Strange No Boot problem

[Guest Dean]

Am runnning an XP SP3 system and was cutting a dvd on the dvd drive using

Pinnacle Dazzel to swithch some things from

vcr to dvd. The program has been working fine for 2 days but this evening

it went into a much longer than normal routine. I could not shut that

program down and so shut down the power. Now my system will not boot. It is

getting power and the disk read light is flickering. After about 15 to 20

min the Windows XP logo comes on the screen then goes off and there is no

other activity on the machine. I am freeking and dont want do loose my data.

What should I be trying??

[Guest Dean]

RE: Strange No Boot problem

 

I do not get the normal sequence that would allow me to enter bios and change

the boot order. Just nothing...

 

"Dean" wrote:

> Am runnning an XP SP3 system and was cutting a dvd on the dvd drive using

> Pinnacle Dazzel to swithch some things from

> vcr to dvd. The program has been working fine for 2 days but this evening

> it went into a much longer than normal routine. I could not shut that

> program down and so shut down the power. Now my system will not boot. It is

> getting power and the disk read light is flickering. After about 15 to 20

> min the Windows XP logo comes on the screen then goes off and there is no

> other activity on the machine. I am freeking and dont want do loose my data.

> What should I be trying??

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Strange No Boot problem

 

 

"Dean" <Dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:9E2D972F-421A-4115-A6E6-5F1BF3E33F40@microsoft.com...

>I do not get the normal sequence that would allow me to enter bios and

>change

> the boot order. Just nothing...

>

> "Dean" wrote:

>

>> Am runnning an XP SP3 system and was cutting a dvd on the dvd drive using

>> Pinnacle Dazzel to swithch some things from

>> vcr to dvd. The program has been working fine for 2 days but this

>> evening

>> it went into a much longer than normal routine. I could not shut that

>> program down and so shut down the power. Now my system will not boot.

>> It is

>> getting power and the disk read light is flickering. After about 15 to

>> 20

>> min the Windows XP logo comes on the screen then goes off and there is no

>> other activity on the machine. I am freeking and dont want do loose my

>> data.

>> What should I be trying??

 

If you're not getting the option to enter the BIOS setup then you

have a hardware problem, not a Windows problem. Try posting

in a hardware group or take your machine to your friendly computer

dealer.

 

About "freaking out" because you might lose your date: This seems

to be a case of closing the gate after the horse has bolted. If you

keep important files on your PC then you MUST back them up

regularly to an independent medium. A 2.5" disk in an external

USB case would be a highly effective and low-cost backup medium.

Your best bet is now to remove the hard disk and temporarily

connect it as a slave disk to another WinXP so that you can save

your data. You should do this BEFORE attempting to repair it -

the repair attempt might cause a total loss of all files.