(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:44 pm
Post subject: Failing to boot XP Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>help_and_support (more info?)
Recently my computer failed to load Win XP Pro SP2 (seemingly a problem with
a video card, BSOD referred to an ATI driver). Fitted another video card and
received basically the same BSOD message this time referring to the new
video card driver. The Windows splash screen would show, then the computer
would go into a continous loop of wanting to Start Windows Normally (?) and
would not allow me to make any other choices such as safe mode etc. I then
went into the BIOS settings and change the first boot device to CD (the
second being the hard drive), placed the XP Pro disc into the CD reader
(with a view to doing a "Repair" installation) BUT the computer continued to
go to the XP splash screen thence to the continual loop of wanting to Start
Windows Normally, back to splash screen to Start Windows Normally, ad
infinitum now ad nauseam! Whats happening?
(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:44 pm
Post subject: Re: Failing to boot XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
When the computer starts to boot maybe you need to press a key, like
F12, to get a boot menu?
John
Geoff wrote:
> Recently my computer failed to load Win XP Pro SP2 (seemingly a problem with
> a video card, BSOD referred to an ATI driver). Fitted another video card and
> received basically the same BSOD message this time referring to the new
> video card driver. The Windows splash screen would show, then the computer
> would go into a continous loop of wanting to Start Windows Normally (?) and
> would not allow me to make any other choices such as safe mode etc. I then
> went into the BIOS settings and change the first boot device to CD (the
> second being the hard drive), placed the XP Pro disc into the CD reader
> (with a view to doing a "Repair" installation) BUT the computer continued to
> go to the XP splash screen thence to the continual loop of wanting to Start
> Windows Normally, back to splash screen to Start Windows Normally, ad
> infinitum now ad nauseam! Whats happening?
>
>
(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:44 pm
Post subject: Re: Failing to boot XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
barring hardware issues,
you might try to use the
commands:
fixboot
chkdsk
bootcfg /rebuild
via the recovery
console.
--
db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
"Geoff" <lvr181.DeleteThis@maybehotmail.com> wrote in message news:OwH8E7oBJHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Recently my computer failed to load Win XP Pro SP2 (seemingly a problem with a video card, BSOD referred to an ATI driver). Fitted
> another video card and received basically the same BSOD message this time referring to the new video card driver. The Windows
> splash screen would show, then the computer would go into a continous loop of wanting to Start Windows Normally (?) and would not
> allow me to make any other choices such as safe mode etc. I then went into the BIOS settings and change the first boot device to
> CD (the second being the hard drive), placed the XP Pro disc into the CD reader (with a view to doing a "Repair" installation) BUT
> the computer continued to go to the XP splash screen thence to the continual loop of wanting to Start Windows Normally, back to
> splash screen to Start Windows Normally, ad infinitum now ad nauseam! Whats happening?
>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:44 pm
Post subject: RE: Failing to boot XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"Geoff" wrote:
> Recently my computer failed to load Win XP Pro SP2 (seemingly a problem with
> a video card, BSOD referred to an ATI driver). Fitted another video card and
> received basically the same BSOD message this time referring to the new
> video card driver. The Windows splash screen would show, then the computer
> would go into a continous loop of wanting to Start Windows Normally (?) and
> would not allow me to make any other choices such as safe mode etc. I then
> went into the BIOS settings and change the first boot device to CD (the
> second being the hard drive), placed the XP Pro disc into the CD reader
> (with a view to doing a "Repair" installation) BUT the computer continued to
> go to the XP splash screen thence to the continual loop of wanting to Start
> Windows Normally, back to splash screen to Start Windows Normally, ad
> infinitum now ad nauseam! Whats happening?
Either your machine overheated or your HDD is going bad!
Try to tets the health of your HDD by downloading the diagnostic tool from
the HDD manufacturer website and run a test to see if it pass or there are
bad sectors.
What happen if you selected the last good known configuration that
worked..does boot up okay?
HTH
nass
(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:12 am
Post subject: Re: Failing to boot XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
cannot get the comp to read the Windows CD to get into Recovery console....
just gets stuck in this endless loop of Windows Splash screen then wants to
Start Windows normally, ad infinitum
only time I can use a keystroke is during the initial boot process to get
into the BIOS
" db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:uX%23h9LuBJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> barring hardware issues,
> you might try to use the
> commands:
>
> fixboot
> chkdsk
> bootcfg /rebuild
>
> via the recovery
> console.
>
> --
>
> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>
> "Geoff" <lvr181.DeleteThis@maybehotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OwH8E7oBJHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Recently my computer failed to load Win XP Pro SP2 (seemingly a problem
>> with a video card, BSOD referred to an ATI driver). Fitted another video
>> card and received basically the same BSOD message this time referring to
>> the new video card driver. The Windows splash screen would show, then the
>> computer would go into a continous loop of wanting to Start Windows
>> Normally (?) and would not allow me to make any other choices such as
>> safe mode etc. I then went into the BIOS settings and change the first
>> boot device to CD (the second being the hard drive), placed the XP Pro
>> disc into the CD reader (with a view to doing a "Repair" installation)
>> BUT the computer continued to go to the XP splash screen thence to the
>> continual loop of wanting to Start Windows Normally, back to splash
>> screen to Start Windows Normally, ad infinitum now ad nauseam! Whats
>> happening?
>>
>
(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:12 am
Post subject: Re: Failing to boot XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
well, you might have
to set the cd device
as the boot device
instead of the hd via
the bios menu.
