Cannot start Windows XP. I tried safe mode with command prompt and it freezes. Don't have a CD to reinstall or restart...

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• Cannot start Windows 'Normally' or in 'Safe Mode '.

  A lot of problems with USB drivers, I found an answer in the forums here, who directed me to the site to download the appropriate drivers for my chipset from Intel.  Download seemed to go OK; When asked "reboot now?" I selected Yes.  In about 30 seconds, I had a window (similar to the command prompt) asking if I wanted to start the computer in the last good known?  He also had options to start in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with networking, and Safe Mode with command prompt.  I first tried to start normally, but without success.  I then tried the other option (several times), none were successful.  I turned off the computer using the power button and then it starts again, but nothing helped.  The four options have failed once again.  The main thing is I'm unable to get the computer started in any Mode, so that I might be able to fix the problem.  I'm afraid I might have to reinstall Windows, once again.  The computer is running Windows XP Home Edition, SP 3.  I use my wife's cell phone to access the forums.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

  WOLLAM

  Well, if you some drivers day and now have a problem in your Startup Options menu, you must first choose the option best suited for these kinds of my system does not start after an update types of problems:

  Last good known Configuration

  Last good known Configuration is the configuration XP saved the last time that Windows starts successfully and choosing that option can allow you to start long enough to undo (roll back) what that either got your first distressed system.

  If the system starts with the last known good Configuration, uninstall (restore) the update of the afflicted driver and get the right drivers for your system.

  If you still can't boot from your Startup Options menu, choose the option:

  Disable the automatic restart in the event of system failure

  Then you can see a Blue Screen of Death with information that will help solve your problem.

  Here's a BSOD example showing information you provide:

  http://TechRepublic.com.com/i/tr/downloads/images/bsod_a.jpg

  Please vote my posts as helpful so I can get a lot of points. I'm saving for a pony! Everybody don't like Raymond.

• my laptop keeps going to start page.__No regardless of which option to choose, that is to say. safe mode, safe mode, safe mode with command prompt, the last known good configuration, start windows normally, it's always the same

  my laptop keeps going to the start page. No matter which option I choose, IE. safe mode, safe mood with networking, safe mode with command prompt, last known, good configuration start windows normally, it always comes back to the same screen. saw this post before and the invloved boot cd solution. I have not a cd ROM is there another way to solve this problem. Thank you people

  Thank you for taking the time to make this post very informative, excellent. Without the machine test myself that I can't be sure, but based on the age of the computer and what you wrote I suspect for lack of material. It could be something simple like the hard drive or RAM or something more serious like the motherboard. I wouldn't recommend replacing any material on such an old laptop.

  As long as the hard disk has been physically, you can recover your data easily. If the hard drive has failed, then you will need to send the drive to a professional drive savers data recovery company. It is quite expensive ($500-3700), but they can usually recover your data. Some insurance policies cover also, professional data recovery in order to check with yours. But let's be optimistic. ;-)

  IMPORTANT - If there is no question that the drive is at fault - there are noises, for example - and the data is crucial NOTHING else ON THE DISC. Whenever launch you this player you can destroy data. If this is the case, send the drive to a professional data recovery company.

  I'll give you the information on how to test the hard drive to see if it's good physically and how to recover data when you can't in Windows but in doing these things requires a certain level of computer skills. You know yourself the best and that it would be better to take the laptop to a competent local professional. If you do this, do not use a type of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad of the place. Get recommendations from family, friends and colleagues.

  A. test equipment
  
  Test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility downloaded from site of the disc mftr. or use SeaTools for BACK of Seagate. You create a bootable CD with the files you download. You will need a third party burning software to do as the free ImgBurn, Nero or Roxio. Burn as an image, not in the form of data.

  http://www.ImgBurn.com

  http://www.Seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/SeaTools/seatooldreg
  http://Seagate.custkb.com/Seagate/CRM/selfservice/search.jsp?docid=201271 (how-to)

  Boot with the CD that you have done and do a full test of the reader. You will probably need to change the boot order. Your Dell can give you a temporary boot menu if you press F12 as the computer starts. If so, use your arrow key to select the CD drive. Otherwise, press F2 to enter in Setup (BIOS) and change the order of boot on the CD drive first. If the disk fails all physical tests, it must be replaced. Although readers of the laptop cost around $60, you should really consider if it is to put money in such an old machine. You can replace the disk, but the laptop is definitely at the end of its normal life and something else is doomed to failure.

