WinXP continous reboot

8/13 shutdown with updates.
8/14 bootup continuous reboots.
Recovery console [bootcfg]=D:\recycler\S1-5-21-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
will not delete.

 

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To resolve this issue, start the computer from the Windows XP CD, start the Recovery Console, and then use the Bootcfg.exe tool to rebuild the Boot.ini file. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Configure the computer to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. For information about how to do this, see your computer documentation, or contact your computer manufacturer.

2. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer.

3. When you receive the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press a key to start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM.

4. When you receive the "Welcome to Setup" message, press R to start the Recovery Console.

5. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you have to use from the Recovery Console.

6. When you are prompted, type the administrator password, and then press ENTER.

7. At the command prompt, type bootcfg /list, and then press ENTER. The entries in your current Boot.ini file appear on the screen.

8. At the command prompt, type bootcfg /rebuild, and then press ENTER. This command scans the hard disks of the computer for Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows NT installations, and then displays the results. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to add the Windows installations to the Boot.ini file. For example, follow these steps to add a Windows XP installation to the Boot.ini file:

a. When you receive a message that is similar to the following message, press Y:

Total Identified Windows Installs: 1

[1] C:\Windows

Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All)
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b. You receive a message that is similar to the following message:

Enter Load Identifier
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This is the name of the operating system. When you receive this message, type the name of your operating system, and then press ENTER. This is either Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.

c. You receive a message that is similar to the following:

Enter OS Load options

When you receive this message, type /fastdetect, and then press ENTER.
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NOTE The instructions that appear on your screen may be different, depending on the configuration of your computer.

9. Type exit, and then press ENTER to quit Recovery Console. Your computer restarts, and the updated boot list appears when you receive the "Please select the operating system to start" message.

 

Thanks for effort

Did not work Listed no boot files.
Added as second on Win2000 machine and says both partitions are NTFS
went to old Fdisk it says second partition is ext DOS
boot from CD took long time.
XP is installed on D:

Actually same machine just hard drive quick swap.

System Information report written at: 08/15/2005 05:39:33 PM
[System Summary]

Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 4 Build 2195
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name MIKE
System Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model KT400-8235
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~1675 Mhz
BIOS Version Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1
Locale United States
User Name MIKE\Administrator
Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 523,760 KB
Available Physical Memory 307,108 KB
Total Virtual Memory 1,801,712 KB
Available Virtual Memory 1,392,212 KB
Page File Space 1,277,952 KB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

 

Boot from your 2000 CD and enter the recovery console. At the command prompt enter the following command type c:\boot.ini, press ENTER. Tell what the output from that command is.