Blank screen loading XP

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BrianW

Hi there.
My problem is:
When I start my PC I get the option of selecting what mode of XPPro I want
to start in, Safe mode, Last known configuration, etc. Regardless of what
mode I chose I get the blue screen showing Windows XP is load. The after a
few minutes all I get is a blank screen.
At a loss as to how I get my XP running.
Any help much appreciated.
TIA
 
"BrianW" <BrianW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:39272BE5-802B-44BA-847F-80C2C2C8CD3A@microsoft.com...
> Hi there.
> My problem is:
> When I start my PC I get the option of selecting what mode of XPPro I want
> to start in, Safe mode, Last known configuration, etc. Regardless of what
> mode I chose I get the blue screen showing Windows XP is load. The after a
> few minutes all I get is a blank screen.
> At a loss as to how I get my XP running.
> Any help much appreciated.
> TIA


Try this first:

Boot from your XP cd and enter the recovery console

issue the command chkdsk /r
 
On Jun 11, 4:30 am, BrianW <Bri...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hi there.
> My problem is:
> When I start my PC I get the option of selecting what mode of XPPro I want
> to start in, Safe mode, Last known configuration, etc. Regardless of what
> mode I chose I get the blue screen showing Windows XP is load. The after a
> few minutes all I get is a blank screen.
> At a loss as to how I get my XP running.
> Any help much appreciated.
> TIA

Another thing you might want to try:

Boot from the XP cd, don't enter the recovery console. When you get
the option to "Repair" a version of Windows, take that option by
typing an "R". This will basically re-install Windows without you
losing your files and settings (although you might lose a few settings
like your desktop, etc., but much better than a full re-format). Re-
post when you have tried either solution....
 
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