Can't boot into Windows XP

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I cannot boot into Windows XP.



I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.



I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

prematurely.



How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

that there is no master boot record.
 
it sounds like "boot

looping"



you will need to use

or borrow a xp install

cd and boot with it.



then select repair and

launch the recovery console.



then at the disk prompt

type the following commands>:



chkdsk /r

fixboot



then exit, remove cd and

try to boot the hard drive

again.



incidentally, sometimes

the message about the

boot sector pops up.



in which case follow the

steps above and use the

fixmbr command.



"Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

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> I cannot boot into Windows XP.

>

> I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as

> Safe

> Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the

> beginning,

> the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

>

> I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to

> burn

> a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> prematurely.

>

> How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console

> commands

> that there is no master boot record.
 
"Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6@microsoft.com...

> I cannot boot into Windows XP.

>

> I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as

> Safe

> Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the

> beginning,

> the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

>

> I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to

> burn

> a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> prematurely.

>

> How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console

> commands

> that there is no master boot record.



Did you happen to shut it down while updates were being installed? If

you're sure the MBR is screwed open a command prompt and type "fixmbr."

--





"Don't pick a fight with an old man.

If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
 
On May 17, 2:17 pm, Andrew Stucken wrote:

> I cannot boot into Windows XP.

>

> I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

> Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

> the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

>

> I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

> a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> prematurely.

>

> How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

> that there is no master boot record.



If your system is having some fatal error, it is probably telling you

the reason but Windows is restarting before you can see it. That is

the default Windows system behavior - if the boot fails, keep trying

to boot.



From the F8 boot options menu you should choose:



Disable automatic restart on system failure



Choosing to disable automatic restart on system failure will stop the

process when the error occurs and display an informative message from

which you will be able to determine the problem and then fix it.



Depending on the nature of the problem, you will see the same cycle

even if you try to boot in Safe Mode.



You do not need to use or borrow an XP installation CD to boot into

Recovery Console. You can make your own bootable XP Recovery Console

CD if you follow these fine directions:



http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic276527.html



From there you can run chkdsk /r if desired.



If you don't know what the problem is, I suppose you could just start

trying things.
 
This is often the sign of a failing power supply.

If you have any kind of boot CD and cannot boot your computer from the CD it

is most likely the power supply.
 
Huh ?



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"Anonamoose" wrote in message

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> This is often the sign of a failing power supply.

> If you have any kind of boot CD and cannot boot your computer from the CD it is

> most likely the power supply.
 
Andrew



http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545



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"Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

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>I cannot boot into Windows XP.

>

> I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

> Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

> the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

>

> I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

> a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> prematurely.

>

> How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

> that there is no master boot record.
 
Did you lose your marbles?

"Anonamoose" wrote in message

news:ekGldgg9KHA.4316@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> This is often the sign of a failing power supply.

> If you have any kind of boot CD and cannot boot your computer from the CD

> it is most likely the power supply.
 
Thanks for the replies so far.



A little feedback: I ran checkisk /r but it never completed the check - got

as far as 75%.



Meanhile after disabling automatic restart I get the "Blue Screen opf Death"

with the following error message: "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" and Technical

Information:



STOP: 0x000000ED (0x8A553030), 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)



Does this still mean that I need the registry fix?



TIA



Andrew







"Peter Foldes" wrote:



> Andrew

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545

>

> --

> Peter

>

> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

> news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6@microsoft.com...

> >I cannot boot into Windows XP.

> >

> > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

> > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

> > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

> >

> > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

> > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> > prematurely.

> >

> > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

> > that there is no master boot record.

>

> .

>
 
"Andrew Stucken" wrote:



> Thanks for the replies so far.

>

> A little feedback: I ran checkisk /r but it never completed the check - got

> as far as 75%.

>

> Meanhile after disabling automatic restart I get the "Blue Screen opf Death"

> with the following error message: "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" and Technical

> Information:

>

> STOP: 0x000000ED (0x8A553030), 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

>

> Does this still mean that I need the registry fix?

>

> TIA

>

> Andrew

>

>





Looks like you may need a new hard drive. See the following link:



http://social.answers.microsoft.com.../thread/e36f8845-7856-4432-94b2-b8a69a33c407/



Go to the website of the maker of your hard drive and download their disk

checking utilities. Burn to CD. Boot from the utility CD and let it check the

drive. If it fails the test, replace the drive. Pray that you have a backup

image of your system. Let us know how the test goes.





>

> "Peter Foldes" wrote:

>

> > Andrew

> >

> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545

> >

> > --

> > Peter

> >

> > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

> > http://www.microsoft.com/protect

> >

> > "Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

> > news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6@microsoft.com...

> > >I cannot boot into Windows XP.

