Windows XP will not load on my old Dell desktop

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• My computer turns off during an update to windows xp and now windows xp will not load.

  My computer turns off during an update to windows xp and now windows xp will not load.  It gives me the option of last known good configuration and safe mode startup and normal startup, but it just goes back to the loading screen then flashes a blue error screen then back to display boot options.  I don't have a recovery disc as the laptop does not have a CD-ROM drive or a floppy drive.  I have the product key, but I don't know where or how repair the operating system.

  Contact the manufacturer of your laptop as there must be a way to restore the computer. There may be a hidden restore partition.

• Windows XP will not load past the Blue error screen

  Hi, wondering for a while if someone can help me...

  My xp system will not load past the Blue error screen that is displayed when the computer stopped suddenly or inadequate.

  No matter what are the measures that you choose to take (safe mode, the most recent configurations... etc) the system will just beyond the blue screen on the windows logo download page, where the loading bar moves about 10 seconds before returning to the blue loading page.

  So far I have tried to leave the computer as long as an unused months while I was abroad, remove the battery for varying amounts of time and leaving the computer as long as a day.

  In the absence of a recovery disk, I have no idea how to do to return to the form and would like to receive advice or suggest, keeping in mind I'm not a computer genius (if had'nt you may have guessed). Preferably, without losing my element pictures and videos stored on the hard drive, but it's just preference.

  Thank you, Jay

  Hello

  It does not seem good friend if the Windows operating system does not start even using safe mode, then I don t think you will be able to run the operating system without new OS reinstallation. :(

  To back up data from the HARD drive I recommend that you connect the internal HARD drive to external USB HDD controller and a backup of the HARD drive on another computer.

  Then you could try to reinstall the operating system on your laptop using the Toshiba Recovery CD

  See you soon

• Windows Mail will not import files from old account OE DBX, all patches?

  Hi, I looked at other issues here but they don't seem to work as I have more access to OE.

  Basically, the computer crashed and OE does not open. No problems with the e-mail address that I opened Outlook and organized the emails to come by here.

  However, having identified the OE store folder (now saved on the desktop), I can't raise the old emails.

  Tried to import via Outlook in a different folder, however no joy because it only allows me to select the folder.

  Tried to import in Thunderbird - no joy.

  Found that Windows Live Mail allows you to import the DBX and had little joy with it, but not much. WLM import only new emails that had not been read could be read. Tried to make individual DBX files and each of them at the same time, but do not show them.

  When WLM downloads the file it indicates how many e-mail are in there, (258 sent items) but never present themselves.

  Any suggestions please?

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  Most of the problems with OE not starting not not are due to corruption of (hidden) folders.dbx.  Try to delete this (see www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#7) and then see if OE will start.  If this isn't the case, then move all the message store dbx files and then must start OK.  Then you can try to use file | Import | Messages, point to the directory to which you moved your dbx files, but if folders.dbx is corrupt they won't import.  Yes, you can try the method described here: www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1 to manually import dbx files into OE.  Then you can get them in Outlook or WLM after having done this.  If dbx files will not even import, you can extract what content they maintain with my DBXpress program (www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/).

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• Screen on my laptop Windows 8 will not load?

  The home screen on my laptop Windows 8 (Asus) is not at all responsible. The start screen is the page where you have all the applications, and you can customize the background as well giving him different combinations of colors and patterns in different model. My splash screen background color is between clear and dark green. Just as I said, the splash screen does not load. It's been like that since I've been on the phone a few hours ago - this means that none of the app buttons that show the applications load, and when I search apps, nothing will come either. It is only up like green color background, that I mentioned earlier. I'm worried when I go about it tomorrow, I won't be able to go on any of the applications, making me not to go on my laptop at all. What should I do?

  Hi Daniel,.

  Thanks for posting your question on the Microsoft Community forums.

  I understand that the splash screen does not load in your system to Windows 8. However, I would like to know some more information to refine the question and provide you with better assistance.

  1. What exactly happens when nothing loads on the screen? Do you have only a black background or color without any apps?
  2. What is the model No. for your ASUS notebook?
  3. How did you install Windows 8 (a new installation or an upgrade installation)?
  4. You did it any significant hardware or change software on the computer before this problem?

  This issue could be due to various reasons like an incompatible device or a bad installation or because of some corrupted Boot files. If you are unable to boot your system, I would suggest trying the following methods and check if the problem persists.

  Method 1:

  To check if this problem is due to a compatibility issue with external devices, I suggest you to disconnect all external devices and check if the problem persists.

  Method 2:

  If you have the disc to install Windows 8 with you, you can insert the installation disc and enter the Windows recovery environment for auto repair. See the following steps:

  (a) when your computer starts, wait for the logo of the manufacturer check the option of start menu, it will usually F12.

  (b) restart the computer, press the Boot menu option key to enter the boot menu and change the option to boot to DVD rom

  (c) Insert the disc of Windows 8 and restart the computer, it will boot to the Windows recovery environment.

  (d) click on Troubleshooting, advanced option and then click on auto repair.

  Method 3:

  If you have a disk to install Windows 8 with you, then I suggest you to perform a verification of the file system. System File checker (SFC) scan is done to check if there are any corrupt system files that might cause this problem. See the following steps to perform a scan SFC:

  (a) follow the same steps above to enter in the Windows recovery environment.

  (b) click Troubleshooting, then Advanced options , and click command prompt.

  (c) in the command prompt, type the following command: sfc/scannow , and then press ENTER.

  (d) now, to restart the computer.

  (e) check if the problem persists.

  If you are able to start on the screen, then I suggest to try the steps posted by Praseetha K Nair said on November 18, 2012 in the following link:

  Windows 8 start screen and Apps does not

  Warning: When you use system restore to restore the computer to a previous state, the programs and updates that you have installed after this date are deleted.

