"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message
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> Sorry, I didn't word it properly: boot loader works.
> With his drive on my Pc as a second drive - I can boot/log onto his XP
> drive.
> When his drive is only one in there:
> It starts to boot - ( loader) , see XP Home startup screens, 1 minute
> later dev mgr scan happens ( little boxes scanning left to right) , hear
> the beep, then video goes blank ( normal so far), and then an XP logo
> window appears: and HERE's where it's different - as second drive THAT
> XP logo screen shortly therafter ( 1 second?) shows "Windows is starting
> ... " ( in 800x600 font) and a few seconds later I see their 2 profiles
> ( logon icons)
> When it's the ONLY drive, I get to THAT XP logo screen where it SHOULD
> then say "Windows is starting ... " , but only shows XP logo ( in
> smaller font (1024x768?) ) and that's it. It doesn't do that last bit.
> The 2 profiles are on HIS drive so - when it DOES work - it's fetching
> that logon info from his drive.
>
> At startup if I press F8 and choose SAFE MODE I see the SAFE MODE window
> but then same XP logo window and hangs then too. I tried SAFE MODE with
> command prompt - same thing.
>
> Can someone tell me - that far into boot - what is happening ? What
> files is it using ? Keep in mind it DID run scandisk and perhaps
> changed/deleted SOME file. I can't get a log file ( bootlog.txt) to
> work. It's ALMOST there and I don't know " what's NOT working?". Since
> I have same PC as he does, I can copy any system file needed - but what
> ??
> I'm debating renaming his system32 folder and copying mine into there to
> see if that works, but would like to learn hw to troubleshoot it.
>
> Since no Safe Mode, I'm assuming some system file damaged. I did boot my
> drive and rename his pagefile.sys in case it was corrupt. It created
> another when I booted as only drive - same symptoms.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>> "- Bobb -" wrote:
>>> Neighbor had pc not booting. I have same model so put his drive in my
>>> PC to save his pictures/music etc in case needed to reinstall XP. When
>>> I put the drive in my Pc, ( cable select - his was second connection
>>> on primary IDE cable) I booted my drive and it announced - "need to
>>> scan secondary drive - was shutdown improperly" , so I let it
>>> scan/fix his drive and I could see his files in XP - copied to CD -
>>> all set.
>>>
>>> Rebooted and ON MY PC I have had 2 boot options on MY primary drive,
>>> ( I often have several drives in there) so I elected to now boot his
>>> ( as secondary drive). His drive booted up - looked good. I bought
>>> back to his house ( thinking I was done) and it hangs (his only disk
>>> drive). It STARTS to boot and looks good .... just before it would be
>>> at the user profile screen ( 2 users) it hangs at a "XP Home Edition"
>>> screen. I removed what I could from his box in case something hanging
>>> it, but same thing, so I brought it back to my house. Put back in as
>>> secondary drive - booted it -- OK. HOWEVER, if I make it the ONLY
>>> drive in my PC ( as with his) using primary IDE cable - master
>>> connector , it hangs on my PC too - same spot. I then had it as ONLY
>>> drive on my pc - using primary IDE cable - slave connector - same
>>> thing. so , ( FINALLY !) to my question:
>>> What is different OS-wise when it is hooked up as the secondary drive
>>> ? What is happening JUST before the user names appear on-screen.
>>>
>>> Also .. more info ... in no case on either Pc using either connector
>>> can I get Safe Mode ( or any other F8 option) to work when I boot that
>>> drive.IT will let me SELECT any of the F8 options ( Command Prompt,
>>> Safe Mode , debugging etc), but it does the same things onscreen,
>>> hangs at same spot. I expected it to get me to a C:\ prompt - WHY is
>>> it getting me to the XP user profile screen ??? AND when after hanging
>>> I do a hard power-off, it never notices that I powered it off. I
>>> EXPECTED it to announce- shutdown improperly - need to scan disk - it
>>> doesn't. Back in as second drive ( with another XP drive as primary)
>>> and still works fine.
>>> It's late so I'll sleep on this one for now.
>>> Any thoughts ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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