intermittently XP will not boot up

[Tom]

On one of our computers, sometimes it boots up and runs XP
okay, the next time it asks for a boot disk. Not having a
boot disk, the kids insert the XP upgrade installation CD,
and eventually XP comes up. I don't understand how it
boots up one time and not the next. Any suggestions?
They have completely reinstalled XP a couple of times.

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Boot the WinXP CD, run the Recovery Console, from the command prompt run
fixboot

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP [Q307654]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Tom" > wrote in message
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> On one of our computers, sometimes it boots up and runs XP
> okay, the next time it asks for a boot disk. Not having a
> boot disk, the kids insert the XP upgrade installation CD,
> and eventually XP comes up. I don't understand how it
> boots up one time and not the next. Any suggestions?
> They have completely reinstalled XP a couple of times.