Just keeps trying to load XP by itself

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Guest

I loaded SP1 and rebooted and now I can't even boot in safe mode. It just gets to the windows XP loading screen and just reboots itself again and again and again.

Remind me again why I should load a perfectly good working machine with something that is designed to make the machine work better but actually makes it not work at all?
 
J

Jerry

When you installed SP1 did you have peripherals turned off or disconnected?
Did you have your virus scan, firewall, spy sweeper, etc turned off?

elinor said:
I loaded SP1 and rebooted and now I can't even boot in safe mode. It just
gets to the windows XP loading screen and just reboots itself again and
again and again.
Remind me again why I should load a perfectly good working machine with
something that is designed to make the machine work better but actually
makes it not work at all?
 
J

Jupiter Jones [MVP]

Elinor;
If you do not have the Critical Updates including Service Packs, it is
not "perfectly good working machine".
Just because you have been fortunate and nothing noticeable has
appeared to you does not mean your computer is "perfectly good working
machine".
Do you also wait to change the oil on your automobile after the engine
clanking starts?
Or do you service a "perfectly good working machine"?

Have you tried Last Known Good Configuration at the same menu as Safe
Mode?
If that also fails, perform a Repair Installation:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/repaxp.htm

Then see this link before installing a Service Pack to help eliminate
issues before they start:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/spackins.htm


--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


elinor said:
I loaded SP1 and rebooted and now I can't even boot in safe mode. It
just gets to the windows XP loading screen and just reboots itself
again and again and again.
Remind me again why I should load a perfectly good working machine
with something that is designed to make the machine work better but
actually makes it not work at all?
 

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