Can't boot -> blinking cursor?

[Jeff]

Hello,

Yesterday night, i installed a couple of updates from
windows update. The system asked me to reboot windows.

After, when my computer boot the first time, i only have
a blinking cursor on the top left of the screen. I saw on
a website that i could try fixboot from the recovery
console, so i did this. But now when i reboot, the system
dont stop to reboot. I have a black screen and after a
error message appear (blue screen) and the systeme
reboot. But i dont have time to read message.

And if i try safe mode, i have the cursor on the top left
of the screen and if i hit a keyboard key, the system
reboot.

Can someone help me? something i could try?

 

[Malke]

Hello,

Yesterday night, i installed a couple of updates from
windows update. The system asked me to reboot windows.

After, when my computer boot the first time, i only have
a blinking cursor on the top left of the screen. I saw on
a website that i could try fixboot from the recovery
console, so i did this. But now when i reboot, the system
dont stop to reboot. I have a black screen and after a
error message appear (blue screen) and the systeme
reboot. But i dont have time to read message.

And if i try safe mode, i have the cursor on the top left
of the screen and if i hit a keyboard key, the system
reboot.

Did you try choosing "Last Known Good Configuration"? You get this from
the same menu as Safe Mode (F8 at startup). I'm not sure why the
updates would cause your problem, or if they did and the mess is just
coincidental, but if you can boot Last Known Good, I'd uninstall the
recent updates or just roll back the system with System Restore to
before you did them. Then try again, installing only one update at a
time and making sure all av programs are disabled first.

If you can't even use Last Known Good, then you'll need to try a Repair
Install. Boot with your XP cd, choose "Install" and then choose to
Repair. You'll have to redo all the patches.

Malke