pc wont boot keeps restarting???

[Guest]

Hi,
my friends pc was fine,(until i got hold of it...help) put some memory in it
and that was ok. loaded some programmes that was fine. Tried to find software
to be able to use a dial up modem...it couldnt find any, so i removed the
modem....that seemed fine...had a coffee and turned pc back on and all it
does now is tries to boot up (in any mode safe...command prompt, last known
config etc) but then just restarts....cannot get it to load anything.
it gets to the same point each time then restarts
Help on this would be a life saver..
Many thanks

 

[Shenan Stanley]

my friends pc was fine,(until i got hold of it...help) put some
memory in it and that was ok. loaded some programmes that was fine.
Tried to find software to be able to use a dial up modem...it couldnt
find any, so i removed the modem....that seemed fine...had a coffee
and turned pc back on and all it does now is tries to boot up (in any
mode safe...command prompt, last known config etc) but then just
restarts....cannot get it to load anything.
it gets to the same point each time then restarts
Help on this would be a life saver..

You could perform a repair installation...

If you perform a repair install, your installation media (CD) needs to
really be the same service pack level as your currently installed system.
You will likely need to create a new CD from the old one with SP2
slipstreamed/integrated into it. Something like "AutoStreamer" would assist
you in making this new CD from the old one.

Create a SP2 Slipstreamed Windows XP CD with Autostreamer
http://www.autopatcher.com/autostreamer.html

Perform a Repair installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

 

[Guest]

thanks very much....All sorted. Reinstall went well.
Thanks again.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

my friends pc was fine,(until i got hold of it...help) put some
memory in it and that was ok. loaded some programmes that was fine.
Tried to find software to be able to use a dial up modem...it
couldnt find any, so i removed the modem....that seemed fine...had
a coffee and turned pc back on and all it does now is tries to boot
up (in any mode safe...command prompt, last known config etc) but
then just restarts....cannot get it to load anything.
it gets to the same point each time then restarts
Help on this would be a life saver..

You could perform a repair installation...

If you perform a repair install, your installation media (CD) needs
to really be the same service pack level as your currently installed
system. You will likely need to create a new CD from the old one
with SP2 slipstreamed/integrated into it. Something like
"AutoStreamer" would assist you in making this new CD from the old
one.

Create a SP2 Slipstreamed Windows XP CD with Autostreamer
http://www.autopatcher.com/autostreamer.html

Perform a Repair installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

thanks very much....All sorted. Reinstall went well.
Thanks again.

No problem. Thank you for coming back and letting us know everything worked
out!