Winxp wont boot; selection menu is frozen on start normally

[Guest]

I have have friend whoose winxp pc wont boot. When he turns it ok, he sees
the "your computer was not shutdown right...... and all the differnt starting
option come up: safe mode, normally, last know config that worked ect.
However when this comes up the start normally choice is highlighted, but
pressing enter over it does nothing, and there is no way to move to a
different option. It stays frozen over the start normally option. I'm going
to try and help him out and im wondering if anyone has any ideas about how to
do this. First ill probably try F8 and go into safe mode, but if it freezes
at the screen like he says then that might now work. I was wondering if i can
dl a image and make some kind of winxp boot cd? He might has his computer's
recovery cd, but im not sure, so im wondering if there is some kind of image
i can put on a cd or floppy to help boot him computer.

 

[Barry]

I have have friend whoose winxp pc wont boot. When he turns it ok, he sees
the "your computer was not shutdown right...... and all the differnt starting
option come up: safe mode, normally, last know config that worked ect.
However when this comes up the start normally choice is highlighted, but
pressing enter over it does nothing, and there is no way to move to a
different option. It stays frozen over the start normally option. I'm going
to try and help him out and im wondering if anyone has any ideas about how to
do this. First ill probably try F8 and go into safe mode, but if it freezes
at the screen like he says then that might now work. I was wondering if i can
dl a image and make some kind of winxp boot cd? He might has his computer's
recovery cd, but im not sure, so im wondering if there is some kind of image
i can put on a cd or floppy to help boot him computer.

Is this a USB keyboard? Try taking a regular (ie, old) PS2 one round and
trying that. Or perhaps enabling "USB keyboard" in the BIOS if not already

 

[Guest]

Is this a USB keyboard? Try taking a regular (ie, old) PS2 one round and

trying that. Or perhaps enabling "USB keyboard" in the BIOS if not already

not sure, i havent gone out there yet, im trying to of find a boot cd i can
make.