Windows XP won't boot

[Guest -1]

I can't boot my Windows XP Pro workstation. Ctrl-alt-del doesn't work,

start=>shutdown=>restart doesn't work, nor does log off.

 

The last time I saw this, I did a cold boot, the OS got corrupt and a

reimage was required.

 

I'm reluctant to cold boot again. Is there any hidden command (eg dos based

perhaps ) to reboot this that I'm not aware of?

 

Thank you

[Guest Clark]

Re: Windows XP won't boot

 

-1 wrote:

> I can't boot my Windows XP Pro workstation. Ctrl-alt-del doesn't

> work, start=>shutdown=>restart doesn't work, nor does log off.

>

> The last time I saw this, I did a cold boot, the OS got corrupt and a

> reimage was required.

>

> I'm reluctant to cold boot again. Is there any hidden command (eg

> dos based perhaps ) to reboot this that I'm not aware of?

>

> Thank you

 

*** without much information I'd say blame the hard drive, I'd say it was

failing

***Do you run this thing 24/7 ? (that would be my guess)

> I'm reluctant to cold boot again. Is there any hidden command (eg

> dos based perhaps ) to reboot this that I'm not aware of?

 

Maybe boot from a XP install disk and run checkdisk (link)

http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=5097

 

I'd put that drive in another computer as a slave device and pull all the

stuff you want off of it then test the disk with http://www.hdtune.com

if it is good, then reinstall if not buy a new drive from http://www.newegg.com

 

Clark