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From: SC Tom on 6 Feb 2010 08:11 Boot into BIOS and look for a 'Enable Legacy USB Devices' setting and make sure it is enabled, not just auto. It shouldn't make any difference what type of keyboard it is. What I suggested will work if the OS is intact enough to get there, and from your description of the boot process, it should get to the boot options menu just fine. -- SC Tom "rock" <1940(a)pobox.com> wrote in message news:OdORsXspKHA.5308(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Thanks but this did not work on my XP box. > > It is a USB KB. > > oz > > > > On 6/02/2010 11:18 AM, SC Tom wrote: >> >> >> "rock" <1940(a)pobox.com> wrote in message >> news:#bLvKtrpKHA.5760(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have XP pro and it has started to keep on rebooting at start up with >>> a flash of a blue screen message which I can't read as it is so fast. >>> >>> It boots up with the Windows logo screen and the blue lines showing it >>> working for a few seconds but then it goes black and then the blue >>> screen flashes and it then reboots to the same thing again. >>> >>> How can I read that blue screen and how can I see what it wrong and >>> fix it. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> oz >>> >> >> Press F8 during boot up until the boot options menu comes up. Scroll >> down to "Disable automatic restart on system failure" and press enter. >> That will stop it at the BSOD if it comes up again. >
From: Jose on 6 Feb 2010 09:14 On Feb 5, 7:47 pm, rock <1...(a)pobox.com> wrote: > Thanks but this did not work on my XP box. > > It is a USB KB. > > oz > > On 6/02/2010 11:18 AM, SC Tom wrote: > > > > > > > "rock" <1...(a)pobox.com> wrote in message > >news:#bLvKtrpKHA.5760(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> Hi, > > >> I have XP pro and it has started to keep on rebooting at start up with > >> a flash of a blue screen message which I can't read as it is so fast. > > >> It boots up with the Windows logo screen and the blue lines showing it > >> working for a few seconds but then it goes black and then the blue > >> screen flashes and it then reboots to the same thing again. > > >> How can I read that blue screen and how can I see what it wrong and > >> fix it. > > >> Thanks > > >> oz > > > Press F8 during boot up until the boot options menu comes up. Scroll > > down to "Disable automatic restart on system failure" and press enter. > > That will stop it at the BSOD if it comes up again. What does "did not work" mean? Does it mean you were not able get to the boot options menu by pressing F8? Does it mean you chose to Disable automatic restart and it didn't stop on the BSOD? Did you also try Last Known Good Configuration? What do you think might have changed in your system between the time it last booted and the BSOD? No matter the case I would try again. If you miss the F8 window of opportunity, you have to start again. That is one reason that boot option exists. If you want to run chkdsk, why don't you leave the disk in the system and run chkdsk from Recovery Console instead of physically moving the disk to some other location? Isn't that time consuming? Do you have a bootable XP installation CD or do you need to make a bootable Recovery Console CD? If you move the HDD and run chkdsk on another computer, move it back and it still doesn't work, what are you going to do next? Seems like if you have a problem, you would leave the HDD in the afflicted system and fix the problem there.
From: dadiOH on 6 Feb 2010 12:22 rock wrote: > Thanks but this did not work on my XP box. Try pressing the Break key. Usd to be that would "halt"...OTOH, it *is* a Microsoft error mesage so maybe not. dadiOH _______________ > > On 6/02/2010 11:18 AM, SC Tom wrote: >> >> >> "rock" <1940(a)pobox.com> wrote in message >> news:#bLvKtrpKHA.5760(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have XP pro and it has started to keep on rebooting at start up >>> with a flash of a blue screen message which I can't read as it is >>> so fast. It boots up with the Windows logo screen and the blue lines >>> showing >>> it working for a few seconds but then it goes black and then the >>> blue screen flashes and it then reboots to the same thing again. >>> >>> How can I read that blue screen and how can I see what it wrong and >>> fix it. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> oz >>> >> >> Press F8 during boot up until the boot options menu comes up. Scroll >> down to "Disable automatic restart on system failure" and press >> enter. That will stop it at the BSOD if it comes up again.
From: rock on 6 Feb 2010 17:12 On 7/02/2010 1:14 AM, Jose wrote: > On Feb 5, 7:47 pm, rock<1...(a)pobox.com> wrote: >> Thanks but this did not work on my XP box. >> >> It is a USB KB. >> >> oz >> >> On 6/02/2010 11:18 AM, SC Tom wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> "rock"<1...(a)pobox.com> wrote in message >>> news:#bLvKtrpKHA.5760(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> Hi, >> >>>> I have XP pro and it has started to keep on rebooting at start up with >>>> a flash of a blue screen message which I can't read as it is so fast. >> >>>> It boots up with the Windows logo screen and the blue lines showing it >>>> working for a few seconds but then it goes black and then the blue >>>> screen flashes and it then reboots to the same thing again. >> >>>> How can I read that blue screen and how can I see what it wrong and >>>> fix it. >> >>>> Thanks >> >>>> oz >> >>> Press F8 during boot up until the boot options menu comes up. Scroll >>> down to "Disable automatic restart on system failure" and press enter. >>> That will stop it at the BSOD if it comes up again. > > What does "did not work" mean? > > Does it mean you were not able get to the boot options menu by > pressing F8? > > Does it mean you chose to Disable automatic restart and it didn't stop > on the BSOD? > > Did you also try Last Known Good Configuration? > > What do you think might have changed in your system between the time > it last booted and the BSOD? > > No matter the case I would try again. If you miss the F8 window of > opportunity, you have to start again. That is one reason that boot > option exists. > > If you want to run chkdsk, why don't you leave the disk in the system > and run chkdsk from Recovery Console instead of physically moving the > disk to some other location? Isn't that time consuming? > > Do you have a bootable XP installation CD or do you need to make a > bootable Recovery Console CD? > > If you move the HDD and run chkdsk on another computer, move it back > and it still doesn't work, what are you going to do next? > > Seems like if you have a problem, you would leave the HDD in the > afflicted system and fix the problem there. Thanks for the help.. Altho' I touched F8 as one would, it went straight thru to the Windows welcome and the the blue and reboot etc. Yes I tried the Last Config and Safe and still the same result thru to reboot. I am going to run chkdsk in the usb as it is there now and I have taken all my data off in both a True Image full image and by manually taking the data files and the whole Doc and Settings directories. Yes I have both XP full setup and a Repair CD. I also have the WD HD diags program. FYI The disk is 320Gb SATA and is new last July WD32000AVJS-63B6A0 I must admit this is the 3rd WD disk in 3 years I have had trouble with and never a Seagate Barr which I mainly use both SATA and IDE I continue... Thanks again oz
From: rock on 6 Feb 2010 17:15
On 7/02/2010 12:11 AM, SC Tom wrote: > Boot into BIOS and look for a 'Enable Legacy USB Devices' setting and > make sure it is enabled, not just auto. It shouldn't make any difference > what type of keyboard it is. What I suggested will work if the OS is > intact enough to get there, and from your description of the boot > process, it should get to the boot options menu just fine. Thanks. Yes I did that and I do get to all the Bios and then to the opening Windows Welcome screen fine, it is just after a few seconds on the Welcome screen and a few seconds of blue bars and then I get the black, then quick blue then black and reboot. oz |