XP will not start, please help!

ultracarb · Aug 22, 2006

Hi, my home computer refuses to start XP after a power cut during startup. It gives me the option of starting windows normally, in safe mode, or from last known settings but I have tried all 3 and none of them work. It will go to the black screen with the windoxs xp logo on it with the loading bar underneath (which it will remain on for ages) and then the screen goes black and does nothing. Ive tried waiting for over half an hour and the black screen remains.
Ive looked at similar threads to this one but the problem with them seems to be constant rebooting, which is not the case with me.
Can anyone tell me whats going on or how I can fix this problem?

TimW · Aug 22, 2006

Best to do a repair install ...."enter" when you are asked if you want to boot from cd (having put the cd in the drive ahead of start up) ...after files load, choose new install not "R" (that R takes you to recovery/ not repair) ...f8 to agreement ...then when it finds the previous install it will prompt for new install or repair "R" ...now hit "R" ...will save all your files and progams ...but loose all your updates ...

Blade897 · Aug 22, 2006

Yeah he's right, i had the exact same problem yesterday, i fixed it with a repair, i don't know what the cause of the problem was though.

by the way do you have Dragon Naturally Speaking? I think that's what did it to mine

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