Xp wont start after uninstalling display drivers

Hi all, well I need your help again. I'm running dual 8800GTX's and I decided to update my drivers. I started by ununstalling the NVIDIA display drivers using the "Add Remove Programs" function in XP Pro. It prompted me to reboot which I did and ever since then XP wont start. I get the black screen with the little windows loading picture. Then I get to the login screen with my user profile box that i usually click to start windows but my keyboard and mouse are dead at this point so I cant start windows. The little pointer is there but wont budge. I tried safe mode, last known config mode, VGA mode, etc. I have use of the mouse and keyboard up until the windows user login screen (where you choose you prrofile) I know this cause I can select and deselect CAPS lock until then and it shows on my keyboard so using the keyboard mouse commands doesnt work with the numpad. Also all the backlighting on my keyboard and mouse stay on the entire time, even after I cannot use them. I tried another mouse and keyboard, as well as the old style mouse (non usb type) and nothing works. Any ideas? I just want to get into windows and not lose all my files .. thanks.

Thanks in advance.

Zack

 

Have you tried to boot in Safe Mode, or boot using the Last Known Good Configuration? When you power up your PC, wait until the POST/manufacturer logo screen passes, as soon as it does, start pressing the F8 key repeatedly. You will be presented with a Windows boot options menu and Safe Mode and Last Known Good Config are just 2 of about 10 or 15 different boot options....

 

I tried every option there especially safe mode and last known good config.. Im bummin all our pics of our new baby on on this comp. This is one problem I will be taking the computer in and paying whatever the cost to get the files before we have to reformatt
zkirby

 

Well I can run knoppix and get to my files which is a huge releif.. Anyone have any other recomendations besides getting my files off the HD then reinstalling and starting all over again? Thanks.

Zach

 

If you have a Windows XP install CD, you can do a repair install... that might fix things for you.

 

Hey I just purchased an external HD and saved all my pics and documents so now I'm comfortable doing a repair install. I was just worried I might lose all our babies pics. Ill let you all know how the repair install goes.

Zach

 

Well darnit I try to do the repair install and I get all the way to the screen just after the liscencing agreement where it asks me to pick a windows installation to repair/install and there is nothing listed. Just four lines that say no disk detected on this aprtition or somehting. Any ideas?

Zach

 

Ok some clarification, The screen says

"The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer."

"Use the Up and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list."

To set up WINDOWS.... press ENTER

To create a partition.... press C

To delete the selected partition... press D

*Now the box beneath all this shows four identical lines which is:

"Unknown Disk
(There is no disk in this drive)

So I cant select my HD to do a repair or fresh install.... Hope this helps.

Zach

 

I'd go for the full fresh install and work from there,it sounds like the original install has become too corrupt to repair.

EDIT sounds like the hard drive is on its way out,I'd try the drive in another computer.

 

I am trying that too and when i just hit ENTER I get the blue error screen. Saying "A problem has been detected and WIndows has been shut down to prevent damage to your comp......"

Technical info....
***STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xF7418CAD, 0xF6FDA7E4, 0x00000000)

*** setup.sys - address F7418CAD base at F73EC000, DateStamp 41107c8f

All greek to me

Zach

 

Well I got XP pro to formatt and reinstall but I had to delete a partition that was just about 300 gb large. I have 2 150 GB HD's in scsi so now my prob is how to get ti back to the scsi setup. all in all the comp is working though and im updating drivers as we speak.

Zach