[JazzCarrot]

Well, The title says it all really.

I was using my computer yesterday, when suddenly it goes a bit haywire and a string of errors cascade down the screen. Before I have time to read them/it, the PC restarts and goes to "Windows did not shut down properly". Fair enough I thought, it didn't, but now start windows normally/safe mode/safe mode with bells on... etc do not work., and the PC just looped. After having a similar looping problem a few months ago, I tried a repair using the XP disc. Booted from CD fine, and after all items were "installed", and "setup is staring windows" comes across the bottom of the screen, it blue screens and I'm back to square 1. Anyway I can fix this? Or is it a reformat/reinstall task?

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You will need a XP CD. Boot your computer from your Windows XP Cd and when the menu comes up, select boot from CD. Your computer will begin to boot. Eventually, you will see a screen asking you what you would like to do. Press the letter R on your keyboard to proceed to the Windows Recovery Console.


As you progress to the Recovery Console you may be asked which partition you would like to boot into. Type the number associated with the partition containing your NTFS partition (usually 1 or 2) and then press enter to continue. You may be asked for your administrator password. If you have one, type it in and press enter. If you do not have a password to boot your computer into Windows, simply press enter.

Now you should be at a command prompt. from here, type the following command without the quotes and press enter: "chkdsk /p"


This is a short test that will tell you whether or not a longer test is needed. If after the test completes, the message "One or more errors detected on the volume" appears, then proceed to step 6. If no errors are reported, then your drive can not be repaired using chkdsk.


Now you should be back at the command prompt. Type the following command without the quotes and press enter: "chkdsk /r"


This test will take a while depending on the size of your drive. It will look for the errors on your drive and repair them. When it completes, you will be back at a command prompt.


Now type "chkdsk /p" again and press enter. If no errors are reported, your drive has been successfully repaired and is safe to use again temporarily. If errors are still reported, then your drive is on its last leg and will need replacing. You may be able to boot it now though. Restart the computer and see if XP boots normally.

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[SRX660]

You will need a XP CD. Boot your computer from your Windows XP Cd and when the menu comes up, select boot from CD. Your computer will begin to boot. Eventually, you will see a screen asking you what you would like to do. Press the letter R on your keyboard to proceed to the Windows Recovery Console.


As you progress to the Recovery Console you may be asked which partition you would like to boot into. Type the number associated with the partition containing your NTFS partition (usually 1 or 2) and then press enter to continue. You may be asked for your administrator password. If you have one, type it in and press enter. If you do not have a password to boot your computer into Windows, simply press enter.

Now you should be at a command prompt. from here, type the following command without the quotes and press enter: "chkdsk /p"


This is a short test that will tell you whether or not a longer test is needed. If after the test completes, the message "One or more errors detected on the volume" appears, then proceed to step 6. If no errors are reported, then your drive can not be repaired using chkdsk.


Now you should be back at the command prompt. Type the following command without the quotes and press enter: "chkdsk /r"


This test will take a while depending on the size of your drive. It will look for the errors on your drive and repair them. When it completes, you will be back at a command prompt.


Now type "chkdsk /p" again and press enter. If no errors are reported, your drive has been successfully repaired and is safe to use again temporarily. If errors are still reported, then your drive is on its last leg and will need replacing. You may be able to boot it now though. Restart the computer and see if XP boots normally.

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