Help, Repair Install Not Working

[GregW]

When trying to do a repair install, I am doing the following:
1.. On the Welcome To Setup screen I press ENTER
2.. On the Licensing Agreement Screen I press F8
3.. On the Window XP Professional Setup screen, I press R.
After the files are copied, I get the screen that says Your Computer Will
Reboot In 10 Seconds. It then tries to re-boot again. I never get the black
Windows XP screen. It takes me thought the whole process again presenting
the Welcome To Setup screen, followed by the Licensing Agreement Screen.
Then, I get a screen that says Setup Has Already Attempted To Upgrade The
Following Window Installation. Setup Will Try To Complete The Upgrade Again,
Press ENTER. Then when I press ENTER I go through the same thing. It just
keeps trying to repair the install and never re-booting the computer. If I
take the CD out when it's trying to boot, I get Reboot And Select Proper
Boot Device.



Thanks

 

[Harry Ohrn]

It sounds like you have a key stuck.

 

[Harry Ohrn]

I should have suggested you try a different keyboard.

 

[GregW]

I don't believe it's the keyboard

I should have suggested you try a different keyboard.

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell\\User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

When trying to do a repair install, I am doing the following:
1.. On the Welcome To Setup screen I press ENTER
2.. On the Licensing Agreement Screen I press F8
3.. On the Window XP Professional Setup screen, I press R.
After the files are copied, I get the screen that says Your Computer Will
Reboot In 10 Seconds. It then tries to re-boot again. I never get the black
Windows XP screen. It takes me thought the whole process again presenting
the Welcome To Setup screen, followed by the Licensing Agreement Screen.
Then, I get a screen that says Setup Has Already Attempted To Upgrade The
Following Window Installation. Setup Will Try To Complete The Upgrade Again,
Press ENTER. Then when I press ENTER I go through the same thing. It just
keeps trying to repair the install and never re-booting the computer. If I
take the CD out when it's trying to boot, I get Reboot And Select Proper
Boot Device.



Thanks

 

[Steve C. Ray]

If your installation of XP is severely damaged Repair won't work. In that
case you have to reformat and install XP fresh, loosing all settings and
data in the process. I hope you can find another solution!

 

[KC]

A long shot, but is your harddrive connected to the motherboard IDE
controller or to a Controller card. I had a similar problem with my drive
connected to a Promise controller card. You have to hit F6 to load the
drivers for the card, which I did. I did like you, and when it rebooted it
would hang. I moved the harddrive to the motherboard controller temporarily
and everything worked well.

Kevin