Next step please?

[BTInternet]

I have an old P3 WinXP which was working fine but now boots and resets
before any windows GUI appears. This happens both on Normal and Safe so I
cannot get in to the Windows GUI at all. SP2 is not installed yet. I believe
this happened after auto installing recent XP updates.

The hard disk seems to be ok - have checked for viruses and errors. Can boot
the Win XP CDROM and enter the Repair Console to access the services and
other functions.

So assume I should try stopping services through the recovery console but
where do I start? Should I disable the "Auto" categories first? Assume
disabling "System" and "Boot" categories will anyway stop the PC from
working.

So where to start tracking this down?

Thanks John I

 

[Jon Erlandson]

See microsoft artile 307545 (linked below) first and the other links for
more info.


How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Recovering Windows XP using the Recovery Console
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxprcons.htm

Using Recovery Console. Locked out of windows because of a corrupt
registry?
http://www.easydesksoftware.com/news/news20.htm

How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from
starting
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307545


These might help in the future.

Automated System Recovery Overview in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;818903

How to Set up and Use Automated System Recovery in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/asr.mspx