Guest tech challenged Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 My PC went down after a power failure. When it trys to restart I get the screen stating the machine shut down improperly and do I want to start in Safe mode, start with previous settings or start normally Regardless of which choice i make the pc seems to try to reload windows, but ends up on the same screen I have an emachine desktop. I tried to intercept the reboot using f2, which works on my laptop I would appreciata any advice on how I can get at least into safe mode so i can restore start up back to a good previous point
Guest David B. Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Problem starting xp after power failure And this "same screen" would be? -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "tech challenged" <tech challenged@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7D8957B5-30DD-4B97-ADBC-E847F4D98369@microsoft.com... > My PC went down after a power failure. When it trys to restart I get the > screen stating the machine shut down improperly and do I want to start in > Safe mode, start with previous settings or start normally > > Regardless of which choice i make the pc seems to try to reload windows, > but > ends up on the same screen > > I have an emachine desktop. I tried to intercept the reboot using f2, > which > works on my laptop > > I would appreciata any advice on how I can get at least into safe mode so > i > can restore start up back to a good previous point
Guest Daave Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Problem starting xp after power failure David B. wrote: > "tech challenged" <tech challenged@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:7D8957B5-30DD-4B97-ADBC-E847F4D98369@microsoft.com... >> My PC went down after a power failure. When it trys to restart I get >> the screen stating the machine shut down improperly and do I want to >> start in Safe mode, start with previous settings or start normally >> >> Regardless of which choice i make the pc seems to try to reload >> windows, but >> ends up on the same screen >> >> I have an emachine desktop. I tried to intercept the reboot using f2, >> which >> works on my laptop >> >> I would appreciata any advice on how I can get at least into safe >> mode so i >> can restore start up back to a good previous point > And this "same screen" would be? Presumably, "the screen stating the machine shut down improperly and do I want to start in Safe mode, start with previous settings or start normally." To OP: Try System Restore (pick a date prior to the problem) in "Safe Mode with a Command Prompt." For reference: "How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449
Guest tech challenged Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 RE: Problem starting xp after power failure The "same screen", is the original start up requesting safe mode, previous settings or normal, again when i choose and continue it cycles right back to do i want safe mode etc "tech challenged" wrote: > My PC went down after a power failure. When it trys to restart I get the > screen stating the machine shut down improperly and do I want to start in > Safe mode, start with previous settings or start normally > > Regardless of which choice i make the pc seems to try to reload windows, but > ends up on the same screen > > I have an emachine desktop. I tried to intercept the reboot using f2, which > works on my laptop > > I would appreciata any advice on how I can get at least into safe mode so i > can restore start up back to a good previous point
Guest Malke Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Problem starting xp after power failure tech challenged wrote: > My PC went down after a power failure. When it trys to restart I get the > screen stating the machine shut down improperly and do I want to start in > Safe mode, start with previous settings or start normally > > Regardless of which choice i make the pc seems to try to reload windows, > but ends up on the same screen > > I have an emachine desktop. I tried to intercept the reboot using f2, > which works on my laptop > > I would appreciata any advice on how I can get at least into safe mode so > i can restore start up back to a good previous point If you can't get into Safe Mode or use Last Known Good Configuration from that menu, then there is no magic button that will get you into Safe Mode. Probably the operating system has been corrupted because of the power failure. 1. If you have neglected to back up your data, do this now. It is possible to back up data even when you can't boot into Windows. Let me know if you need details. 2. Do a Repair Install of Windows. You will need a real XP install CD that is the same version as the installed system; i.e., if eMachines gave you a real OS disk and not a restore image or for ex. XP Home generic OEM. 3. If the Repair Install doesn't work, do a clean install of Windows and then restore your data from backup. Consider purchasing an Uninterruptible Power Supply. I like the Belkin 550s for home user. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - Repair Install How-To http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - What you will need on-hand Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest tech challenged Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Problem starting xp after power failure Thanks for the info, but I cannot get to a place to do that. When I choose restore to prior point, it just boots back to the screen asking to the original screen stating the same choices again. "Daave" wrote: > David B. wrote: > > > "tech challenged" <tech challenged@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > > message news:7D8957B5-30DD-4B97-ADBC-E847F4D98369@microsoft.com... > >> My PC went down after a power failure. When it trys to restart I get > >> the screen stating the machine shut down improperly and do I want to > >> start in Safe mode, start with previous settings or start normally > >> > >> Regardless of which choice i make the pc seems to try to reload > >> windows, but > >> ends up on the same screen > >> > >> I have an emachine desktop. I tried to intercept the reboot using f2, > >> which > >> works on my laptop > >> > >> I would appreciata any advice on how I can get at least into safe > >> mode so i > >> can restore start up back to a good previous point > > > And this "same screen" would be? > > Presumably, "the screen stating the machine shut down improperly and do > I want to start in Safe mode, start with previous settings or start > normally." > > To OP: > > Try System Restore (pick a date prior to the problem) in "Safe Mode with > a Command Prompt." For reference: > > "How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP" > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449 > > >
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