Can't boot up!

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I've had Windows XP (SP2) loaded for about a month, no new hardware/software
installed either. Went to boot up, and said it could not boot up normally
and wants you to choose. I tried last know configuration, Safe Mode, and
another and still will not do anything. One time in Safe Mode choice it said
there was a missing or corrupt system file and asked if I wanted to repair
and I said yes, but still not getting any further than before. Needless to
say, I did not create a rescue disk! Can I boot from the system disk and do
a repair? Thanks for any help.
 
Hi

If you want to Repair XP2 you will need to create a slipstreamed SP2 CD,
otherwise you will have revert to the version that is your XP CD and then
upgrade to SP2 again later. To create a slipstreamed SP2 CD:

You will need to download the SP2 file (266 MBs) from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en -
or if you have an SP2 CD, you can copy the xpsp2.exe from that onto your
hard disk/partition

and then follow the directions in this article:

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49
 
Thanks for the link, but where exactly do I go when I get to MSFN site.
There are many categories, etc. to go. Searched around some, with no luck as
to repair process, etc.


Will Denny said:
Hi

If you want to Repair XP2 you will need to create a slipstreamed SP2 CD,
otherwise you will have revert to the version that is your XP CD and then
upgrade to SP2 again later. To create a slipstreamed SP2 CD:

You will need to download the SP2 file (266 MBs) from here:
Click to expand...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en -
 
Hi

The MSFN site shows you how to create a slipstreamed SP2 CD. Follow the
directions from "Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide"
downwards.
 
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