restart on system failure Choosing to disable automatic restart on system failure will stop the process when the error occurs and display an informative message from which you will be able to determine the problem and then fix it. Depending on the nature of the problem, you will see the same cycle even if you try to boot in Safe Mode. You do not need to use or borrow an XP installation CD to boot into Recovery Console. You can make your own bootable XP Recovery Console CD if you follow these fine directions: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic276527.html From there you can run chkdsk /r if desired. If you don't know what the problem is, I suppose you could just start trying things.
From: Anonamoose on 17 May 2010 17:30
This is often the sign of a failing power supply. If you have any kind of boot CD and cannot boot your computer from the CD it is most likely the power supply. |