Windows XP starts up - but pauses before loaded...

[Guest]

Here's a good one. Windows XP starts up, starts to load - my desktop
shows... and that's it. No taskbar. No start menu. No explorer. The only
thing I can get to work is ALT, CTRL, DEL and task manager. From the task
manager, I can try to RUN programs ~ but most fail (explorer.exe)
I've tried to get in through SAFE MODE, and same results. Windows pauses
before the task bar loads.
Anyone know how I can get to System Restore? What is the directory/file name?

 

[Guest]

The application to start System Restore is located in your windows folder:
System32\restore\rstrui.exe

See if the above works in safe mode or in normal startup.

amix

 

[Guest]

How to Run CHKDSK from HPFS Recovery Disk
Here is the procedure for running CHKDSK from the HPFS recovery disk:


1. From Disk 1, copy the files UHPFS.DLL and CHKDSK.COM to the HPFS Recovery
disk.
2. On the HPFS Recovery disk, add this line to the end of CONFIG.SYS:
call=a:\chkdsk.com c: /f :3
3. Save the changes to CONFIG.SYS.
You can now run CHKDSK

 

[David Candy]

XP (and 2000) doesn't support HPFS. NT4 does.