Tony Leather
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Repairing Win XP
Following a virus attack, I am trying to repair Win XP installation. I can manage to get to the "R" screen with booting from the Win XP CD - the files are copied & then restarts. The problem now is that on the restart, the PC hangs on the "Press any key to boot from CD" rather than proceed to the Set up stage.
Any ideas what the problem might be?
Any ideas what the problem might be?
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MBR? Good Suggestion but by files copied do you mean the first part where it copies the files needed like the blue and whitish screen with yellow status bar? or the files copy after the whole process you get into putting your cdkey in, and naming your computer and owner?
There will be a zero bite file in windows\system32\drivers folder.deleting it and restart should work
This happens because of incorrect jumper setting;. Make sure hard drive is set Primary master and cd rom secondary master or slave.
Also you can try- not 100% sure it might work but change the boot sequence to first boot hard drive. Check whether you can continue with the installation.
Proper fix is to set hard drive as primary master and other as slave. If sata then Hard drive should be first in the list ie channel 0 or 1
Check these settings.
Ded9
Also you can try- not 100% sure it might work but change the boot sequence to first boot hard drive. Check whether you can continue with the installation.
Proper fix is to set hard drive as primary master and other as slave. If sata then Hard drive should be first in the list ie channel 0 or 1
Check these settings.
Ded9
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Answer to kptechgroup - the only thing I have changed in the BIOS is to make CD ROM the first Boot Device. Laptop is a Dell Vostro 1720 and there is no Diagnostic facility in the BIOS. I am reasonably proficient with PCs & Boot CDs. Yes, files copied are the first part you refer to with the yellow status bar - then it restarts and goes no further - just get the message again to "Press any key to boot from CD" which I do not do as it would just repeat the process again from the beginning.
Thanks mahdian - I will try your suggestion.
Thank you both
Thanks mahdian - I will try your suggestion.
Thank you both
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Answer to upalakshitha: How do I access this file since I cannot get past the first post
Answer to ded9: The PC is a laptop - sorry I did not mention this in the first place!
Answer to ded9: The PC is a laptop - sorry I did not mention this in the first place!
Ok keep the first boot device as hard drive in boot order. Then when the computer restarts tap F12 and select cd rom and perform repair again.
Try it
Ded9
Try it
Ded9
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Yes, I have tried this but get stuck after the first part of the repair process has completed
Which part.???
Ded9
Ded9
sounds like hardware or power settings. Have you had XP installed on this computer before?
If you have decided to do clean install and want to do just one last step then try this.
Rebuild the ARC path.
boocfg /rebuild
it will ask you few questions. type y and then restart the computer and perform repair.
If still does not work then try fixboot. and try repair installation.
Ded9
Rebuild the ARC path.
boocfg /rebuild
it will ask you few questions. type y and then restart the computer and perform repair.
If still does not work then try fixboot. and try repair installation.
Ded9
Also what condition is CD in have you tried getting a friends disk?
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
try downloading that CD and burning it.
Are you just trying to get your files is that why you are trying to repair? or do you not care about your files in which case does a fresh install change the symptoms?
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
try downloading that CD and burning it.
Are you just trying to get your files is that why you are trying to repair? or do you not care about your files in which case does a fresh install change the symptoms?
first you should look for 0 bite .sys file. because if it is there nothing works.then try bootcfg /rebuild
& others
boot in to recovery console,get in to windows installation
then type > cd drivers press enter
type > dir *.sys press enter
now look for 0 bite file by scorlling cmd window
then delete it typing del filename.sys
now try to boot from hard drive
& others
boot in to recovery console,get in to windows installation
then type > cd drivers press enter
type > dir *.sys press enter
now look for 0 bite file by scorlling cmd window
then delete it typing del filename.sys
now try to boot from hard drive
Its not hanging at press any key to boot, because you dont press any key... (because you shouldn't be ;))
The MBR goes to the HDD to boot and just hangs doesn't start loading the splash screen
Does you BIOS have self test diagnostics for HDD and RAM? Do you know how to access this?
what is your Computer Model?