Severly strange XP boot problem

[Andrew]

Every time XP boots I get a list of options:
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Netowrking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Last known good configuration
Start Windows normally

No matter which one I choose it appears to load files and
then reboots itself and repeats the proceess.

This happened after the computer was booted with a Windows
98 boot floppy. I answered yes to enable large disk
support.

What do I need to do to get it back on track?

Thanks!

[Will Denny]

Hi

If you are in that particular 'loop', you may have to perform a 'Repair =
Install' - unless you have backed up your Registry with ERunt. A =
'Repair Install' will lose any Windows Updates that you have installed, =
unfortunately - which means downloading them all again. Someone may =
have a fix for this, but I have had to use either ERunt or the 'Repair =
Install' to get out of this 'loop'.

Will

"Andrew" > wrote in message =
...
> Every time XP boots I get a list of options:
> Safe Mode
> Safe Mode with Netowrking
> Safe Mode with Command Prompt
> Last known good configuration
> Start Windows normally
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> No matter which one I choose it appears to load files and=20
> then reboots itself and repeats the proceess.
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> This happened after the computer was booted with a Windows=20
> 98 boot floppy. I answered yes to enable large disk=20
> support.
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> What do I need to do to get it back on track?
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> Thanks!
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[Phe@rsome]

This is one of the reasons that so many use Drive Image, TruImage, Ghost or
other similar imaging programs. Five minutes and you are up and running!

"Will Denny" > wrote in message
...
Hi

If you are in that particular 'loop', you may have to perform a 'Repair
Install' - unless you have backed up your Registry with ERunt. A 'Repair
Install' will lose any Windows Updates that you have installed,
unfortunately - which means downloading them all again. Someone may have a
fix for this, but I have had to use either ERunt or the 'Repair Install' to
get out of this 'loop'.

Will

"Andrew" > wrote in message
...
> Every time XP boots I get a list of options:
> Safe Mode
> Safe Mode with Netowrking
> Safe Mode with Command Prompt
> Last known good configuration
> Start Windows normally
>
> No matter which one I choose it appears to load files and
> then reboots itself and repeats the proceess.
>
> This happened after the computer was booted with a Windows
> 98 boot floppy. I answered yes to enable large disk
> support.
>
> What do I need to do to get it back on track?
>
> Thanks!
>


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[Will Denny]

Hi

That's correct, but this particular loop is saying that the Registry is =
'worn out'. A backup of the Registry using ERunt will 'normally' solve =
the problem - unless NTFS is being used, ERunt will work from 'DOS'. =
Although, it is a good idea to use either Drive Image, Ghost etc.

Will

"Phe@rsome" > wrote in message =
...
> This is one of the reasons that so many use Drive Image, TruImage, =
Ghost or
> other similar imaging programs. Five minutes and you are up and =
running!
>=20
> "Will Denny" > wrote in message
> ...
> Hi
>=20
> If you are in that particular 'loop', you may have to perform a =
'Repair
> Install' - unless you have backed up your Registry with ERunt. A =
'Repair
> Install' will lose any Windows Updates that you have installed,
> unfortunately - which means downloading them all again. Someone may =
have a
> fix for this, but I have had to use either ERunt or the 'Repair =
Install' to
> get out of this 'loop'.
>=20
> Will
>=20
> "Andrew" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Every time XP boots I get a list of options:
> > Safe Mode
> > Safe Mode with Netowrking
> > Safe Mode with Command Prompt
> > Last known good configuration
> > Start Windows normally
> >
> > No matter which one I choose it appears to load files and
> > then reboots itself and repeats the proceess.
> >
> > This happened after the computer was booted with a Windows
> > 98 boot floppy. I answered yes to enable large disk
> > support.
> >
> > What do I need to do to get it back on track?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
>=20
>=20
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>=20
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[Frank]

Andrew wrote:
| Every time XP boots I get a list of options:
| Safe Mode
| Safe Mode with Netowrking
| Safe Mode with Command Prompt
| Last known good configuration
| Start Windows normally
|
| No matter which one I choose it appears to load files and
| then reboots itself and repeats the proceess.
|
| This happened after the computer was booted with a Windows
| 98 boot floppy. I answered yes to enable large disk
| support.
|
| What do I need to do to get it back on track?
|
| Thanks!

Where did you get the boot disk??? If it asked if you wanted
to enable large disk support, you were in FDISK.


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