Guest Jyoti Sharma Posted August 2, 2008 Posted August 2, 2008 I am not able to access my Windows XP. When I start Windows XP ( during booting ), for a 'flash' of a moment a blue screen comes on which something is written, but I am not able to see what is written there. After this the system restarts. I wanted to repair Windows XP ( assuming that some system file might have gone missing which was causing this behaviour ), but the setup fails everytime stating that some file is missing or corrupted and asks me to press enter to continue. When I press enter it says setup failed press enter to restart. And then I have to restart again. I used lens cleaner assuming that probably dirt and dust might be prohibiting the dvd-writer to read properly. But this did not work either. So I have two problems. The first I am not able to boot Windows XP and second, I am not able to run the installation cd of Windows XP?
Guest Malke Posted August 2, 2008 Posted August 2, 2008 Re: XP SP2 not installing. Jyoti Sharma wrote: > I am not able to access my Windows XP. When I start Windows XP ( during > booting ), for a 'flash' of a moment a blue screen comes on which > something is written, but I am not able to see what is written there. > After this the system restarts. I wanted to repair Windows XP ( assuming > that some system file might have gone missing which was causing this > behaviour ), but the setup fails everytime stating that some file is > missing or corrupted and asks me to press enter to continue. When I press > enter it says setup failed press enter to restart. And then I have to > restart again. I used lens cleaner assuming that probably dirt and dust > might be prohibiting the dvd-writer to read properly. But this did not > work either. So I have two problems. The first I am not able to boot > Windows XP and second, I am not able to run the installation cd of Windows > XP? Run hard drive diagnostics. Use a utility which you will download from the drive mftr.'s website. You will create a bootable cd with the file you download - burn as an image, not as data - and boot with it. I always do the quick test first because if it fails, you don't need to go further. However, even if the drive passes the quick test do the full thorough test. If the drive fails any physical tests, replace it. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest Jim Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: XP SP2 not installing. "Jyoti Sharma" <jyoti.mickey@gmail.com> wrote in message news:op.ue9uhgfntp94fi@jyoti... >I am not able to access my Windows XP. When I start Windows XP ( during >booting ), for a 'flash' of a moment a blue screen comes on which >something is written, but I am not able to see what is written there. >After this the system restarts. I wanted to repair Windows XP ( assuming >that some system file might have gone missing which was causing this >behaviour ), but the setup fails everytime stating that some file is >missing or corrupted and asks me to press enter to continue. When I press >enter it says setup failed press enter to restart. And then I have to >restart again. I used lens cleaner assuming that probably dirt and dust >might be prohibiting the dvd-writer to read properly. But this did not >work either. So I have two problems. The first I am not able to boot >Windows XP and second, I am not able to run the installation cd of Windows >XP? Disable automatic restart after crash. Then the error message will stay as long as you wish. The setting is part of local security policy. I would tell you where, but as I am using a non privileged account right now, I can't get at the settings. Jim
Guest Jyoti Sharma Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: XP SP2 not installing. > Disable automatic restart after crash. Then the error message > will stay as long as you wish. But I cannot even start Windows in the first place! My PC is dual boot- It has Linux also. Do I have still have a way to do this Jim?
Guest Jyoti Sharma Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: XP SP2 not installing. > Run hard drive diagnostics. Use a utility which you will downloadfrom > the drive mftr.'s website. You will create a bootable cdwith the file > you download - burn as an image, not as data - and > boot with it. I always do the quick test first because if itfails, you > don't need to go further. But I cannot even start Windows in the first place. But I doubt if HDD is the problem. Because my PC is dual boot and I can still use my Linux, in fact, even read my Windows partition from there? Malke, Do you think I should still go for a HDD check with the manufacturer's software? I am asking becuase finding one for Linux is tough and I have a slow dial-up.
Guest GlowingBlueMist Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: XP SP2 not installing. "Jyoti Sharma" <jyoti.mickey@gmail.com> wrote in message news:op.ue9uhgfntp94fi@jyoti... >I am not able to access my Windows XP. When I start Windows XP ( during >booting ), for a 'flash' of a moment a blue screen comes on which >something is written, but I am not able to see what is written there. >After this the system restarts. I wanted to repair Windows XP ( assuming >that some system file might have gone missing which was causing this >behaviour ), but the setup fails everytime stating that some file is >missing or corrupted and asks me to press enter to continue. When I press >enter it says setup failed press enter to restart. And then I have to >restart again. I used lens cleaner assuming that probably dirt and dust >might be prohibiting the dvd-writer to read properly. But this did not >work either. So I have two problems. The first I am not able to boot >Windows XP and second, I am not able to run the installation cd of Windows >XP? You might try booting into the Safe mode. You might be able to do it using the F8 key method talked about below; To get into the Windows 2000 / XP Safe mode, as the computer is booting press and hold your "F8 Key" which should bring up the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" as shown below. Use your arrow keys to move to "Safe Mode" and press your Enter key. Note: With some computers if you press and hold a key as the computer is booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of pressing and holding the "F8 key", tap the "F8 key" continuously until you get the startup menu. If you are able to bring windows up in this method you might be able to use a restore point prior to when the problem started. If your lucky this might fix the problem with out having to reload everything. As for the CD, I have better luck cleaning the disks with a little tooth paste and water. The mild abrasive in the tooth paste removes any fingerprints and can may polish out minor scratches that might be causing reading problems. Be sure to use a cloth that will not scratch the disk when drying it.