--
db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
"Geoff" <lvr181.TakeThisOut@maybehotmail.com> wrote in message news:%232xd5ivBJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> cannot get the comp to read the Windows CD to get into Recovery console....
> just gets stuck in this endless loop of Windows Splash screen then wants to Start Windows normally, ad infinitum
> only time I can use a keystroke is during the initial boot process to get into the BIOS >
>
> " db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:uX%23h9LuBJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> barring hardware issues,
>> you might try to use the
>> commands:
>>
>> fixboot
>> chkdsk
>> bootcfg /rebuild
>>
>> via the recovery
>> console.
>>
>> --
>>
>> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>>
>> "Geoff" <lvr181.TakeThisOut@maybehotmail.com> wrote in message news:OwH8E7oBJHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Recently my computer failed to load Win XP Pro SP2 (seemingly a problem with a video card, BSOD referred to an ATI driver).
>>> Fitted another video card and received basically the same BSOD message this time referring to the new video card driver. The
>>> Windows splash screen would show, then the computer would go into a continous loop of wanting to Start Windows Normally (?) and
>>> would not allow me to make any other choices such as safe mode etc. I then went into the BIOS settings and change the first boot
>>> device to CD (the second being the hard drive), placed the XP Pro disc into the CD reader (with a view to doing a "Repair"
>>> installation) BUT the computer continued to go to the XP splash screen thence to the continual loop of wanting to Start Windows
>>> Normally, back to splash screen to Start Windows Normally, ad infinitum now ad nauseam! Whats happening?
>>>
>>
>
>
(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:12 am
Post subject: Re: Failing to boot XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
and when I checked the boot order thru the BIOS, both the first and second
boot were from the CD and the third from the hard drive. I have a CD reader
plus a DVD burner fitted.
"Geoff" <lvr181.RemoveThis@maybehotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%232xd5ivBJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> cannot get the comp to read the Windows CD to get into Recovery
> console....
> just gets stuck in this endless loop of Windows Splash screen then wants
> to Start Windows normally, ad infinitum
> only time I can use a keystroke is during the initial boot process to get
> into the BIOS >
>
> " db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message news:uX%23h9LuBJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> barring hardware issues,
>> you might try to use the
>> commands:
>>
>> fixboot
>> chkdsk
>> bootcfg /rebuild
>>
>> via the recovery
>> console.
>>
>> --
>>
>> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>>
>> "Geoff" <lvr181.RemoveThis@maybehotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OwH8E7oBJHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Recently my computer failed to load Win XP Pro SP2 (seemingly a problem
>>> with a video card, BSOD referred to an ATI driver). Fitted another video
>>> card and received basically the same BSOD message this time referring to
>>> the new video card driver. The Windows splash screen would show, then
>>> the computer would go into a continous loop of wanting to Start Windows
>>> Normally (?) and would not allow me to make any other choices such as
>>> safe mode etc. I then went into the BIOS settings and change the first
>>> boot device to CD (the second being the hard drive), placed the XP Pro
>>> disc into the CD reader (with a view to doing a "Repair" installation)
>>> BUT the computer continued to go to the XP splash screen thence to the
>>> continual loop of wanting to Start Windows Normally, back to splash
>>> screen to Start Windows Normally, ad infinitum now ad nauseam! Whats
>>> happening?
>>>
>>
>
>
(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:12 am
Post subject: Re: Failing to boot XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I did (see my original post) but it will not try and boot from the CD as the
first boot choice, just goes directly thru splash screen etc
Perhaps I should just put the hard drive into another machine and reformat
and start over again........
" db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:uyFcMxvBJHA.4104@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> well, you might have
> to set the cd device
> as the boot device
> instead of the hd via
> the bios menu.
>
> --
>
> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>
> "Geoff" <lvr181 DeleteThis @maybehotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%232xd5ivBJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> cannot get the comp to read the Windows CD to get into Recovery
>> console....
>> just gets stuck in this endless loop of Windows Splash screen then wants
>> to Start Windows normally, ad infinitum
>> only time I can use a keystroke is during the initial boot process to get
>> into the BIOS >>
>>
>> " db.·.. ><))) ·>` .. ." <databaseben.public.newsgroup.microsoft.com>
>> wrote in message news:uX%23h9LuBJHA.4724@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> barring hardware issues,
>>> you might try to use the
>>> commands:
>>>
>>> fixboot
>>> chkdsk
>>> bootcfg /rebuild
>>>
>>> via the recovery
>>> console.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
>>>
>>> "Geoff" <lvr181 DeleteThis @maybehotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OwH8E7oBJHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Recently my computer failed to load Win XP Pro SP2 (seemingly a problem
>>>> with a video card, BSOD referred to an ATI driver). Fitted another
>>>> video card and received basically the same BSOD message this time
>>>> referring to the new video card driver. The Windows splash screen would
>>>> show, then the computer would go into a continous loop of wanting to
>>>> Start Windows Normally (?) and would not allow me to make any other
>>>> choices such as safe mode etc. I then went into the BIOS settings and
>>>> change the first boot device to CD (the second being the hard drive),
>>>> placed the XP Pro disc into the CD reader (with a view to doing a
>>>> "Repair" installation) BUT the computer continued to go to the XP
>>>> splash screen thence to the continual loop of wanting to Start Windows
>>>> Normally, back to splash screen to Start Windows Normally, ad infinitum
>>>> now ad nauseam! Whats happening?
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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