Blinking cursor in the upper left corner

[gkoy]

Hi

I forgot to pull the plug during a thunderstorm and XP home won't boot
into the GUI anymore. When trying to start in fail safe mode files seem
to be loaded as usual, but at the point where the GUI should be loaded
the computer halts and the cursor is blinking in the upper left corner.

Have searched MS KB but only found articles about running Fixmbr,
chkdisk and fixboot. None worked.

Any suggestions as to where to search for info on the subject is
greately appreciated.

Gabs

 

[Alan Smith]

Hi

I forgot to pull the plug during a thunderstorm and XP home won't boot
into the GUI anymore. When trying to start in fail safe mode files seem to
be loaded as usual, but at the point where the GUI should be loaded the
computer halts and the cursor is blinking in the upper left corner.

Have searched MS KB but only found articles about running Fixmbr, chkdisk
and fixboot. None worked.

Any suggestions as to where to search for info on the subject is greately
appreciated.

Gabs

Look at the articles about reinstalling Windows.

Start by trying an install over the top of what is already there. Good Luck.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Boot to the XP setup CD, and press 'r' for recovery console, run the command : CHKDSK /R