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    windows XP Boot Problems

    Hopefully someone is able to assist.

    I (mistakenly) turned my Dell laptop off yesterday without it following the normal shutdown process. It now will not boot up properly. Basically the laptops appears to 'hang' at the MS Windows XP flag...it does not move from there.

    I don't have a Installation CD and cannot get to a command prompt as when running in safe mode (any version) it just gives me the "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\Syste m32\DRIVERS\..." error. When I run a diagnostic pre full boot (i.e. F12...Diagnostic) it sticks when looking at the partitions.

    Is there any sites (even MS) that provide the software to enable me to make a new XP installation disk or does anyone have any ideas of how I can get the laptop back up and running?

    Any help would be appreciated.

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    Re: windows XP Boot Problems

    turn off system,
    turn on system
    tap f11 straight away
    that should put you into recovery mode and able to reinstall windows.
    IF YOU BACKED UP YOUR SYSTEM!!!!!

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    Re: windows XP Boot Problems

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    Download that. This has various boot fix/mbr utilities.

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    Re: windows XP Boot Problems

    you can go here to make your own win os

    ive made an basic one for my pc and it seems ok,stripped down to the basic
    essentals,just learnin meself to do script batchin so i can include some of
    the main proggies i use

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    Re: windows XP Boot Problems

    why suggest reinstalling when all it prob wants is chkdsk running in safemode?

    dx
    its nice here....

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