Guest King Loui Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 AW: XP SP2 not installing. AW: XP SP2 not installing. Hi Jyoti Sharma: Try to get a copy od ultimate Booet CD (ultimatebootcd.com) and use testdisk to recover all last and broken files. You must read the instructiobs very carefully, as you can also kill everything on your HD. E.g.: I once killed my main partion with gparted (by uncarefullness), testdisk recover all within 3 minutes (including reading instruction and rebooting). Good Luck Ajax
Guest Malke Posted August 3, 2008 Posted August 3, 2008 Re: XP SP2 not installing. Jyoti Sharma wrote: >> Run hard drive diagnostics. Use a utility which you will downloadfrom >> the drive mftr.'s website. You will create a bootable cdwith the file >> you download - burn as an image, not as data - and >> boot with it. I always do the quick test first because if itfails, you >> don't need to go further. > > But I cannot even start Windows in the first place. But I doubt if HDD is > the problem. Because my PC is dual boot and I can still use my Linux, in > fact, even read my Windows partition from there? > > Malke, Do you think I should still go for a HDD check with the > manufacturer's software? I am asking becuase finding one for Linux is > tough and I have a slow dial-up. This is why having all the pertinent information in the *first* post is important. Otherwise you just waste people's time. While it is possible that the hard drive is failing, if Linux runs perfectly it is unlikely. However, the errors you are getting during the installation do indicate hardware problems. So if the machine were in my shop I would test the hard drive anyway since that's easy. I would also test the RAM with Memtest86+ because the fact that Linux works doesn't rule out flaky RAM. I would also swap out the optical drive for a known-working one. If you don't have the equipment you need or are unable to download the diagnostic utilities you need, take the machine to a professional computer repair shop and have them do it. I don't recommend a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place. Once you've diagnosed and fixed any hardware issues, try a Repair Install of Windows. If that doesn't work, back up your data from Linux and do a clean install of Windows. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest Jyoti Sharma Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 Re: XP SP2 not installing. > This is why having all the pertinent information in the *first* post is > important. Otherwise you just waste people's time. My computer is cured- thank you and feedback: Yes Malke, I will be more careful from the next time. Sorry, for the inconvenience. I checked the disk using a Linux Live CD using cfdisk and ntfsfix- it found one anomaly. The Windows CD this time reached the installation stage but could not detect the NTFS partition and a few steps later the blue error screen came. I could read it this time. It was a typical ntfs.sys file error. I again used Linux Live CD to rename ntfs.sys to a ntfs.old and copy a new one in its place. It worked fine now. :) And the installation disc also had some problem which I could check with Nero toolkit on a friends computer. Then I used my backup installation disc. Thanks again Malke, and Jim.
Guest Plato Posted August 6, 2008 Posted August 6, 2008 Re: XP SP2 not installing. Malke wrote: > > Jyoti Sharma wrote: > > > I am not able to access my Windows XP. When I start Windows XP ( during > > booting ), for a 'flash' of a moment a blue screen comes on which > > something is written, but I am not able to see what is written there. > > After this the system restarts. I wanted to repair Windows XP ( assuming > > that some system file might have gone missing which was causing this > > behaviour ), but the setup fails everytime stating that some file is > > missing or corrupted and asks me to press enter to continue. When I press > > enter it says setup failed press enter to restart. And then I have to > > restart again. I used lens cleaner assuming that probably dirt and dust > > might be prohibiting the dvd-writer to read properly. But this did not > > work either. So I have two problems. The first I am not able to boot > > Windows XP and second, I am not able to run the installation cd of Windows > > XP? > > Run hard drive diagnostics. Use a utility which you will download from the > drive mftr.'s website. You will create a bootable cd with the file you > download - burn as an image, not as data - and boot with it. I always do > the quick test first because if it fails, you don't need to go further. > However, even if the drive passes the quick test do the full thorough test. > If the drive fails any physical tests, replace it. Well I agree with your advice. My experience however is that it is usually NOT the HDD, but the CDrom drive if "setup" is failing. Just my experience. Yes of course if Jyoti has just been getting a XP boot problem then of course, yes, that may be due to a corrupt windows or bad sectors on the hard drive which havn't yet been marked bad. -- http://www.bootdisk.com/
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