  There is information about the RAM test and other materials here:

  http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

  B. retrieve data detach a healthy disk when you are unable to Windows
  
  1 remove the drive and put it in a box of USB drive or use a USB adapter. Attach it to a computer that is running a working XP/Vista/Windows7 installation. Use the work of Windows Explorer to copy the data to the hard drive of the system to the rescue and burn data on cd or dvd.

  2. you can start the target computer with a Bart PE (if you use XP) or a Linux live CD like Knoppix and retrieve the data in this way. General information about the use of Knoppix for this are:

  You will need a computer with two cd records, which is an engraver of CD/DVD OR a USB stick with a capacity to hold your data OR an external USB hard disk formatted FAT32 (not NTFS) *. Download Knoppix .iso image file and create your bootable CD. If you do this in a previous (XP or Vista) operating system, you will need the third burning like Nero, Roxio or the free ImgBurn software (Windows 7 can burn .isos natively). Burn as an image, not in the form of data. Then boot with the CD that you created, and Knoppix will be able to see the files in Windows. If you use the USB key or an external hard disk, right-click on its icon (on the desktop) to get its properties and uncheck "read only". Then click on it to open it. Note that the mouse action by default in the window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a simple click to open instead of double-click traditional MS Windows. If you want to burn CD/DVDs, use the K3b program.

  * My understanding is that you can now write on NTFS from Linux partition. If you wish to do this, Google for instructions on the use of the NTFS driver.

  http://www.Knoppix.NET
  http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ - Bart PE Builder

  C. recovery of activity for the future - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Backing_Up MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - Don ' t Panic!

• Need help with XP, you try to restore the system to the mode safe mode with command prompt.

  XP does not start even in safe mode.  Can access the mode safe mode with command prompt. Tried to use the repeated suggestion here.  The said command is not available.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/304449 I tried these instructions from microsoft are supported and the command will not be accepted.

  Any help out there?

  Hello

  1. What is the exact error message when you try to access the computer in safe mode?
  The issue seems to be with the corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP startup.
  How do I recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP startup
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307545
  Note:
  To do: Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756

• When I start my system, it continue evern reboot in safe mode, safe mode with command prompt

  When I try to repair xp, it shows not disassemble the partion

  don't know what repair options, you tried, but you can boot from the windows disc and choose recovery console 'r' to the stop screen trees during the installation of windows. This will bring up a command line screen choose your partition type passsword if necessary, simply press "it is perhaps empty" enter and then type chkdsk/r c:\prompt when this ends 30 min to 3 h output type reboot system will see what happens. possible, you need a Windows reinstall.

• Windows does not start. I tried 'start normally', 'Safe Mode' 'last good known... ". "'Safe mode with command prompt. No work.

  Problem detected and windows has been stopped...

  PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGE_AREA

  Technical information:

  STOP: 0 X 00000050 (0X8DF1BA4C, 0X00000000, 0X805E9A54, 0X00000000

  I have not installed new hardware or software in the last 3 weeks. This failure to start the problem started this morning. Computer was working fine last night.

  I have the same problem, a slightly different number.

  Stop: 0 x 00000050 (0xAC58B3AB, 0 x 0, 00000000 00000001, 0x805A3E33)

  While trying to delete some KB as recommended Moreover here I also received:

  SPCMDCON.sys - address F737D52E base at F737B000, time stamp 3d6dd67c, FWIW.

  As I understand it a error 0 x 00000050 may be an error of memory, and I remembered a couple of old computers in the basement, I'll try a swap memory.

  The system is a Dell Inspiron E1505, Windows XP Home Edition

• How can I start/re-start Windows professional XP in safe MODE

  How can I start/re-start Windows professional XP in safe MODE? Aid filw I get only instructed on XP Home Edition and the buttons and it tells you to follow the guests do not appear in the professional edition. I need the instructions for Pro.  Can someone help me with this?

  Original title: Safe Mode

  You can start either home or Pro in SafeMode by this technique...

  Keep F8 hitting twice a second immediately after you have switched on the PC. You should get a boot menu where safe mode is selectable using the up/down arrow keys.

  Or, use the msconfig utility. When you do it this way, Windows starts in SafeMode permanently until you reverse the changes in msconfig...

