windows repair problem

[Guest]

i have attempted to repair my current version of windows
after recovering from a virus but i have run into a
problem. During the repair process the computer gets to
one particular spot during the installing devices process
and then reboots. So far i have not discovered a way
around this. I really want to save my current
installation of windows i do not want to reinstall.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Thankyou .

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try disconnecting the PC's hardware apart from the mouse, keyboard and video
card.

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| i have attempted to repair my current version of windows
| after recovering from a virus but i have run into a
| problem. During the repair process the computer gets to
| one particular spot during the installing devices process
| and then reboots. So far i have not discovered a way
| around this. I really want to save my current
| installation of windows i do not want to reinstall.
|
| Any help would be greatly appreciated,
|
| Thankyou .

 

[Guest]

yeh ive tried doing that but it still hasnt helped, ive
even gone back to one stick of ram, bare essentials only
but its still resets. Any other suggestions ?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Are you using the directions here:

"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Are there error messages that may point towards the exact problem?

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| yeh ive tried doing that but it still hasnt helped, ive
| even gone back to one stick of ram, bare essentials only
| but its still resets. Any other suggestions ?
|

 

[Geoffw]

have you tried re seating everything ?

Geoff

 

[Guest]

yeh i followed all those steps correctly. its not that im
doing anything wrong. there are no error messages it just
resets itself for no apparent reason and tries to
continue where it left off before it will reset again.
its jsut one long loop. it gets half way through at least
but never completes.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Have you tried a 'Repair' install before? Did that work properly? Have you
replaced/added any hardware since the last installation of XP? Try
physically taking the hardware out & then replacing it.

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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| yeh i followed all those steps correctly. its not that im
| doing anything wrong. there are no error messages it just
| resets itself for no apparent reason and tries to
| continue where it left off before it will reset again.
| its jsut one long loop. it gets half way through at least
| but never completes.

 

[Geoffw]

sounds like a hardware issue to me

good luck

Geoff