I recently was given an XP media edition computer to fix because of inherent
booting problems. When I went to do a repair with the setup disc, all it
showed me was a partion but no mention of an operating system. In addition,
recovery console won't let me in due to a password which I know this system
didn't have..but somehow has created one, silly as it sounds. I'm more
concerned of the absence of the mention of an operating system during setup.
It does start to boot and then it gives me the windows xp logo ..and then
the screen goes black indefinitely. I know that there is an OS because there
are windows files, documents and settings files, program files, etc on this
HD. Is there a fix for this? TIA

What exactly is the 'inherent booting problem'?
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Luvsmel wrote:
> I recently was given an XP media edition computer to fix because of
> inherent booting problems. When I went to do a repair with the setup
> disc, all it showed me was a partion but no mention of an operating
> system. In addition, recovery console won't let me in due to a password
> which I know this system didn't have..but somehow has created one, silly
> as it sounds. I'm more concerned of the absence of the mention of an
> operating system during setup. It does start to boot and then it gives
> me the windows xp logo ..and then the screen goes black indefinitely. I
> know that there is an OS because there are windows files, documents and
> settings files, program files, etc on this HD. Is there a fix for this? TIA

"Leonard Grey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OIj%(E-Mail Removed)...
> What exactly is the 'inherent booting problem'?
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> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est

<snip>
>> It does start to boot and then it gives me the windows xp logo ..and then
>> the screen goes black indefinitely. I know that there is an OS because
>> there are windows files, documents and settings files, program files, etc
>> on this HD. Is there a fix for this? TIA

Can you boot to Safe Mode?

(Kind of interested why you cross-posted to the accessibility newsgroup.
Does someone involved have issues with vision, or perhaps other
usability issues? Microsoft has made a commitment to help users with
accessibility issues.)
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Luvsmel wrote:
>
> "Leonard Grey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:OIj%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> What exactly is the 'inherent booting problem'?
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>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>
> <snip>
>>> It does start to boot and then it gives me the windows xp logo ..and
>>> then the screen goes black indefinitely. I know that there is an OS
>>> because there are windows files, documents and settings files,
>>> program files, etc on this HD. Is there a fix for this? TIA
>

nope

"Leonard Grey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can you boot to Safe Mode?
>
> (Kind of interested why you cross-posted to the accessibility newsgroup.
> Does someone involved have issues with vision, or perhaps other usability
> issues? Microsoft has made a commitment to help users with accessibility
> issues.)
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> Luvsmel wrote:
>>
>> "Leonard Grey" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:OIj%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> What exactly is the 'inherent booting problem'?
>>> ---
>>> Leonard Grey
>>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> <snip>
>>>> It does start to boot and then it gives me the windows xp logo ..and
>>>> then the screen goes black indefinitely. I know that there is an OS
>>>> because there are windows files, documents and settings files, program
>>>> files, etc on this HD. Is there a fix for this? TIA
>>