Then, follow along with the wizard to select a restore point and begin the restoration procedure. When a Windows XP boot problem is severe, you'll need to use a more drastic approach. So if there's a problem rooted in the Boot. If you suspect that Windows XP won't boot because Boot.
The partition boot sector is a small section of the hard disk partition that contains information about the operating system's file system NTFS or FAT32 , as well as a very small machine language program that is crucial in assisting the operating system as it loads.
If you suspect that Windows XP won't boot because the partition boot sector has been corrupted, you can use a special Recovery Console tool called Fixboot to fix it. The master boot record occupies the first sector on the hard disk and is responsible for initiating the Windows boot procedure. The master boot record contains the partition table for the disk as well as a small program called the master boot code, which is responsible for locating the active, or bootable, partition, in the partition table.
Once this occurs, the partition boot sector takes over and begins loading Windows. If the master boot record is corrupt, the partition boot sector can't do its job and Windows won't boot. If you suspect Windows XP won't boot because the master boot record has been corrupted, you can use the Recovery Console tool Fixmbr to fix it.
For example, the device pathname format for a standard bootable drive C configuration would look like this:. When Windows XP encounters a fatal error, the default setting for handling such an error is to automatically reboot the system.
If the error occurs while Windows XP is booting, the operating system will become stuck in a reboot cycle--rebooting over and over instead of starting up normally. In that case, you'll need to disable the option for automatically restarting on system failure. Ok I have not been able to find a resolution for this for months. But it will shut down fine. When I click to restart, it will log out of the desktop and then Windows properly, but then just sits there with a black screen.
But again shutting down works great. So I have to manually restart it with the power button. I have asked several tech support sites and their first answer was to do a reinstall of Windows. Well, I did that and it's still the same. I even went and got a new hard drive and did a clean install but still having the problem.
I recently took it to a major retailer repair section and no one there could find a reason for it. They said all my hardware was functioning properly etc. I have looked every where online for some sort of resolution and I cannot find anything regarding this particular scenario. Again, it shuts down perfectly. However, if I choose to restart, it logs out of Windows and the desktop fine, but then just sits there and does not restart without me having to manually push the power button to turn off and then back on.
Please help if you are able to. The clicking sound is coming from your HDD. Your HDD has also developed bad sectors. Johnlt I had a similar problem , checked everything. My wife said maybe it is the monitor, after two weeks , the monitor. Could you uninstall SP2 and Sp3, then from windows update section install them, windows will ask to reboot, then click yes, this can be a solution. One of the best ways to troubleshoot startup problems in windows is by setting a boot log.
The name for the file created is Ntbtlog. Reboot after each of these to see if the problem persists, if restoring your BIOS settings resolves the message, you can stay with the defaults, or change them to your prefered values on at a time to track down the culprit.
I am sure that others will have more suggestions. David Ryan ,. Log in or Sign up to hide this advert. Do a System Restore. Bill Castner ,. Arie ,. Thanks for your reply Arie. I will definetly try to do a repair install for Windows XP because that seems like my only option. I am close friends with a computer technician so I will call him and ask him what he thinks I should do.
Thanks for your help! Hello again Arie I talked with a computer technician and he said that a repair install should be my last resort and that I should downalod this program called Regseeker. Hopefeully this program works and fixes my that startup error. If you have any more information about what you think I should do just let me know thanks! Good Morning Evan Omo I was just going over this thread and have a thought or two arrived at from some of my own not so nice experiences of the type.
It invloves System Restore. I had a problem of roughly the same type for a few days. I got the problem fixed. Had another problem and did a System Restore. Guess what? My parents have a 10 year old Dell PC which has suddenly started showing the following screen below on start up after the Dell and Windows start up screens.
To the best of their knowledge they haven't installed anything or attached any new hardware. I've tried all of the choices - safe mode, last known good configuration etc - but alway end up back at this screen.
Is there anything anyone can suggest to fix this or after 10 years am I just as well suggesting they get a new laptop? If you want to try to fix it, you will need your XP CD. If that doesn't work, then you'll need to do something more drastic reinstall, replace, etc. With a 10 year old PC, and especially Windows XP and the problem presented, the first step should be a complete clean reinstall.
Which means reformat the hard drive and then install Windows. DO NOT skip the chipset drivers as they are key to a successful install and must be installed before installing device drivers.
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