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XP Pro SP2 fails to boot
I've had ongoing problems for for a while, and haven't found anything in the
knowledge base that worked. Background: I use DriveImage 7 to create regular backups of my system - normally this would be every couple of weeks, and I rotate my backup drives etc. I'm pretty religious about it. A few months ago, XP Pro failed to boot for the first time - system checked for bootable CDs, then just hang. I was able to get into recovery console to get some crucial recent files off the disk (e.g. those that wouldn't be in my latest backup image). I then tried a repair installation of windows over the top by booting from the installation CD. This failed, so I just restored from my latest backup. Couple of weeks later, this happened again... and basically it keeps happening - Windows won't boot at all. Sometimes there is an error message: that NTLDR is missing or corrupt, but usually nothing. Things I've already tried: - Manually restoring NTLDR (and indeed all the key system files) to the installation. - Running scandisk on the drive before restoring the backup (in case of bad sectors etc.) - Running scandisk on the drive after restoring the backup - Formatting the drive before restoring the backup None of this makes any difference. Every time I have to restore from a backup, and after a few reboots, it will happen again, and I'll need to restore again. Anyone have any ideas? Or should I just give up, and do a fresh install on a new drive? TIA, BTN |
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Hi,
Dont worry just yet. You need to repair windows because there is a problem with it. Insert your xp disk on boot and boot from XP, and choose the repair option, you will need to reinstall your drivers but you should not lose anything else. Now if you have lost data you may be able to get it back using a program called r-studio 2.0 (it saved my backside) Anyway best of luck to you Cheers Quintin MVP wannabe |
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Quintin
A repair install will most likely leave drivers intact.. updates have to be re-installed.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Quintin" wrote in message ... Hi, Dont worry just yet. You need to repair windows because there is a problem with it. Insert your xp disk on boot and boot from XP, and choose the repair option, you will need to reinstall your drivers but you should not lose anything else. Now if you have lost data you may be able to get it back using a program called r-studio 2.0 (it saved my backside) Anyway best of luck to you Cheers Quintin MVP wannabe |
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Can one use an OEM XP SP 1 to repair if SP 2 has been installed?
Alias "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote Quintin A repair install will most likely leave drivers intact.. updates have to be re-installed.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Quintin" wrote in message ... Hi, Dont worry just yet. You need to repair windows because there is a problem with it. Insert your xp disk on boot and boot from XP, and choose the repair option, you will need to reinstall your drivers but you should not lose anything else. Now if you have lost data you may be able to get it back using a program called r-studio 2.0 (it saved my backside) Anyway best of luck to you Cheers Quintin MVP wannabe |
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Try a repair install again.. you have little to lose other than having to re-install SP2 and other updates.. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm If that does not work, a fresh install may well be your best option.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Sir Benjamin Nunn" wrote in message ... I've had ongoing problems for for a while, and haven't found anything in the knowledge base that worked. Background: I use DriveImage 7 to create regular backups of my system - normally this would be every couple of weeks, and I rotate my backup drives etc. I'm pretty religious about it. A few months ago, XP Pro failed to boot for the first time - system checked for bootable CDs, then just hang. I was able to get into recovery console to get some crucial recent files off the disk (e.g. those that wouldn't be in my latest backup image). I then tried a repair installation of windows over the top by booting from the installation CD. This failed, so I just restored from my latest backup. Couple of weeks later, this happened again... and basically it keeps happening - Windows won't boot at all. Sometimes there is an error message: that NTLDR is missing or corrupt, but usually nothing. Things I've already tried: - Manually restoring NTLDR (and indeed all the key system files) to the installation. - Running scandisk on the drive before restoring the backup (in case of bad sectors etc.) - Running scandisk on the drive after restoring the backup - Formatting the drive before restoring the backup None of this makes any difference. Every time I have to restore from a backup, and after a few reboots, it will happen again, and I'll need to restore again. Anyone have any ideas? Or should I just give up, and do a fresh install on a new drive? TIA, BTN |
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Alias wrote:
Can one use an OEM XP SP 1 to repair if SP 2 has been installed? Alias You will have to reinstall SP2. Use a CD with SP2 slipstreamed into it. Steve "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote Quintin A repair install will most likely leave drivers intact.. updates have to be re-installed.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Quintin" wrote in message ... Hi, Dont worry just yet. You need to repair windows because there is a problem with it. Insert your xp disk on boot and boot from XP, and choose the repair option, you will need to reinstall your drivers but you should not lose anything else. Now if you have lost data you may be able to get it back using a program called r-studio 2.0 (it saved my backside) Anyway best of luck to you Cheers Quintin MVP wannabe |
