Another xp windows wont start thread

[corradoman]

Hi all, Well this is my story, I was downloading some high resolution pics of cars and tried to send the page to my mate via outlookl when eerything went bananas obviously the file was to big to send so i tried stopping it and it froze so had to press the reset button, My pc is a packard bell i extreme by the way, On restart it just keeps looping and wont restart as soon as it gets to where it offers to restart in sfe mode or the last good config and the countdown starts windows goes to sart then shuts down again and loops, The only thing it will let me do is press esc and f2 and goes into the blue bios cmos screen, I have no back up disc or reinstall discs( cos im an idiot) and should of done this when i bought it! Ay help would be appreciated as all my wifes uni work is on it not to mention pics from the last three years hols, would i be able to use a usb lead to send everything to my laptop

Thanks in advance...

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Did you try going into Last Known Good Configuration corradoman?

[corradoman]

Ive tried all of them and it just loops, as soon as windows tries to start you can hear it clicking off and the screen goes blank and starts again

[maynardvdm]

Your PC might have a recovery partition. Press F10 on starup to access it(may vary on different pc's)

NOTE: You may loose all data if you restore to factory settings. This is a last resort option

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Ok, go into the bios and alter the settings to Default and reboot and then get back to us.

[corradoman]

Your PC might have a recovery partition. Press F10 on starup to access it(may vary on different pc's)

NOTE: You may loose all data if you restore to factory settings. This is a last resort option

Tried that Only esc and f2 seem to do anything

[corradoman]

Ok' date=' go into the bios and alter the settings to Default and reboot and then get back to us.[/quote']

Ok will try that

Thanks

[Seth]

The improper shutdown has caused file corruption in XP's start up files.

 

You need to access the Recovery Console to run hard drive error checking. Some computers have the RC built in. When you first start the computer do you see an option to boot to the recovery console?

 

If not, you will need an XP cd to access it, or download the bootable cd version of the RC from:

 

http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso

 

It has to be burnt as an "Image" file.

 

Once in the RC, type in chkdsk /p and press enter (note the space between the k and the /). When complete, type exit and restart the computer.

[corradoman]

Got into bios/cmos setup utility there are seven headings on the left hand side, which one do i choose to alter for default

standard cmos features

advanced bios features ?

[Seth]

Don't worry about the bios. It doesn't have anything to do with your problem.

 

I think Wolfey was thinking of something else.

[corradoman]

Burnt recovery cd, which has been run on the computer, unfortunately is still looping and disc still running, how do i access the programme on the disc?

[maynardvdm]

Once in the RC' date=' type in chkdsk /p and press enter (note the space between the k and the /). When complete, type exit and restart the computer.[/quote']

Isn't it /r or /f , i have not heard of /p - what does that do?

[corradoman]

managed to get to recovery console and when you click on enter the screen just goes black and nothing happens! you then have to alt delete to start all over again! I think its a smash up with a sledge hammer job

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Try

 

chkdsk /p /r

[corradoman]

Yeah should of said i cant type anything cos its a blank screenonce on recovery!

[Guest Wolfeymole]

You did manage to burn the iso correctly yes?

 

 

Read this article also

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654

[RandyL]

Hi everyone;

If I understand right your problem started with a freeze and upon trying to restart you were "caught in a loop". Your system would not boot and kept restarting.

 

After you created an image disk of the Recovery Console it booted to it but went to a blank screen after you pressed enter. Note that we are not in Windows at this time.

 

At this time I would suspect hardware issues. My first guess would be over heating.

 

A failing hard drive or vid card or memory might be the cause too.

 

Do any of you wonderful moderators and techs have an idea or opinion on this being a probable cause?

 

RandyL

[corradoman]

And the saga continues! i did notice the fan has been making a lot of noise recently! I Wonder..... would that cause it

[maynardvdm]

The fan should be working too avoid heat related problems. So make sure the fan is working 100% otherwise you have to clean or replace it.

[Tony D]

If you're using a USB keyboard, try a PS-2 version.

[Seth]

I don't think the issue is overheating, as it wouldn't start back up immediaetely. In addition the original post indicates XP file corruption.

 

I think the chkdsk /p needs to be run to try and repair the files. I also think Kelly is correct on the USB/PS2 keyboard.

 

Maynard:

 

When in the Recovery Console, the P switch is equivalent to the F switch when in Windows. There is no F switch in the RC.

 

Wolfey:

 

Only one switch can be used on chkdsk. If you add a second, it is ignored.