XP home login problems

C

cherokeepride

The other day the power went out and when it came back on xp now has login
window it never had before.No matter what i do it always does the same thing
says logging in the logging out saving settings then back to the same loggin
screen. i do not have password set on my settings i checked that and it don,t
matter if you go to safe mode or back to last working setting it does same
thing.pressing esc dont work and i am at wits end trying to figure this out
any help would be great.
 
J

Jim

The other day the power went out and when it came back on xp now has login
window it never had before.No matter what i do it always does the same thing
says logging in the logging out saving settings then back to the same loggin
screen. i do not have password set on my settings i checked that and it don,t
matter if you go to safe mode or back to last working setting it does same
thing.pressing esc dont work and i am at wits end trying to figure this out
any help would be great.

System restore to when it was working .
 
C

cherokeepride

i have tried to restore use safe mode and all that but it still goes to
loggin screen then loggs of and ask to log in again .when i tried restore it
said can not restore at this time and goes back to loggin screen if i could
get past that i could fix the problem but i cant.
 
C

cherokeepride

it wont go to comand promt it starts out loading it then goes to the login
screen and never comand promt which i always could get before the power outage
 
C

cherokeepride

J

Jose

dell never gave me one when i got the pc

Somehow you need to boot your PC into the XP Recovery Console..

All of the XP Recovery Console commands can be run from a bootable
Recovery Console CD you can make.

The bootable ISO file you need is called:

xp_rec_con.iso

Download the ISO file from here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ueyyzfymmig

Use this free and easy program to create your bootable CD:

http://www.imgburn.com/

Boot on the CD and run:

chkdsk /r

Let it finish and correct any problems then remove the CD and try to
boot
from your hard disk again.

Here is a FYI of some of the Recovery Console commands you will be
using:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058

When you are done, try hard to come up with your own copy of a
bootable XP installation CD for the future.
 
C

cherokeepride

thank you i will try this i have to take my cd burner out of my pc and put
here in daughters first then i will try this thank you again
 
J

Jose

thank you i will try this  i have to take my cd burner out of my pc andput
here in daughters first then i will try this thank you again

Not out of the woods yet... but a good start.
 
R

Richard

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dell never gave me one when i got the pc

Hi "CherokeePride",

If no XP CD was provided, then you probably have a hidden recovery partition
on the drive. During the startup POST (Power On Self Test) before Windows
begins to load, look at the top of the Dell screen for the key to press for
Boot Menu. On my Dell Optiplex I have "F2 for Setup" and "F12 for Boot
Menu". Yours may be different. Check your User Manual for instructions. If
you also don't have a manual, get an online copy from the Dell website.

When you lost power, there may have been an electrical surge that resulted
in hidden damage. Play it safe. Backup your Valued Data before attempting
any recovery options that might cause data to be lost, like a re-install,
CHKDSK, or repair install. If you remove the drive and hook it up to another
computer to copy data off it, make sure that System Restore on the other
computer is not monitoring your drive. You want to avoid anything being
written to your drive while recovering data from it. Keep in mind that if
you do a re-install of Windows, then you will also need the Dell Drivers and
Utilities CD. (Which you probably didn't get either, since Drivers are
available on their website also. Anything to save a buck. :)

http://support.dell.com/support/

On the main support page, click TECHNICAL SUPPORT. You will need to enter
your Service Tag number, which is a unique five- to seven- digit
alphanumeric (letter and number) code, which is found on a white bar-coded
label, on the back of desktop models, or on the bottom or behind a plastic
cover near docking station on laptops. (If you can't find it, then on the
Technical Support page, click "Show me where to find my service tag.") You
will then get web pages for your particular model and configuration. There
are numerous problem solving resources on that website.

During startup POST, you can use your PAUSE/BREAK key to pause display of
messages (and stop action) while you write down complete messages, including
error codes, and then press CTRL+Pause to resume. After Windows starts to
load, you can also use Pause, but press ENTER to resume. Let us know how
things work out, or if you have further XP questions.

You're welcome. --Richard
 

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