impossible to reinstall windows XP pro...

Hi, I'm hoping there's an Assistant "you have not" reading of this...

I got tired of random programs from decide who wanted not run/open/work at all without reason aparant, some viruses of compensation or foolishly setting set somewhere im enough computer but I have the wrost chance in the known universe.

sort of, I'm so fed up with progs (Itunes 10, steam and a few others which im not to bothered all) does not work after reinstalling and ask questions on the support pages (no awnsers), I went to my irritable Local store "Yet-to-be-tamed" and am myself a Xp pro SP2 boot disk, I bung inside as he told me how to "repair" Reinstall if I lose any data/settings (I wondered weather it is possible but what _ I'l give it a shot.) So I stuck the cd player, auto run, I chose the installer of windows... a black magic happened, an error that happened (sorry I forgot what he said... no doubt VERY important, something put in shape) I click ok... He continues... cool it restarts... running the ASUS... What ever, it's that I had with the MB, entry of the Os, POST Hits startup boot screen... Then the Group of experts of vacuum... not even a mouse... the screen remains black keyboard stays on... CD player still spinning... nothing... then a new sound arrives, a little like a horn noise sounds / burrr dissaproval. I can enter the place of startup parameters (forget his name) and allso I can't enter the menu "what do you start from", but none or the start device setting will get me anywhere. This have on earth I did... that is why I hope that there is a reading assistant.

Oh allso not even invite him "press a key to continue."

I searched on google for about 3 hours... try each veriation of 'I failed to reinstall win xp pro' I think.

Aparantly... PERSON fails as hard as I do, that I have not found a single person who ahs experianced this. 0.o

I gave up with the Go how ever many music... game saves, docs edited, all, I fortunately will wipe away everything just to get it working again. I don't just save my data any more, if I can save is great, but I'm not going to be bothered if I lose everything...

I'll pop in my shop techy "yet to be tamed" and beg you to help me.

but for the time being. you guys will have to put up with me for abit.

Sorry for the spelling and I thank you for any response. bad or good.

see you soon,

VMR

Hi mavark,

I know that you have tried a lot of things to fix your problem, but you get to see this article with troubleshooting for your problem?

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314503

I hope this helps!

Debra
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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