> > >

> > > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

> > > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

> > > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

> > >

> > > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

> > > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> > > prematurely.

> > >

> > > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

> > > that there is no master boot record.

> >

> > .

> >
 
Is the data corrupt and therefore requirring a re-installation or is the hard

disk dead?



I am gertting a fail and return code 7 when I run the disk diagnostics.



Is reinstalling Windows going to be enough here?









"Mark

Adams" wrote:



>

>

> "Andrew Stucken" wrote:

>

> > Thanks for the replies so far.

> >

> > A little feedback: I ran checkisk /r but it never completed the check - got

> > as far as 75%.

> >

> > Meanhile after disabling automatic restart I get the "Blue Screen opf Death"

> > with the following error message: "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" and Technical

> > Information:

> >

> > STOP: 0x000000ED (0x8A553030), 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

> >

> > Does this still mean that I need the registry fix?

> >

> > TIA

> >

> > Andrew

> >

> >

>

>

> Looks like you may need a new hard drive. See the following link:

>

> http://social.answers.microsoft.com.../thread/e36f8845-7856-4432-94b2-b8a69a33c407/

>

> Go to the website of the maker of your hard drive and download their disk

> checking utilities. Burn to CD. Boot from the utility CD and let it check the

> drive. If it fails the test, replace the drive. Pray that you have a backup

> image of your system. Let us know how the test goes.

>

>

> >

> > "Peter Foldes" wrote:

> >

> > > Andrew

> > >

> > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545

> > >

> > > --

> > > Peter

> > >

> > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> > > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

> > > http://www.microsoft.com/protect

> > >

> > > "Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

> > > news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6@microsoft.com...

> > > >I cannot boot into Windows XP.

> > > >

> > > > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

> > > > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

> > > > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

> > > >

> > > > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

> > > > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> > > > prematurely.

> > > >

> > > > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

> > > > that there is no master boot record.

> > >

> > > .

> > >
 
On May 18, 10:43 am, Andrew Stucken

wrote:

> Thanks for the replies so far.

>

> A little feedback: I ran checkisk /r but it never completed  the check - got

> as far as 75%.

>

> Meanhile after disabling automatic restart I get the "Blue Screen opf Death"

> with the following error message: "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" and Technical

> Information:

>

> STOP: 0x000000ED (0x8A553030), 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

>

> Does this still mean that I need the registry fix?

>

> TIA

>

> Andrew

>

>

>

> "Peter Foldes" wrote:

> > Andrew

>

> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545

>

> > --

> > Peter

>

> > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

> >http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> > "Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

> >news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6@microsoft.com...

> > >I cannot boot into Windows XP.

>

> > > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

> > > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

> > > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

>

> > > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

> > > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> > > prematurely.

>

> > > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

> > > that there is no master boot record.

>

> > .



There - now you know something with your BSOD.



The registry fix will not help you at all and it is not appropriate

for the problem you describe.



You need to be patient with chkdsk /r. It could take a long time and

appear to hang or even appear to go backwards in percentage. You need

to wait it out.



The chkdsk /r will finish - or if it cannot finish, it will abort and

complain about something.



It doesn't make sense to do anything else until chkdsk /r finishes

siccessfully, but you can sure try things if you want.
 
"Andrew Stucken" wrote:



> Is the data corrupt and therefore requirring a re-installation or is the hard

> disk dead?

>

> I am gertting a fail and return code 7 when I run the disk diagnostics.

>

> Is reinstalling Windows going to be enough here?

>

>





I would say the disk needs to be replaced. If you have an image of your

system saved to an external drive, buy a new one and restore the image to the

new drive and you'll be back in business.



If you don't have an image to recover from, be prepared for a lot more work.

Take the old drive out and put it in a USB enclosure, or slave it into a host

machine. If the drive works enough that you can read it; copy all of your

data, email, and browser bookmarks to the host machine. If the drive won't

run, or can't be read, you can send it to a data recovery service and they

can try to recover your data. This is very expensive, be ready to spend

several hundreds of dollars.

Once you have your data, find all of your software application installation

media. Go buy a new disk; now is a good time to upgrade to a much larger one.

Reinstall Windows:



http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html



Install the drivers, Service Packs and updates for Windows, reinstall your

applications, and copy your data back.



You'll be back in business in less time that it takes to restore that image.

;-)





>

>

> "Mark

> Adams" wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > "Andrew Stucken" wrote:

> >

> > > Thanks for the replies so far.

> > >

> > > A little feedback: I ran checkisk /r but it never completed the check - got

> > > as far as 75%.

> > >

> > > Meanhile after disabling automatic restart I get the "Blue Screen opf Death"

> > > with the following error message: "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" and Technical

> > > Information:

> > >

> > > STOP: 0x000000ED (0x8A553030), 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

> > >

> > > Does this still mean that I need the registry fix?

