XP startup screen doesnt show

[Luke]

I have a dell inspiron 1100 and I, at one point beta tested windows 7, so now
thats my bootloader, I installed an updated activex, and it had a virus on
it, if I could get into windows at all, I could fix it, but nothing shows up
after I click on the run older version of windows

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have a dell inspiron 1100 and I, at one point beta tested windows 7, so
now
thats my bootloader, I installed an updated activex, and it had a virus on
it, if I could get into windows at all, I could fix it, but nothing shows
up
after I click on the run older version of windows

Being a beta-test machine - wipe it and start over.

You didn't use a working/in-production machine to test something, did you?

Virtual Machines - they are your friends.

How's your backups?

Can you do a repair installation (in-place upgrade) on Windows XP?