lee
December 14th 03, 12:27 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I rencently applied Windows XP SP1a from the tech net
>CD's to a IBM thinkpad with Windows XP Professional.
>
>Now the system continuously restarts.
>
>It comes up with a graphical Windows XP screen, then
>changes to a blank screen with a flashing cursor in the
>top left corner and then after about 5 seconds the
system
>restarts and does it again.
>
>Also happens in safe mode and last known good.
>
>Only article that I can find suggusted to restore
>kernel32.dll in recovery console. Tried that and it did
>not help. I only restored a kernel32.dll from a windows
>XP Pro SP1 disk. Should I try restoring a kernel32.dll
>form an old XP Pro disk (ie Not SP1).
>
>Last entry in ntbtlog.txt reads
>Loaded Driver \systemroot\system32\drivers\cdfs.sys
>when bootlogged startup option choosen.
>
>As far as I can see there is no way to uninstall SP1a
>unless you can get windows to start.
>
>What can I try from here?
>
>Is the last entry listed in the ntbtlog.txt file the
>cause of the problem?
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Warren
>.i have a hp pavillion and after i had installed this ms
released an updated don't use on hp's . it was doing what
you are describing. you may have to do a destructive
restore ( you will lose all music or media files)
>
>Hi,
>
>I rencently applied Windows XP SP1a from the tech net
>CD's to a IBM thinkpad with Windows XP Professional.
>
>Now the system continuously restarts.
>
>It comes up with a graphical Windows XP screen, then
>changes to a blank screen with a flashing cursor in the
>top left corner and then after about 5 seconds the
system
>restarts and does it again.
>
>Also happens in safe mode and last known good.
>
>Only article that I can find suggusted to restore
>kernel32.dll in recovery console. Tried that and it did
>not help. I only restored a kernel32.dll from a windows
>XP Pro SP1 disk. Should I try restoring a kernel32.dll
>form an old XP Pro disk (ie Not SP1).
>
>Last entry in ntbtlog.txt reads
>Loaded Driver \systemroot\system32\drivers\cdfs.sys
>when bootlogged startup option choosen.
>
>As far as I can see there is no way to uninstall SP1a
>unless you can get windows to start.
>
>What can I try from here?
>
>Is the last entry listed in the ntbtlog.txt file the
>cause of the problem?
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Warren
>.i have a hp pavillion and after i had installed this ms
released an updated don't use on hp's . it was doing what
you are describing. you may have to do a destructive
restore ( you will lose all music or media files)
>