> > >

> > > TIA

> > >

> > > Andrew

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > Looks like you may need a new hard drive. See the following link:

> >

> > http://social.answers.microsoft.com.../thread/e36f8845-7856-4432-94b2-b8a69a33c407/

> >

> > Go to the website of the maker of your hard drive and download their disk

> > checking utilities. Burn to CD. Boot from the utility CD and let it check the

> > drive. If it fails the test, replace the drive. Pray that you have a backup

> > image of your system. Let us know how the test goes.

> >

> >

> > >

> > > "Peter Foldes" wrote:

> > >

> > > > Andrew

> > > >

> > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545

> > > >

> > > > --

> > > > Peter

> > > >

> > > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> > > > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

> > > > http://www.microsoft.com/protect

> > > >

> > > > "Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

> > > > news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6@microsoft.com...

> > > > >I cannot boot into Windows XP.

> > > > >

> > > > > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

> > > > > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

> > > > > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

> > > > >

> > > > > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

> > > > > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> > > > > prematurely.

> > > > >

> > > > > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

> > > > > that there is no master boot record.

> > > >

> > > > .

> > > >
 
Thanks Jose - I meanwhile ran western dsigital diagnostics for my hard disk

and got the message "Drive Not Ready Error Status Code 0104" . the comouter

repair guy said "the hard disk is broken get a new one". is he right?





"Jose" wrote:



> On May 18, 10:43 am, Andrew Stucken

> wrote:

> > Thanks for the replies so far.

> >

> > A little feedback: I ran checkisk /r but it never completed the check - got

> > as far as 75%.

> >

> > Meanhile after disabling automatic restart I get the "Blue Screen opf Death"

> > with the following error message: "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" and Technical

> > Information:

> >

> > STOP: 0x000000ED (0x8A553030), 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

> >

> > Does this still mean that I need the registry fix?

> >

> > TIA

> >

> > Andrew

> >

> >

> >

> > "Peter Foldes" wrote:

> > > Andrew

> >

> > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545

> >

> > > --

> > > Peter

> >

> > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> > > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

> > >http://www.microsoft.com/protect

> >

> > > "Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

> > >news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6@microsoft.com...

> > > >I cannot boot into Windows XP.

> >

> > > > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

> > > > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

> > > > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

> >

> > > > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

> > > > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> > > > prematurely.

> >

> > > > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

> > > > that there is no master boot record.

> >

> > > .

>

> There - now you know something with your BSOD.

>

> The registry fix will not help you at all and it is not appropriate

> for the problem you describe.

>

> You need to be patient with chkdsk /r. It could take a long time and

> appear to hang or even appear to go backwards in percentage. You need

> to wait it out.

>

> The chkdsk /r will finish - or if it cannot finish, it will abort and

> complain about something.

>

> It doesn't make sense to do anything else until chkdsk /r finishes

> siccessfully, but you can sure try things if you want.

>

> .

>
 
On May 20, 6:05 am, Andrew Stucken

wrote:

> Thanks Jose - I meanwhile ran western dsigital diagnostics for my hard disk

> and got the message "Drive Not Ready Error Status Code 0104" . the comouter

> repair guy said "the hard disk is broken get a new one". is he right?

>

>

>

> "Jose" wrote:

> > On May 18, 10:43 am, Andrew Stucken

> > wrote:

> > > Thanks for the replies so far.

>

> > > A little feedback: I ran checkisk /r but it never completed  the check - got

> > > as far as 75%.

>

> > > Meanhile after disabling automatic restart I get the "Blue Screen opfDeath"

> > > with the following error message: "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" and Technical

> > > Information:

>

> > > STOP: 0x000000ED (0x8A553030), 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

>

> > > Does this still mean that I need the registry fix?

>

> > > TIA

>

> > > Andrew

>

> > > "Peter Foldes" wrote:

> > > > Andrew

>

> > > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545

>

> > > > --

> > > > Peter

>

> > > > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> > > > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

> > > >http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> > > > "Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

> > > >news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6@microsoft.com...

> > > > >I cannot boot into Windows XP.

>

> > > > > I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

> > > > > Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

> > > > > the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

>

> > > > > I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

> > > > > a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

> > > > > prematurely.

>

> > > > > How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

> > > > > that there is no master boot record.

>

> > > > .

>

> > There - now you know something with your BSOD.

>

> > The registry fix will not help you at all and it is not appropriate

> > for the problem you describe.

>

> > You need to be patient with chkdsk /r.  It could take a long time and

> > appear to hang or even appear to go backwards in percentage.  You need

> > to wait it out.

>

> > The chkdsk /r will finish - or if it cannot finish, it will abort and

> > complain about something.

