I screwed up - xp msconfig

[Guest Sam]

I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

savy...........but oops

I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items. now his

machine will not boot up. he is running some version of XP. i would like to

make a bootable cd and then go into his ms config and turn on what i turned

off..........please advise

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

Sam <Sam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

> savy...........but oops

> I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items. now his

> machine will not boot up. he is running some version of XP. i would

> like to make a bootable cd and then go into his ms config and turn on

> what i turned off..........please advise

 

What about safe mode? Just disabling startup items shouldn't affect your

ability to go there.

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

Sam wrote:

> I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

> savy...........but oops

> I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items.

 

 

Which items, specifically?

 

> now his

> machine will not boot up.

 

 

Have you tried Safe Mode?

 

> he is running some version of XP.

 

 

Which edition and version, specifically?

 

> i would like to

> make a bootable cd ...

 

 

No need. All legitimate WinXP installation CDs are altready bootable.

Simply use it.

 

> .... and then go into his ms config and turn on what i turned

> off....

 

 

That can't be done from outside the OS, anyway.

 

 

.......please advise

 

 

Apologize humbly and profusely to your friend about being "savy," and

then advise him to take the computer to a competent technician, at your

expense, of course.

 

 

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killed a great many philosophers.

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[Guest JS]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

First try and boot to 'Safe Mode'.

 

If it still will not boot then try BartPE:

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

 

Also read:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2006/01/03/ecrboot03.xml

 

JS

http://www.pagestart.com

 

 

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

news:11FAC75B-AA0E-4EF6-81B1-A2D715736186@microsoft.com...

>I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

> savy...........but oops

> I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items. now his

> machine will not boot up. he is running some version of XP. i would like

> to

> make a bootable cd and then go into his ms config and turn on what i

> turned

> off..........please advise

[Guest ju.c]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

Microsoft has made a WinPE CD and it is absolutely the best:

 

Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 5.0 $65 64 MB (30 day trial)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5D600369-0554-4595-8AB4-C34B2860E087&displaylang=en

 

 

ju.c

 

 

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:O8HpJMzGJHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> First try and boot to 'Safe Mode'.

>

> If it still will not boot then try BartPE:

> http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

>

> Also read: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2006/01/03/ecrboot03.xml

>

> JS

> http://www.pagestart.com

>

>

> "Sam" <Sam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:11FAC75B-AA0E-4EF6-81B1-A2D715736186@microsoft.com...

>>I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

>> savy...........but oops

>> I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items. now his

>> machine will not boot up. he is running some version of XP. i would like to

>> make a bootable cd and then go into his ms config and turn on what i turned

>> off..........please advise

>

>

[Guest Sam]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

I did try that...........it will not do it. I do not know what version of xp

it is...........it think it is home edition? I have both a laptop with xp

home edition and a laptop with vista home premium sp1.

 

I would really like to make a boot cd.

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Sam <Sam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

> > savy...........but oops

> > I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items. now his

> > machine will not boot up. he is running some version of XP. i would

> > like to make a bootable cd and then go into his ms config and turn on

> > what i turned off..........please advise

>

> What about safe mode? Just disabling startup items shouldn't affect your

> ability to go there.

>

>

>

[Guest Sam]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

i did try it..............it won't let me......it just reboots

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Sam <Sam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

> > savy...........but oops

> > I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items. now his

> > machine will not boot up. he is running some version of XP. i would

> > like to make a bootable cd and then go into his ms config and turn on

> > what i turned off..........please advise

>

> What about safe mode? Just disabling startup items shouldn't affect your

> ability to go there.

>

>

>

[Guest Sam]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

i am not sure what version it is and i asked hm for his cd's...........he

cant find them

 

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> Sam wrote:

> > I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

> > savy...........but oops

> > I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items.

>

>

> Which items, specifically?

>

>

> > now his

> > machine will not boot up.

>

>

> Have you tried Safe Mode?

>

>

> > he is running some version of XP.

>

>

> Which edition and version, specifically?

>

>

> > i would like to

> > make a bootable cd ...

>

>

> No need. All legitimate WinXP installation CDs are altready bootable.

> Simply use it.

>

>

> > .... and then go into his ms config and turn on what i turned

> > off....

>

>

> That can't be done from outside the OS, anyway.

>

>

> .......please advise

>

>

> Apologize humbly and profusely to your friend about being "savy," and

> then advise him to take the computer to a competent technician, at your

> expense, of course.

>

>

> --

>

> Bruce Chambers

>

> Help us help you:

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>

> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>

> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

>

> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

> killed a great many philosophers.

> ~ Denis Diderot

>

[Guest Gerry]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

Sam

 

Have you tried Last Known Good Configuration?

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/en-us

 

What is your computer make and model? How old is it?

 

 

--

 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

Sam wrote:

> I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

> savy...........but oops

> I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items. now his

> machine will not boot up. he is running some version of XP. i would

> like to make a bootable cd and then go into his ms config and turn on

> what i turned off..........please advise

[Guest Kelly]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

Borrow an XP CD and run a repair.

 

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

news:11FAC75B-AA0E-4EF6-81B1-A2D715736186@microsoft.com...

>I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

> savy...........but oops

> I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items. now his

> machine will not boot up. he is running some version of XP. i would like

> to

> make a bootable cd and then go into his ms config and turn on what i

> turned

> off..........please advise

[Guest db.·.. >]

Re: I screwed up - xp msconfig

 

it's likely that your friends

pc needed a tune up and

when you simply tried to

free up some memory

by disabling startups,

it only compounded the

issue your friend already

had.

 

perhaps, one of the startups

you disabled was actually one

for a malicious software or

incompatible software like

norton av.

 

my suggestion is to forget

about making a boot cd.

 

instead, ascertain any

windows setup cd and

boot with it to permit you

to log into the disk system.

via the recovery console

 

then at the disk prompt run a:

 

chkdsk

fixboot

bootcfg /rebuild.

 

then exit and remove

the cd.

 

the above commands will

break the cycling of booting

that is preventing you from

accessing the safemode or

access normal mode and

then run this:

 

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/article/registry_cleaner_why.htm

 

the above will tune up the

disk and the registry and

also scan the system.

 

 

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"Sam" <Sam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:11FAC75B-AA0E-4EF6-81B1-A2D715736186@microsoft.com...

>I was trying to assit a friend with his computer. i am pretty

> savy...........but oops

> I went into his ms config and turned off some start up items. now his

> machine will not boot up. he is running some version of XP. i would like to

> make a bootable cd and then go into his ms config and turn on what i turned

> off..........please advise