  Hope this information is useful. Let us know if you need more help, we will be happy to help you.

• updates to Windows 8 will not load

  I have an acer laptop that I have upgraded from windows 7 to windows 8. No problem with that, but I keep getting windows updates, they download and then said will not install and must go back, so spend US 30 minutes or more making downloads and then 30 minutes or more to return to the settings before downloads. Help, please!

  Kim,

  Run the Windows Update troubleshooting tool.

  a. press Windows + W on the keyboard.

  b. type Troubleshooting in the "search" tab and press enter.

  c. click show all on the left panel.

  d. click on Windows Update, will new popup window.

  e. follow the instructions on the screen.

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• Windows vista will not load or run.

  on startup, I get a repar recovery option. I hit that and nothing happens but a blue screen. I don't have to restar windows wndowsdisk. what I can do. cant it be started

  Follow these steps to try to solve your problems of boot.

   

  Restore point:

  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/using-Windows-Vista-system-restore/

  Do Safe Mode system restore, if it is impossible to do in Normal Mode.

  Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

  Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

  http://www.windowsvistauserguide.com/system_restore.htm

  Read the above for a very good graph shows how backward more than 5 days in the System Restore Points by checking the correct box.

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  If restore work not and you do not have a Vista DVD from Microsoft, do a repair disc to do a Startup Repair:

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use:

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner:http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

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  Vista recovery media obtain and/or use the Partition Recovery Vista on your computer to the factory settings .

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

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  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

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  Also ask them if it is possible to do the recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their own way of making recovery disk/s.

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  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, Acer, recovery disk/s etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Save all data, because it will be lost during a clean installation.

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/326246

  'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

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  Data recovery:

  1. slave of your hard drive in another computer and read/save your data out there.

  2. put your Hard drive in a USB hard drive case, plug it into another computer and read/save from there.

  3 Alternatively, use Knoppix Live CD to recover data:

  http://www.Knopper.NET/Knoppix/index-en.html

  Download/save the file Knoppix Live CD ISO above.

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  http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

  Download the Vista software from the link above.

  After installing above ISO burning software, right click on the Knoppix ISO file > copy the Image to a CD.

  Knoppix is not installed on your PC; use only the resources of your PC, RAM, graphics etc.

  Change the boot order in YOUR computer/laptop to the CD/DVD Drive 1^st in the boot order.

  Plug a Flash Drive/Memory Stick, BOOT with the Live CD, and you should be able to read the hard drive.

  When the desktop loads, you will see at least two drive hard icons on the desktop (one for your hard drive) and one for the USB key.

  Click on the icons of hard drive to open and to understand which drive is which.

  Click the icon for the USB drive and click on "Actions > Change the read/write mode" so you can write to disk (it is read-only by default for security reasons).

  Now to find the files you want to back up, just drag and drop them on the USB. When you are finished,

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Windows 8 will not load after the recent updates. Flashing black screen...

  Last night (14/02/2013), I installed a set of 11 updates (one option, else important) and after restarting my machine after startup logo, the screen of my computer just started flashing from black to grey (when it is grey, I could see my cursor, could move it, but could not do anything else)... He did this for almost an hour until I finally got to load the system restore my Windows 8 Pro x 64 purchased disc.

  Not only has this happened to my desktop pc (a HP Pavilion p6620f), but also exactly the same thing happened on my wife's cell phone when I have updated with the same updates later last night. His laptop computer to a laptop HP Pavilion g7-1310us. of course, I had to again do a restore of the system on lappy.
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  The updates I had downloaded for both computers on 14/02/2013 are as follows:
  Important:
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  (2) security Update for Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 for x 64 systems (KB2797052)
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  (4) security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 for x 64 systems (KB2789649)
  (5) security Update for Windows 8 for x 64 systems (KB2778344)
  Update security 6) for Windows 8 for x 64 systems (KB2790655)
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  I would really like someone to be able to help me with this. I bought Windows 8 Pro to my laptop from my wife and also 3 other copies for my father-brother machines... and now, I had to disable the Windows updates for each of them because of this!
  All our computers are HP, maybe that has something to do with it? I do not know. Or maybe it had something to do with the fact that machines did not originally come with pre-installed Win8 (as I said above, I bought the discs retail - 5 of them).
  I really enjoy using Windows 8 and won't go down to Win7 after all my work and spent $$$.
  PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

  Update:

  With the help of my friend and colleague some at CreativX.net, Greg (gsw953), which has tested this situation on a machine of his, we think we have found what was causing the problem:
  All my machines are patched (I used UltraUXThemePatcher to patch mine) to run custom themes, 3 rd-party... Of course, the patcher (all of them, not just the one I use) modifies several system files (for example the shell32.dll file and a few others), what makes your system able to run themes not digitally signed by Microsoft. This seems to be the rub.
  The way I solved this Aalders - UN-patch my system. Most patchers have an uninstall feature that uninstalls the patcher and adds by default, system files not patches in your system from backups that patch is when you have it installed. Once I did, I got all the updates, restarted, then re-patched my system and everything was fine.
  I have the feeling that this same routine can must be made (UN-patch, get updates, re-patch) whenever MS publishes major updates of Win8... It is prudent to disable automatic updates. Better to have Windows Update notifies you and lets you decide if-or-not to install... and also it's a good idea to READ THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE UPDATES to see what they are - maybe even search them individually on the ' Net before you allow it to install.
  MS has a long history of updates that fub a system patched... it's as if they don't want look us cool themes. they want that we have all the same, default * that they provide only. Shame on them.
  Once again, in the end, the fix: Nations United-PATCH your sytem... get updates... and then re-PATCH. Worked for me. Touch wood...

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