  • Click Start
  • Click on run
  • Type msconfig and press enter
  • Click on the CHEST. INI tab
  • Check the box for/SafeBoot
  • Click OK
  • Restart the PC when prompted

  Tricky

• My secondary hard drive (f) disappeared. However when I run windows xp (sp3) in safe mode, it is there and works very well. Help please.

  My secondary hard drive (f) disappeared.  However when I run windows xp (sp3) in safe mode, it is there and works very well. Help please.

  Hello what jay,

  Thank you for your message.  Please, try the following:
  Click 'Start' > right click on 'My computer' > select 'manage '.
  Click on "disk management".
  Here you see secondary hard drive?
  If so, you can assign it a drive letter and everything should be good.
  Please let us know if it did or did not help to solve your problem.
  See you soon

  Engineer Jason Microsoft Support answers visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Typing becomes very slow in Firefox 3.6.11 in Mode safe mode with all extensions and plugins disabled.

  When I first start Firefox, all right. And everything is fine as long as I type in the text boxes on any web page. I can type in the address bar or search throughout the day with no problems.

  But, for example, just by typing in the edit box to ask this question on this site will result in the problem after I typed more say 150 characters. After this strike ANYWHERE in Firefox will be very slow, even the address bar or the search bar. It doesn't seem to matter what site use to type in the text. Cause the problem to occur after typing in enough strikes.

  Navigation & mouse clicking remains fast - it is only typing seems to be affected. In order to recover, I have to restart Firefox.

  If I look at the use of the UC Firefox.exe in Process Explorer, I see that once the problem occurs, the CPU usage starts whenever I type a key fortification. Indeed Firefox maxes one of my two hearts so the cpu is at 50%! He goes down to 0% again once I stop typing.

  As mentioned in the subject, it is in Mode safe mode with all extensions & plugins disabled. I'm running on Windows XP SP3 with an old AMD Athlon 64 X 2 Dual Core Processor 3800 + (1.81 Ghz) with 2.00 GB of RAM.

  I think it started to happen with Firefox 3.6 significantly (it's amazing how much time I can navigate without having to type), but it sometimes occurred with previous versions. Now he is annoyingly repeatable.

  I have to use '-no - Pei ForTyping distance "to start a separate session of Firefox that I use just to type in the text boxes, so I can restart at will. I also compose messages in an external editor and simply paste in Firefox to avoid typing as much as possible.

  This may be a problem with session restore. Firefox stores session data every 10 seconds to make it possible to restore a session crashed.

  It may be a problem with the sessionstore.js file in the profile folder

  Delete the sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak and all files files sessionstore-# .js with a number in the left part of the name as sessionstore - 1.js.

  See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Session_Restore

• I can't start windows normally or in safe mode. I can't fix with the cd.

  It shows me the following error * STOP: oxoooooo7B (0xF78DA63C, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) and she advised me to check a lot of different things, but since I can't boot into windows I can't do. Can someone help me, please?

  • You have problems with programs: windows xp sp3
  • Error messages: * STOP: oxoooooo7B (0xF78DA63C, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
  • Recent changes made to your computer: no
  • What you have already tried to solve the problem: fix with the windows cd

  You have indicated that you have not changed anything on your machine recently. Not auto-updates, no software, no hardware changes?

  If nothing changed, it's most likely a problem with your hard drive. If there is data that you need to retrieve the disk, you will need to connect it to another computer (which starts from another drive), and then see if it goes up the player and lets get down your data. If you do not have another machine available to connect the reader to draw your data you can buy a new drive and installs windows on it then connect the wrong disc and remove the data. Once you have the data off you can reformat the hard disk and reinstall windows and then copy your data on it. If this does not work, you can have a bad drive. If it is still under warranty, you can check with the manufacturer to determine what are the RMA procedures.

  If it is not under warranty, or if you do not want to disturb the repairs, and you can't make it work with the operating system you can still be able to use it as a data drive but do not depend on it too strongly because it most likely just eventually come out completely.

  IF you couldn't get your data, and it is absolutely essential for you to have, you may need to contact a company specialized in data recovery. They are usually pretty good at it but make sure you use a good knowledge/reputable company.

• Windows XP worked when to stop, and when turned on overnight, it only shows: safe mode, safe mode with networking etc. This is the result of an update from Microsoft to restart?

  The system does not start normally and brings only to the top of the screen black ad askes to start windows normally, safe mode or network, etc.  What should I do?

  Hello Larry,.

  Once selected, Safe Mode works?

  If so, try boot minimum troubleshooting:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/316434

  If this is not the case, have we not access to a Windows XP CD?

