Re: 'Puter won't boot at all !!

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 10/26/04


Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:46:15 -0500

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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 "Neil" wrote:
| Hi Guys,
| 
| My 'puter illiterate work colleague has killed his 'puter again.
| 
| This time symptoms are:
| 
| ~ Boot sequence runs fine, drops to black screen and hangs with cursor at 
| top left hand corner...
| 
| Simple as that !
| 
| Checked the bios (over the phone) HDD is found and OK...
| 
| Can't boot into Safe Mode.
| 
| B4 I dig in to work on XP, does anyone have any thoughts as to how to best 
| tackle this problem ??
| 
| Thanks for your assistance.
| 
| Neil 


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