If it does not load normally
Start the System Restore tool at a command prompt1. Restart your computer, and keep tapping F8 during the initial start-up until you get options, select Safe Mode with a command prompt then press enter.
2. Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account that has administrator credentials.
3. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to restore your computer to an earlier state.
For additional information about the Safe mode with a command prompt, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:http://support.micro....com/kb/315222/A description of the Safe mode boot options in Windows XP
If it does load normally
Click start then run, type sfc /scannow then press enter, you need the XP CD and get a blue progress bar, when the bar goes, reboot.
You can check for any improvement now, and then after each step until you have run through them all, if necessaryWhen it has loaded to the desktop, click start then run, type
chkdsk /f /r then press enter, type Y to confirm for next boot, press enter then reboot.
This will take an hour, it will appear to load normally then either the monitor will show progress or the screen will go blank,
do not disturb this.When it gets to the desktop, the system files and the hard drive will be as they should
Click start, all programmes, accessories, system tools to run disc clean up, click more options then clean up restore points, click confirm, click OK. Then from system tools, run disc defragmenter.Click start then run, type prefetch then press enter, click edit then select all, right click any file then click delete, confirm delete, then rebootIf no change,
the next thing to do would be a repair install, this will leave data and settings intactXP Repair If you are unable to run XP RepairAlternate XP RepairUse the last one, Windows Installation CD to repair the current installation, which uses a slightly different method Beyond this, it could be a hardware faultThe next steps are optional Get
Tune Up 2006 TrialRun disc clean up then registry clean up then click optimize to run reg defrag, which needs a reboot
After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to optimize the computer, select computer with an internet connection from the drop down menu, this also requires a reboot
After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to accelerate downloads, select the speed just above your actual connection speed, this requires a reboot
After the reboot, click optimize then system optimizer to run system advisor