  If so, we can use it to boot into the Recovery Console and to pursue the options from there.

  Let us know.

  Best regards

  Matthew_Ha

• Cannot start Windows XP. How to format my hard drive and reinstall Windows XP?

  Unable to log on to Windows XP and continues to repeat the initialization. May I know what is happening to my system?

  Dear Sir/Madam,

  I can not even log in to Windows XP, this is why I am not able to access the system restore. Can I know how can I format my hard drive because I can't find all a command 'format '. The system continues to repeat opening a Windows XP session but failed. Help requested to provide your professional advice & solution.

  Yours sincerely,

  Davidaries

  Hello DavidariesGoh

  Reinstall Windows XP
  To reinstall Windows XP, try either of the following methods. If the first method does not work, try the second.
  
  Note You can disconnect from the Internet during the installation. This helps to protect you against malicious users. Method 1: Start the reinstallation of Windows XP to reinstall Windows XP by using the Windows XP CD, follow these steps:

  1. Start your computer.
  2. Insert the Windows XP CD in the CD drive or DVD drive of your computer.
  3. In the Welcome to Windows XP page, click Install Windows XP.
  4. On the welcome page in Windows installation, click upgrade (recommended) in the Type of Installationbox (if it is not already started), and then click Next.
  5. On the license agreement page, click I accept this agreement, and then click Next.
  6. On the your product key page, type the 25-character product key in the product key boxes, and then click Next.
  7. Get the updated Setup files page, select the option you want, and then click Next.
  8. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to reinstall Windows XP.

  If you completed the reinstallation, congratulations. You are almost finished. Please go to the section "after you have reinstalled Windows XP' at the end.

  If you receive an error or if the reinstallation did not finish, try Method 2. Method 2: Repair install of Windows XP by starting your computer from the Windows XP CD Note if Windows XP was preinstalled on your computer, you may need the installation CD to reinstall. Contact the manufacturer of your computer to make sure that you have the CD for a repair installation.

  To reinstall Windows XP by starting your computer from the Windows XP CD, follow these steps:

  1. Insert the Windows XP CD in your computer's DVD or CD drive, and then restart your computer.
  2. When you receive the message "Press any key to boot from CD" on the screen, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD.
  3. The following message on the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed:
     This part of the Setup program prepares Microsoft Windows XP to your computer: to set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To repair an installation of Windows XP using the Recovery Console, press R. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
  4. Press ENTER to set up Windows XP.
  5. On the Windows XP licensing agreement screen, press F8 to accept the license agreement.
  6. Make sure that your current installation of Windows XP is selected in the box, and then press R to repair Windows XP.
  7. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to reinstall Windows XP. After repairing Windows XP, you may have to reactivate your copy of Windows XP. For more information, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
     310064 how to fix Windows XP Setup problems when you upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition

  If you completed the reinstallation, congratulations. You are almost finished. Please go to the section "after you have reinstalled Windows XP' at the end.

  If you receive an error or reinstallation did not finish, unfortunately, this article did not resolve your problem. For your next steps, you can ask someone you know for help. Or, you can contact Microsoft Support to help you resolve this problem.

  Back to top

  After you have reinstalled Windows XP after completing reinstallation, perform the following final tasks.

  Note You can also turn on the firewall in Internet Explorer. For more information, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  283673 how to activate or turn off the firewall in Windows XP

  Reinstall Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has been installed on your computer until you have reinstalled Windows XP, you must reinstall SP2. If you do not have already reinstall SP2 with Windows XP in the previous section, use one of the following methods to reinstall SP2 now. To order Windows Service Pack 2 on CD, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/SP2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

  For more information, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  322389 how to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

  Reinstall all Windows updates after reinstalling Windows XP, you must reinstall all updates to Windows also. To reinstall Windows updates, visit the Microsoft Web site at the following address:

  http://update.Microsoft.com

• Equium L20 - cannot start Windows mode of

  Hello

  I was wondering if you can help me. I have an Equium L20 - 197, windows xp home edition. (Also technically challenged!  :)) When I booted my computer laptop first time today, I received this message-

  «We are sorry for the inconvenience, but windows did not start successfully upward...» »
  and he gave me a few methods of commissioning:
  Safe mode
  Safe mode with networking
  Safe mode with command prompt
  Last good Configuration know (your most recent settings that worked)
  and
  Start Windows normally

  I was able to start press start windows normally and start the computer very well. I turned off the computer OK, then it was restarted later without any problems. I then restored in a frame earlier that the system did not work well. Restore seemed to go OK but then my computer froze, then were shut down by pressing the power button.

