Hi
An OEM version will only perform a 'clean' install. i.e. all data will be erased when you use the disk. That is why you are being thrown out. I'm afraid that your girlfriend may very well have screwed (sic) your system up. Can you email me.
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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| Sorry Will, I meant OEM.
|
| I bought it from a distributor in the north of england who
| builds PC's and for optional charge you can buy XP with it
| and it comes loaded and you get the disc and code with the
| disc.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Dave
| >
| >You've beaten me on OMC with reference to a Win XP disk.
| Where did you get it from?
| >
| >--
| >
| >Will Denny
| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >
| >
| | >| Thanks Will,
| >|
| >| I have tried to start the repair XP function but it
| always
| >| stops me from doing so by bringing up a blue screen
| with
| >| the prompt to run CHKDSK /F and obviously can't run
| this
| >| unless I get into Windows!
| >|
| >| Have also tried last known good configuration and it
| just
| >| keeps on rebooting, gets to a point on the Windows XP
| >| think screen and just turns itself off.
| >|
| >| What is an OMC Xp disc? What is the best way forward?
| Many
| >| thanks for your help Will
| >|
| >| Dave
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Hi
| >| >
| >| >Holding down the power button shouldn't have done that
| >| much damage - I do it
| >| >quite often when I can't get any response from a PC -
| >| ****although a PC
| >| >should not be shut down in that way****.
| >| >
| >| >Have you tried Last Known Good Configuration - keep
| >| tapping F8 after you
| >| >reboot? If chkdsk on startup is rebooting, you may
| have
| >| to think about a
| >| >'Repair' install, which will mean that you will have
| to
| >| download and
| >| >reinstall all Updates that are now on your system:
| >| >
| >| >"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
| >| >
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >--
| >| >
| >| >Will Denny
| >| >
| >| >MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
| >| >| >| >> Well I think the girlfriend was being impatient with
| the
| >| >> system shutting down and just held the power button
| down
| >| >> to turn it off. This corrupted a file and now I
| can't
| >| get
| >| >> the PC to boot up - tried going in via XP boot but
| it
| >| ends
| >| >> up kicking me out with a RUNCHKDSK /F error.
| >| >>
| >| >> am completely stumped on what to do? Even when I try
| to
| >| >> run Windows XP on last Safe setting it kicks me out
| at
| >| the
| >| >> Windows XP think screen (the knight rider-esque green
| >| >> light!)
| >| >>
| >| >> cheers Will
| >| >>
| >| >>
| >| >>>-----Original Message-----
| >| >>>Hi Dave
| >| >>>
| >| >>>Do you have an OEM version of XP? If so it will only
| >| >> install onto the
| >| >>>original disk and can't be moved to another disk.
| How
| >| >> did a Win32 error
| >| >>>physically damage the hard disk?
| >| >>>
| >| >>>--
| >| >>>
| >| >>>Will Denny
| >| >>>
| >| >>>MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
| >| message
| >| >>>| >| >>>> Hi there can anyone help on following problem! :
| >| >>>>
| >| >>>> My hard drive recently went corrupt due to a win32
| >| >> error,
| >| >>>> so I bought a new hard drive and installed it in
| my
| >| pc,
| >| >>>> tried to setup my copy of windows xp that i bought
| >| with
| >| >>>> the pc and input the product key I had for it -
| but it
| >| >>>> said that the code was no longer valid?!
| >| >>>>
| >| >>>> Can anyone advise me of how to make my code valid
| or
| >| do
| >| >> I
| >| >>>> have to contact Microsoft and get code reset? Am a
| >| >>>> relative novice at all this so apologies if this
| is a
| >| >>>> really dumb question.
| >| >>>>
| >| >>>> many thanks any help at all on this!
| >| >>>>
| >| >>>> cheers
| >| >>>> Dave
| >| >>>
| >| >>>
| >| >>>---
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