Blank screen loading XP

[Guest BrianW]

Hi there.

My problem is:

When I start my PC I get the option of selecting what mode of XPPro I want

to start in, Safe mode, Last known configuration, etc. Regardless of what

mode I chose I get the blue screen showing Windows XP is load. The after a

few minutes all I get is a blank screen.

At a loss as to how I get my XP running.

Any help much appreciated.

TIA

[Guest philo]

Re: Blank screen loading XP

 

 

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

news:39272BE5-802B-44BA-847F-80C2C2C8CD3A@microsoft.com...

> Hi there.

> My problem is:

> When I start my PC I get the option of selecting what mode of XPPro I want

> to start in, Safe mode, Last known configuration, etc. Regardless of what

> mode I chose I get the blue screen showing Windows XP is load. The after a

> few minutes all I get is a blank screen.

> At a loss as to how I get my XP running.

> Any help much appreciated.

> TIA

 

 

Try this first:

 

Boot from your XP cd and enter the recovery console

 

issue the command chkdsk /r

[Guest Robert Jacobs]

Re: Blank screen loading XP

 

On Jun 11, 4:30 am, BrianW <Bri...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi there.

> My problem is:

> When I start my PC I get the option of selecting what mode of XPPro I want

> to start in, Safe mode, Last known configuration, etc. Regardless of what

> mode I chose I get the blue screen showing Windows XP is load. The after a

> few minutes all I get is a blank screen.

> At a loss as to how I get my XP running.

> Any help much appreciated.

> TIA

 

Another thing you might want to try:

 

Boot from the XP cd, don't enter the recovery console. When you get

the option to "Repair" a version of Windows, take that option by

typing an "R". This will basically re-install Windows without you

losing your files and settings (although you might lose a few settings

like your desktop, etc., but much better than a full re-format). Re-

post when you have tried either solution....