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Fujitsu-Siemens laptop running XP Media centre.
When starting up, gets to blue screen (not BSOD) with "windiws
starting" but never progresses.
F8 - last known good configuration no better, VGA mode no different.
F8 - safe mode starts up fine.
From safe mode, trying to return to a previous restore point (even one
aeons ago) starts restoring files "procedure"/screen, but never
completes... at best some files get retsored (blue bar is partially
filled across the screen).
F8 - safe mode with command prompt OK but chkdsk /f doesn;t actually
ever start a scan on subsequent reboot into safe mode.
Am stuck with how to proceed.
Sorry if this is a FAQ but have googled and found nothing definitive
to date.
cheers
ian
When starting up, gets to blue screen (not BSOD) with "windiws
starting" but never progresses.
F8 - last known good configuration no better, VGA mode no different.
F8 - safe mode starts up fine.
From safe mode, trying to return to a previous restore point (even one
aeons ago) starts restoring files "procedure"/screen, but never
completes... at best some files get retsored (blue bar is partially
filled across the screen).
F8 - safe mode with command prompt OK but chkdsk /f doesn;t actually
ever start a scan on subsequent reboot into safe mode.
Am stuck with how to proceed.
Sorry if this is a FAQ but have googled and found nothing definitive
to date.
cheers
ian