[digilady2004]

also, 0x0000102, 0x00000000

computer was working when I left for night. came back to this. It's a Del xps410 running Windows xp.

system will not boot

scarey...

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We need some information to assist you.

Do you have a Genuine Microsoft XP disk or do you have a recovery disk?
If you do not have a original XP disk then you need to borrow one form a friend of the same type you have installed on your system..Home or Pro.
The reason for this is because your ntfs or NT File System is corrupted and needs to be repaired.
Then do the following:

How to run checkdisk from recovery console (Windows xp). (Courtesy dsenette)

• Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
  Note:Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
• When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
  Note:If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
• When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
• At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following then press Enter:
  

  chkdsk /r

• Allow this to run UNDISTURBED until completed (45 min or so)
• Report any errors

[rshaffer61]

We need some information to assist you.

Do you have a Genuine Microsoft XP disk or do you have a recovery disk?
If you do not have a original XP disk then you need to borrow one form a friend of the same type you have installed on your system..Home or Pro.
The reason for this is because your ntfs or NT File System is corrupted and needs to be repaired.
Then do the following:

How to run checkdisk from recovery console (Windows xp). (Courtesy dsenette)

• Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
  Note:Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
• When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
  Note:If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
• When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
• At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following then press Enter:
  

  chkdsk /r

• Allow this to run UNDISTURBED until completed (45 min or so)
• Report any errors