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"Steve N." wrote in message ink.net... Alias wrote: Can one use an OEM XP SP 1 to repair if SP 2 has been installed? Alias You will have to reinstall SP2. Use a CD with SP2 slipstreamed into it. Steve Or use the SP 2 CD after doing the repair, yes? Alias "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote Quintin A repair install will most likely leave drivers intact.. updates have to be re-installed.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Quintin" wrote in message ... Hi, Dont worry just yet. You need to repair windows because there is a problem with it. Insert your xp disk on boot and boot from XP, and choose the repair option, you will need to reinstall your drivers but you should not lose anything else. Now if you have lost data you may be able to get it back using a program called r-studio 2.0 (it saved my backside) Anyway best of luck to you Cheers Quintin MVP wannabe |
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HI,
It may not have anything to do with your windows installation. I had this problem crop up a few months back and it was driving me crazy and i followed the instructions in the knowledge base how to restore the NTLDR and it would boot up again then fail again after a couple of boots. Well what i finally found to be causing the problem was I had a stick of ram that went bad, after removing the bad ram i have not had that issue since. So it might be worth checking that just to see if that might also be causing your problems. Jeff "Sir Benjamin Nunn" wrote in message ... I've had ongoing problems for for a while, and haven't found anything in the knowledge base that worked. Background: I use DriveImage 7 to create regular backups of my system - normally this would be every couple of weeks, and I rotate my backup drives etc. I'm pretty religious about it. A few months ago, XP Pro failed to boot for the first time - system checked for bootable CDs, then just hang. I was able to get into recovery console to get some crucial recent files off the disk (e.g. those that wouldn't be in my latest backup image). I then tried a repair installation of windows over the top by booting from the installation CD. This failed, so I just restored from my latest backup. Couple of weeks later, this happened again... and basically it keeps happening - Windows won't boot at all. Sometimes there is an error message: that NTLDR is missing or corrupt, but usually nothing. Things I've already tried: - Manually restoring NTLDR (and indeed all the key system files) to the installation. - Running scandisk on the drive before restoring the backup (in case of bad sectors etc.) - Running scandisk on the drive after restoring the backup - Formatting the drive before restoring the backup None of this makes any difference. Every time I have to restore from a backup, and after a few reboots, it will happen again, and I'll need to restore again. Anyone have any ideas? Or should I just give up, and do a fresh install on a new drive? TIA, BTN |
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Alias wrote:
"Steve N." wrote in message ink.net... Alias wrote: Can one use an OEM XP SP 1 to repair if SP 2 has been installed? Alias You will have to reinstall SP2. Use a CD with SP2 slipstreamed into it. Steve Or use the SP 2 CD after doing the repair, yes? Alias Yes. That was meant to be implied. Perhaps I could have worded it better: You will have to reinstall SP2 _or_ use a CD with SP2 slipstreamed into it. Steve "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote Quintin A repair install will most likely leave drivers intact.. updates have to be re-installed.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Quintin" wrote in message ... Hi, Dont worry just yet. You need to repair windows because there is a problem with it. Insert your xp disk on boot and boot from XP, and choose the repair option, you will need to reinstall your drivers but you should not lose anything else. Now if you have lost data you may be able to get it back using a program called r-studio 2.0 (it saved my backside) Anyway best of luck to you Cheers Quintin MVP wannabe |
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"Steve N." wrote in message nk.net... Alias wrote: "Steve N." wrote in message ink.net... Alias wrote: Can one use an OEM XP SP 1 to repair if SP 2 has been installed? Alias You will have to reinstall SP2. Use a CD with SP2 slipstreamed into it. Steve Or use the SP 2 CD after doing the repair, yes? Alias Yes. That was meant to be implied. Perhaps I could have worded it better: You will have to reinstall SP2 _or_ use a CD with SP2 slipstreamed into it. Steve Thanks. Alias "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote Quintin A repair install will most likely leave drivers intact.. updates have to be re-installed.. -- Mike Hall MVP - Windows Shell/user http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "Quintin" wrote in message ... Hi, Dont worry just yet. You need to repair windows because there is a problem with it. Insert your xp disk on boot and boot from XP, and choose the repair option, you will need to reinstall your drivers but you should not lose anything else. Now if you have lost data you may be able to get it back using a program called r-studio 2.0 (it saved my backside) Anyway best of luck to you Cheers Quintin MVP wannabe |
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