Restart Loop after running Recovery Console

[Guest]

Have run multiple Recovery Installs of XP SP2, and Recovery Console (bootcfg,
chkdsk /r, and fixboot). PC still goes into restart loop. Was getting brief
two or three line message on blue screen, but could not see error message. It
flashed too quickly. Also ran MAP ARC command and boot.ini file looked ok.

Boot drive mirror was broken when upgrading raid controller firmware. Was
actually down graded to older code. Drives came up as "striped." Kept one
drive and put in USB case. Looks like file systems and data are still intact.
Have XP SP2 CD, but no boot disk or ASR disks, or backup.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[Gerry]

Please post a complete copy of the Stop Error Report.

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help by
allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right click on
the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select Properties, Advanced,
Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure and uncheck box before
Automatically Restart.

Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure even after you have
solved the problem as it's better disabled. Check for variants of the
Stop Error message.

An alternative is to keep pressing the F8 key during Start-Up and select
option - Disable automatic restart on system failure.

If you are using a wireless keyboard and the F8 key does not work
substitute a wired keyboard and mouse for this exercise only.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
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[AJR]

Consider repair option other than Recovery Console,

Boot from XP CD ignore first repair option (Recovery Console) - Setup
continues and will state it has found a Windows installation and offer two
options 1. Select the installation listed for repair or 2. continue with
clean install.

Select repair option - setup will repair via an upgrade.

 

[Guest]

OK, used the <F8> key, and set to disable auto restart. Got the following
error message:

BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO

STOP: 0x00000074 (0x00000003, 0x00000002, 0x80084000, 0xc000014C).

Thanks.

 

[Gerry]

Background on latest Stop Error message
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms795800.aspx

Automated System Recovery overview in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818903

Automated System Recovery is the replacement for Emergency Repair Disks
in Windows XP. This option may not be available to you.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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[Guest]

OK, finally agreed there was nothing more I can do to repair my install. Now
I have a new error with a clean install with two new SATA drives:

"Setup could not read the CD inserted, or the CD is not a valid Windows CD."

"When the CD is in the drive, press ENTER."

Well, it is most certainly is a genuine Windows XP Pro CD. No visible
scratches, and it did start boot from it and start the install. What the heck
is going on?

 

[Gerry]

What is your computer make and model? What is your Windows XP CD as it
is described on the face of the CD? I know you are saying it is a
genuine Windows XP Pro CD but there are different versions and we need
to establish which it is that you have.

In an hour or so I am departing for a weekend break. I will not be
posting again until next Tuesday. You need to keep follow up posts in
the same thread / conversation. You started a new thread which was
really following on from an earlier problem. When you do this you lose
the interest of those who were monitoring your original problem.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Guest]

Academic Edition. Microsoft Windows XP Professional. Includes Service Pack 2.
Version 2002.

 

[Guest]

Yes, I started a new thread, because I gave up on salvaging the Recovery
efforts and am starting a fresh reload. I was thinking they are now two
different problems?

 

[Guest]

PC is home built, in use for several years. Upgraded hardware and software
many times. Current mobd is a Gigabyte K8NS Ultra-939, with 3000 AMD Athlon
64 FX/64 Processor. 1GB DDR. Mobd has two onboard RAID controllers, Sil and
Nvidia. Have a Memorex CDW and Lightscribe DVDWriter. Video is FX5200.

Two new hard drives are Seagate SATA 500GB installed and configured as RAID
Mirror in the Sil ports. They have the 1.5 Gb/sec jumpers installed. One
curious things is that they do not show up in BIOS. The previous 300GB drives
did, as 136GB, though. I am thinking that maybe after the BIOS setup, and
before the XP install, maybe I need to get the onboard controller drivers
installed from the mobd CD?

Your thoughts?

Thanks.