Here is a hard ONE!

[Carl]

Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
again and again! There is no end to it!

I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and everything
else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!

I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't want
that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"

Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see my
files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
won't start.

Please help me!

[Lindsay]

I assume you have an OEM version of XP as you mentioed 'recovery' cd. Then a
Repair is out of the question. Have you changed any hardware/software
recently?

BTW tampering with the BIOS is not normally neccessary, so be careful. You
don't want to upset it further.

"Carl" > wrote in message
...
> Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
> comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
> blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
> again and again! There is no end to it!
>
> I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
> settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and everything
> else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!
>
> I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't want
> that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"
>
> Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see my
> files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
> won't start.
>
> Please help me!

[Steven Burn]

www.f-prot.com

Grab the DOS antivirus, and run a virus scan...... (make sure you also
download the upto date virus signatures first)

--
Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Disclaimer:
I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)


Carl > wrote in message
...
> Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
> comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
> blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
> again and again! There is no end to it!
>
> I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
> settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and everything
> else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!
>
> I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't want
> that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"
>
> Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see my
> files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
> won't start.
>
> Please help me!

what does f-prot have that norton does not have?

also, did not XP abandon DOS, so why is it necessary to
download an antivirus for DOS? why not just the Windows
one...thanks.


>-----Original Message-----
>www.f-prot.com
>
>Grab the DOS antivirus, and run a virus scan...... (make
sure you also
>download the upto date virus signatures first)
>
>--
>Regards
>
>Steven Burn
>Ur I.T. Mate Group
>www.it-mate.co.uk
>
>Keeping it FREE!
>
>Disclaimer:
>I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)
>
>
>Carl > wrote in message
...
>> Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
>> comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
>> blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
>> again and again! There is no end to it!
>>
>> I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
>> settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and everything
>> else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!
>>
>> I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't want
>> that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"
>>
>> Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see my
>> files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
>> won't start.
>>
>> Please help me!
>
>
>.
>

[Steven Burn]

XP does have DOS (just not in the literal sense). You'd need the XP boot
diskette (or a 9x one if yiou are using the FAT32 file system)

As for Norton...... no offence but, it's a bloated, unreliable POS (as are
all other Symantec products). I wouldn't use it or reccommend it even if you
paid me.

--
Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Disclaimer:
I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)


> wrote in message
...
>
> what does f-prot have that norton does not have?
>
> also, did not XP abandon DOS, so why is it necessary to
> download an antivirus for DOS? why not just the Windows
> one...thanks.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >www.f-prot.com
> >
> >Grab the DOS antivirus, and run a virus scan...... (make
> sure you also
> >download the upto date virus signatures first)
> >
> >--
> >Regards
> >
> >Steven Burn
> >Ur I.T. Mate Group
> >www.it-mate.co.uk
> >
> >Keeping it FREE!
> >
> >Disclaimer:
> >I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)
> >
> >
> >Carl > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
> >> comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
> >> blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
> >> again and again! There is no end to it!
> >>
> >> I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
> >> settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and everything
> >> else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!
> >>
> >> I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't want
> >> that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"
> >>
> >> Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see my
> >> files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
> >> won't start.
> >>
> >> Please help me!
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Steve Nielsen]

Because if you can't get into the Windows OS you can't run a Windows
application. F-Prot for DOS will scan a FAT32 drive. I haven't seen an
equivalent DOS based a/v scanner from Symantec in at least a couple of
years.

Steve

wrote:

> what does f-prot have that norton does not have?
>
> also, did not XP abandon DOS, so why is it necessary to
> download an antivirus for DOS? why not just the Windows
> one...thanks.
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>www.f-prot.com
>>
>>Grab the DOS antivirus, and run a virus scan...... (make
>
> sure you also
>
>>download the upto date virus signatures first)
>>
>>--
>>Regards
>>
>>Steven Burn
>>Ur I.T. Mate Group
>>www.it-mate.co.uk
>>
>>Keeping it FREE!
>>
>>Disclaimer:
>>I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)
>>
>>
>>Carl > wrote in message
...
>>
>>>Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
>>>comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
>>>blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
>>>again and again! There is no end to it!
>>>
>>>I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
>>>settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and everything
>>>else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!
>>>
>>>I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't want
>>>that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"
>>>
>>>Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see my
>>>files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
>>>won't start.
>>>
>>>Please help me!
>>
>>
>>.
>>

[Malvern]

One problem... Mentioned in another NG: he can't download and run ANYTHING
with the way the computer is doing now. What is needed is the way to get
xp to stay on, once started.

Malv

"Steven Burn" > wrote in message
...
> www.f-prot.com
>
> Grab the DOS antivirus, and run a virus scan...... (make sure you also
> download the upto date virus signatures first)
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Steven Burn
> Ur I.T. Mate Group
> www.it-mate.co.uk
>
> Keeping it FREE!
>
> Disclaimer:
> I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)
>
>
> Carl > wrote in message
> ...
> > Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
> > comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
> > blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
> > again and again! There is no end to it!
> >
> > I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
> > settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and everything
> > else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!
> >
> > I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't want
> > that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"
> >
> > Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see my
> > files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
> > won't start.
> >
> > Please help me!
>
>