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| Thread ID: 52929 | 2005-01-03 03:06:00 | Window Xp would not boot up anymore...out of ideas | CCF (6760) | Press F1 |
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| 310067 | 2005-01-04 00:21:00 | Oh I see, so sudden resets are harmful to PCs. Never knew that, cause I remember reading some where that they do sudden resets on PCs to test if Window XP were stable or not ,and found that everything were ok even after several sudden resets while some document were open. To pheonix or any that could answer this. I tried the suggested method "Windows Installation CD - Repair Current Installation" at that site (www.theeldergeek.com), though is this just for Window XP Pro users and cds? Because that friend of mine is using XP Home (recovery cd). All were good till when i past the main screen which said "To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER". Instead of having a screen which allows me to "To repair the selected Window XP installation press R" I got a screen which tells me to select the partition which I want to install Window XP Home on. Because there is only one partition when I select it, it then says that its not wise to do so due to problems may occur (the usual stuff of course, just cant remember the extact error). And there is where I stopped, since it's not my computer I didnt want to risk an installation that may delete his files. This also reminded me to ask that if I do use this method, will any thing in the My Document folder be deleted? |
CCF (6760) | ||
| 310068 | 2005-01-04 09:59:00 | make and model of pc please, reason I ask for this info is you state "recovery cd" Also find out what file system is your friend using Fat or NTFS how old is the pc is it still under warrenty if it is my advice , try get repaired under warrenty And yes random resets are VERY BAD, Microsoft may use it to test, but that means you dont have to, only in EXTREME cases |
beama (111) | ||
| 310069 | 2005-01-04 10:16:00 | Quite wise to pull out at that stage. I certainly haven't used that method with a recovery disk, just a full install retail disk. Can you get into safemode at all? |
pheonix (36) | ||
| 310070 | 2005-01-04 10:38:00 | are you sure that the powersupply is not too little? i know that it doesnt matter how big it is but it depends on the brands, what is the brand of the psu?? try pulling everything out of the case and one by one put it all back together, maybe you may have a faulty pci card or somesort |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 310071 | 2005-01-07 21:25:00 | My apologise for replying several days after, for some reason the last time I checked no one had post any new post, so I thought everyone was out of ideas . Thank you for more replies . As for Safe mode, it wont be an opition, there is just no way I can get in with out it restarting . And as for the brand of PSU, I'll have a re-look . Though I have unplugged everything and replugged, but that didnt seem to work too . Just a day ago I took out his HDD and plug it into my computer, thought that I could just copy all his files over to my HDD and then do a fresh installation of XP . Then I came across this problem where I can not access or backup "his" account folder in the 'Document and Settings' folder, I could back up/access his other family account's folder, just not his . . . :confused: . I have Knoppix and used it to see if there was actually files in it, and to my surprise I could see and access everything in his account folder, unlike in Window XP . Right now I'm thinking just reinstalling Windows XP over the current one, but I need to know one thing first, will it delete anything in the 'My Document' folder or anything in the 'Document and Settings' folder? I know it wont delete anything in the HDD other than replacing Windows folder itself . If nothing will be deleted in the 'My Document' folder, then I might as well do a reinstall, then back up everything and then do a full fresh installation of XP . Another thing I'm worry about is that when during installing, when it asks me what partition to install Window in, if I select the current one, will it format the HDD automatically, I mean that as in deleting everything on the HDD? Thank you for your patience with me :o |
CCF (6760) | ||
| 310072 | 2005-01-07 21:38:00 | i'd be very wary of using any 'recovery cd' they often run pretty much automatically and format the drive thus you lose everything..........try to get a copy of the xp cd first..........also you may have a problem on some pc's they have the nice lttle liscense sticker on the outside with the product code on it hwoever in my experience sometimes the code which has been input into the operatin system is not the same as that on the sticker.........so if you use the sticker code while doing a repair install the system may very well tell you that it dont like that code thank you............lol......ouch............tricky to check the code used in windoze when you cant boot to it.............have fun looks like you gonna .............ah......as for backup use ghost or similar to image the drive to cd or to another drive....... | drcspy (146) | ||
| 310073 | 2005-01-07 22:10:00 | Say if I manage to get a XP Home retail cd would it be safer than the recovery cd? | CCF (6760) | ||
| 310074 | 2005-01-07 22:28:00 | Purchasing another copy of Windows XP will not solve the problem . You have already stated there is a unexpected situation "Because there is only one partition when I select it, it then says that its not wise to do so due to problems may occur (the usual stuff of course, just cant remember the extact error) . And there is where I" You have also indicated the data is still accessable "I have Knoppix and used it to see if there was actually files in it, and to my surprise I could see and access everything in his account folder" However the data is inaccessable in Windows "I can not access or backup "his" account folder in the 'Document and Settings' folder, I could back up/access his other family account's folder" In answer to installing over the top of the existing damaged installation "I need to know one thing first, will it delete anything in the 'My Document' folder or anything in the 'Document and Settings' folder?" Quite probably given the previously tried installations threw up errors . Either backup the drive using an imaging program or transfer the drive and take ownership of the folders and files to be backed up . Regardless of what backup choice is made, the drive needs to be checked for damage, the computer for potential errors and all leads safely secured . Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws - Plato |
merlin (256) | ||
| 310075 | 2005-01-07 22:30:00 | Much more control with a normal retail disk. The recovery disk is usually along the lines of format then install with options & drivers set by the install file. But, as has been mentioned, the code you put in that is on the XP sticker, may not work with the retail version. The other way is to save the data onto another media, and use the recovery disk. |
pheonix (36) | ||
| 310076 | 2005-01-07 23:17:00 | My registry was corrupted once due to a dodgy harddrive, and I managed to restore it by going into recovery console from XP Home CD, and restoring an older version from the System restore folder. there is a walkthrough on Microsoft's site on how to do this. Worth a try? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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