XP won't start anymore

"coolcreek" wrote in message
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I see it has been months since you addressed this issue. Here's my problem
I
cannot start in Safe Mode, I cannot start in Last know Configuration. My
computer just keeps looping to the boot sequence. I had just gone to
Restore
because my wife's icons had all disappeared (mine were still visible).
Once
the computer went to re-bot with restore that's when windows quit
starting.
The system goes to the first "Windows starting" screen the black one then
the
screen flashes and goes back to tbooting sequence. Youhave no idea the
trouble I am in over this. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you

Try this. Attach the drive to another system - you may need help with
this - and delete from the root, the file "pagefile.sys". Put the drive
back, and restart. You may need to restart twice.

It can happen that the pagefile becomes corrupted (a brief, repeated power
bounce can do this) and it can cause exactly the symptoms you describe.

HTH
-pk


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coolcreek not smart enough to be a geek, too old and broken to be a jock
yet
still I do not run my life with a clock


"Mick Murphy" wrote:

Do this in Safe Mode with Networking. All info below.
If you have not managed to install AVG, and have no other AV on your
computer, install AVAST.
And also download, install, update and scan your system with Malwarebytes
and Spybot Search & destroy.

Avast Anti-Virus is XP and Vista compatible (32bit and 64bit Versions),
FREE, auto-updating, and a low resources user of your computer.
And, only have 1(one) Anti-Virus installed / running on your computer at
any
one time..
Conflicts may occur if you have more than 1(one).

http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 is a very good, FREE Anti-Spyware Program.
Download, install, update, and immunize your System with it.
Then SCAN with it.
Update it, and scan your System once a fortnight.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Malwarebytes is as the name says, a Malware Remover!
For the Free version scroll down their page to either download from
Download.com, or Major Geeks.com

Download, install, and update.

Important Safe Mode
If you happen to find a problem that you can’t uninstall / delete, reboot
the computer, and go into Safe Mode.
To get into Safe mode, tap F8 right at Power On / Startup, and use UP
arrow
key to get to Safe Mode from list of options, then hit ENTER.
RESCAN your computer with your Anti-Virus, Malwarebytes and Spybot S & D
while in Safe Mode.

If unable to install above Programs in Normal Mode:
Sometimes Trojans, Viruses, Malware, etc stop you installing and/or
updating
Programs to remove them.
If that happens, reboot into Safe Mode with Networking, and install,
update
and scan from there.

--
Mad Mike


"Bill H." wrote:

Yes, it's probably a virus or trojan, but how to find out which one and
get
rid of it?

Windows xp pro starts to load, gets to the splash screen, and the the
computer reboots.

I've tried dianostic and selective startup, and neither work. All I
can get
is safe mode. System restore has been turned off. Last known good
config
doesn't help.

So far, the AV and/or malware tools I've tried (AVG free, Windows
Defender,
Ad Aware) won't install and/or run in safe mode.

Suggestions, other than reformat and reinstall the OS?

Thx.


--
Bill