  However, the laptop will now not reboot. Just as I think it starts it goes to the error message and none of the options will work to start the computer, and I am now stuck on an endless loop of the above message.

  I don't want to use the product recovery disc, that he will wipe away all of the hard drive and I have the info I need access to! I have a recovery CD product for a Fujitsu which has windows xp edition family sp 1 on him. Is it possible that I can use this to start my computer or is there something else I need to do? I thought after pressing F12 and if it is possible to use the other drive Fujitsu to launch boot my system but do not know if this is possible. I don't have an xp disk from toshiba installation disc, when I bought the computer. :(

  I learned by a guy from the computer to the phone that sounds as if I need a new hard drive but would like to explore other methods before you go this route.

  Thank you very much in advance for any help you can give me. Susi

  Hi SusiB_1,

  Unfortunately, if you can start Windows t in any of these modes you have only one option and that is reinstall Windows. I mean you should do? You can do anything in this case

  As you wrote wipes disc, the whole HARD disc Toshiba Recovery and that's right because it of needed to recover to factory settings. But normally you should have a backup of your data or not?
  If this isn't the case, you can access the data, if you put the HARD drive into an external HARD drive enclosure. From another computer, you now have access to these data.

  By the way: for Toshiba recovery disc you n t need a product key. Everything is already done in the recovery image and no activation is necessary. :)

• Compaq Presario SR5130NX: Cannot start Windows Vista after failure - HELP!

  Hello! My building has undergone a complete failure so 4 days ago I used it. Power resumed 3 hours later, but I was not able to log on since.
  
  
  
  
  
  Normally, I turn on my PC, and about 30 seconds later, a window pops up asking you my password. After entering it, the PC come by my office. Now, when I turn on the PC, it brings me to a blue screen with a mouse cursor in the Center (which I can move), but there is nothing to click on.
  
  
  
  
  
  When I press F8 during the boot process and choose an option from the window "Advanced Boot Options", I still can't start my computer normally.
  
  
  
  
  
  Here's the "Advanced Boot Options" I tried, after consultation with my brother a little more PC-savvy:
  
  
  
  
  
  1 repair your computer - after I see my black screen that is usual with the words "Microsoft Corporation" under the green bars that scroll from left to right for about 15 seconds, a blue screen appears with the mouse pointer in the Center (which I can move), but there is nothing to click on.
  
  
  
  
  
  2 mode safe - while the PC display several files on start up and down, it stops on "Loaded: \windows\system32\drivers\disk.sys" for about 20 seconds, then proceeds to a black screen with the words "Safe Mode" in the 4 corners and the mouse cursor at the Center (which I can move), but there is nothing to click on.
  
  
  
  
  
  3 safe mode with network - see "Safe Mode" above.
  
  
  
  
  
  4 safe mode with command prompt - see 'Safe Mode' above.
  
  
  
  
  
  5 last known good Configuration (Advanced) - see "repair your computer" above.
  
  
  
  
  
  6 start Windows normally - see "Repair your computer" above.
  
  
  
  
  
  7 debug mode - see "Repair your computer" above.
  
  
  
  
  
  I downloaded a DVD recovery based on Linux in knopper.net, allowing me to access important files, which I copied from the desktop to an external hard drive (4.1 GB iso file).
  
  
  
  
  
  PC Windows XP of my brother has a recovery disk, but my Windows Vista PC did not come with one. I've seen a few paid versions, but looked resources due to cool weather and free shipping.
  
  
  
  
  
  I can't tell if I have the 23-bit or the 64 bit version of Windows Vista, so I downloaded both versions of an open source sourceforge.NET startup repair, which I burned on 2 DVDs. After you run the startup repair program using two DVD, the diagnostic results have been uploaded online at ubuntu.com for review and technical analysis. Here are the links:
  
  
  
  
  
  http://Paste.Ubuntu.com/16018001/
  
  http://Paste.Ubuntu.com/16019372/
  
  http://Paste.Ubuntu.com/16040380/
  
  
  
  
  
  The last report ended with the words "start managed to fix...".  You can now restart your computer. "But I always encounter a blank screen (black or blue) when I try to log on to my PC.
  
