Stuck in a loop

[Guest]

When I boot up I get the screen with "safe mode, command prompt, your most
recent settings that
worked, etc". It does not matter which option I choose from this menu, the
computer will
just restart and take me back to the exact same menu of options. I have tried
all the options on this menu and I keep coming back to the same place - I am
stuck in a
loop. Can anyone tell me how to get past this loop and to my desktop? All
help appreciated.

 

[Unk]

When I boot up I get the screen with "safe mode, command prompt, your most
recent settings that
worked, etc". It does not matter which option I choose from this menu, the
computer will
just restart and take me back to the exact same menu of options. I have tried
all the options on this menu and I keep coming back to the same place - I am
stuck in a
loop. Can anyone tell me how to get past this loop and to my desktop? All
help appreciated.

Unless you have acce$$ to Winternals ERD Commander to access a restore point, you'll have to do
a repair install. http://www.winternals.com/Products/AdministratorsPak/

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315341

Other resources
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_install.htm