>

> > It doesn't make sense to do anything else until chkdsk /r finishes

> > siccessfully, but you can sure try things if you want.

>

> > .



I don't know if Mr. Computer Repair Guy is right, but I would say if

the drive does not pass manufacturer diagnostics it is probably

kaput. Mr. Computer Repair Guy could just be trying to sell you a new

drive and some labor hours too. WD has a user forum for questions and

that is where the experts on WD drive diagnostics probably hang out.

They know all these things.



If you can get it to pass chkdsk /r from Recovery Console (maybe it

will take a few attempts), you can most likely fix your non booting

issue - if it used to boot. I have never, never, never reinstalled XP

to fix a non booting issue on a drive that will pass chkdsk /r from

Recovery Console. If it passes, I believe you can fix it.



If it was me, I think I would be compelled to try to get it to work (I

don't give up easily) and if I could not, I would get a new drive, put

XP on it and add the old drive into my configuration as a slave and

try to salvage off any personal stuff and rebuild your computer life

on the new drive - if there is any information left after diagnostics

(some are destructive to the HDD data). Eventually, as you discover

things that are missing and move them over, your new drive will have

all the stuff on it you need from your old drive.



I have an old 40GB drive that used to be my main XP drive that

starting misbehaving and would not pass chkdsk /r, so I got a new

drive and made the old one a slave for mostly a PDF repository and

other junk. It is still running fine, but sometimes will not pass a

chkdsk /r so I just don't run chkdsk on it anymore and told XP not to

run chkdsk on it either. Someday I guess it will just poop out on me

but there is nothing there I could not stand to lose. I would just

say Awww, shucks and pout, but not weep.
 
Andrew Stucken wrote:

> Thanks Jose - I meanwhile ran western dsigital diagnostics for my hard disk

> and got the message "Drive Not Ready Error Status Code 0104" . the comouter

> repair guy said "the hard disk is broken get a new one". is he right?



Error codes are listed here.



http://support.wdc.com/techinfo/general/errorcodes.asp



"104 Drive Not Ready



The drive did not properly respond to test commands.

This may be due to a defect with the drive or the drive

may not have responded properly due to a bad connection.

Check cabling and retest. Replace the drive if the error

repeats.



The thing is, if the drive truly wasn't ready, the diagnostic would not have

found it in the first place. (A drive will fail to be detected,

if it doesn't start up successfully. A lot of things have to work,

before the drive will even acknowledge the outside world.)



The test program issued a command and the drive did not respond

in the proper way. If could be a cabling problem. Or it could be

the drive hanging up, on the very first command issued to it.



Check to see if the test program generates a "log file". Perhaps

you can tell from the sequence of tests performed, what is happening,

and determine the problem by its context.



Paul



>

>

> "Jose" wrote:

>

>> On May 18, 10:43 am, Andrew Stucken

>> wrote:

>>> Thanks for the replies so far.

>>>

>>> A little feedback: I ran checkisk /r but it never completed the check - got

>>> as far as 75%.

>>>

>>> Meanhile after disabling automatic restart I get the "Blue Screen opf Death"

>>> with the following error message: "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" and Technical

>>> Information:

>>>

>>> STOP: 0x000000ED (0x8A553030), 0xC0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

>>>

>>> Does this still mean that I need the registry fix?

>>>

>>> TIA

>>>

>>> Andrew

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> "Peter Foldes" wrote:

>>>> Andrew

>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q307545

>>>> --

>>>> Peter

>>>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

>>>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>>>> "Andrew Stucken" wrote in message

>>>> news:B83076BB-DCDF-49DC-A61C-CC4A7B2DCCB6@microsoft.com...

>>>>> I cannot boot into Windows XP.

>>>>> I get as far as the screen which offers various startup options such as Safe

>>>>> Mode etc. It then keep going round in circles - returning to the beginning,

>>>>> the BIOS initiating, but never as far as Windows loading.

>>>>> I don't understand how this happened - the issue arise after I tried to burn

>>>>> a picture to CD, and the process got stuck. I think that I removed the CD

>>>>> prematurely.

>>>>> How can I get Windows to boot? It seems from using Recovery Console commands

>>>>> that there is no master boot record.

>>>> .

>> There - now you know something with your BSOD.

>>

>> The registry fix will not help you at all and it is not appropriate

>> for the problem you describe.

>>

>> You need to be patient with chkdsk /r. It could take a long time and

>> appear to hang or even appear to go backwards in percentage. You need

>> to wait it out.

>>

>> The chkdsk /r will finish - or if it cannot finish, it will abort and

>> complain about something.

>>

>> It doesn't make sense to do anything else until chkdsk /r finishes

>> siccessfully, but you can sure try things if you want.

>>

>> .

>>
 
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