  
  
  
  
  Here are my details of PC, if it is useful:
  
  
  
  
  
  Desktop Compaq Presario SR5130NX
  
  Serial number: [personal information]
  
  Product number: GC667AA
  
  Warranty end date: October 5, 2013 (according to Compaq/HP.com)
  
  
  
  http://support.HP.com/us-en/product/Compaq-Presario-SR5100-desktop-PC-series/3436764
  
  
  
  
  
  Thanks for any help you can provide.

  Hello

  Since you already have KNOPPIX I try Gparted and use it to 'clean up' the score because it will stop in an impure State.

  NTFS

  [1]

  [11]

  NTFS-3 g / important

  GParted will try.

  Also, I would consider the old problem with fat systems, floppy disks etc. which sometimes a copy of sys files from a floppy disk to a hard drive has reactivated a bootable system.

  So, if system files have been damaged, then replace them since a Setup disk.  Because he goes to options, what kind of work.

  https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_startup_process

  • Windows Boot Manager (Bootmgr.exe)

  • Windows operating system loader (Winload.exe)

  • Recovery of Windows loader (Winresume.exe)

• cannot start windows xp

  My computor unexpetently stops when I try to start even in safe mode it falls on itself and will restart

  If your system does not start, you will get away with KB 308029 (in other words - it will not help), but you can try it.  Maybe I'm missing something.

  Instead, why not tell us a little of your system and then see if we can see why XP fails to start:

  Since the Microsoft Answers forum does not have any kind of information system request when a new question is asked, we know absolutely nothing about your system.  Not knowing the basic information a problem prolongs the frustration and the agony of these issues.

  Provide information on your system, the better you can:

  What is your system brand and model?

  What is your Version of XP and the Service Pack?

  What is your Internet browser and version?

  Your system's disks IDE or SATA drives?

  Describe your current antivirus and software anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc..

  The question was preceded by a loss of power, aborted reboot or abnormal termination?  (this includes the plug pulling, buttons power, remove the battery, etc.)

  The afflicted system has a working CD/DVD (internal or external) drive?

  You have a genuine XP installation CD bootable, which is the same Service as your installed Service Pack (this is not the same as any recovery CD provided with your system)?

  If the system works, what do you think might have changed since the last time it did not work properly?

  Part two:

  If there is a problem starting, XP is configured to automatically try to start again and you can stuck in a loop not being able to go beyond the screen boot options, or none of these startup options you choose will work only.

  Sometimes, when XP has a problem starting or falls down and tries to start again, it will give you a "short" menu of boot options and none of them will appear to be good to get your system going again.  You have tried them all!

  The options are similar to the Advanced Boot Options menu XP, but the only option that you need (disable automatic error system reboot) are not offered, because XP went too far during the boot process and offers a limited number of boot options.

  If this is the case, you must call Options menu advanced boot yourself until you do not see the option:

  Disable the automatic restart in the event of system failure

  When you get the XP Advanced Options correct start menu you want to see, he has options on it like these:

  Safe mode
  Safe mode with networking
  Safe mode with command prompt

  Enable Boot logging
  Enable VGA mode
  Last good Configuration known (your most recent settings that worked)
  Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows domain controllers only)
  Debug mode
  Disable the automatic restart in the event of system failure

  Start Windows normally
  Reset
  Return to OS Choices Menu

  You need to choose in this menu is the option:

  Disable the automatic restart in the event of system failure
  
  Then if XP does not start normally, you will see an error screen with information and clues about the problem and then you can decide what to do next.

  If you do not see the automatic restart on system failure option turn it off, you must reset your system and start typing the key F8 on the keyboard until you see her disable automatic restart on system failure option.

  If you miss the window of opportunity F8, you must try again and start tapping the F8 key with more urgency (earlier and more frequently) until you see disable automatic restart on system failure, and then select.

  You must keep trying the F8 menu until you see disable automatic restart on system failure option, and select it.

  If your system has a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), we need to know what the screen says:

  Here's a BSOD example showing information you provide:

  http://TechRepublic.com.com/i/tr/downloads/images/bsod_a.jpg

  Send for the nose and the Red arrows (3 to 4 lines total).

  Send all * line STOP message since there are clues in the 4 parameters.

  If it looks like there is some kind of name listed in the STOP message file, send this line also.

  Ignore the boring text unless it seems important to you.  We know what a BSOD looks like, we need to know what your BSOD looks like.

  Answering queries and results report of the disable automatic restart on system failure screen and you can decide what to do next.