Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
again and again! There is no end to it!

I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and everything
else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!

I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't want
that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"

Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see my
files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
won't start.

Please help me!

YOU'VE WAITED TOO LONG,THE VIRUS HAS COMPLEATED IT'S
MISSION!
'U''R' "SCREWED"
>-----Original Message-----
>Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
>comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
>blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
>again and again! There is no end to it!
>
>I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
>settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and
everything
>else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!
>
>I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't
want
>that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"
>
>Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see
my
>files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
>won't start.
>
>Please help me!
>.
>

"Settings" button I talked about is under "startup and recovery" section.

"Carl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Windows XP just keeps rebooting! First the "Compaq" logo
>comes up and then the "Windows XP Home Edition" Then a
>blue screen flashes and after that it restarts again and
>again and again! There is no end to it!
>
>I have tried safe mode, i have tried bios default
>settings, i have tried to unplug the webcam and everything
>else exept the power of course put i won't start windows!
>
>I have A LOT of information on my computer so i don't want
>that to be wasted. So im no putting in the "recovery cd"
>
>Anyone who can come up with something else!? i can see my
>files from DOS so i know everything is there but windows
>won't start.
>
>Please help me!

I think you have a serious problem. With only a Compaq "system
recovery" CD you are unable to do a "repair install" which is probably
what needs to be done in order to salvage your Windows XP.

How much data (approximately in megabytes) do you need to recover from
the hard drive? There are a couple of procedures that will work, one
you might be able to do yourself if there is only a 50 mb or so of
documents that are critical, the other requiring a second computer
running Windows XP and also a CD Burner which could salvage larger
quantities of data.

Another option you might consider would be to purchase the Retail
Upgrade version of Windows XP Professional. Boot the computer from
the CD and install the upgrade. That might repeat might fix the
problem. But the cost of the XP Pro Upgrade is a fairly significant
factor.

p.s. It is unusual to find an OEM version of Windows XP installed
using the FAT32 file system, which yours must be if it you can see the
files by booting with a DOS boot disk. I would normally expect to
find the hard drive using the NTFS file system in this situation.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
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