edited: too late...format in progress

Jun 14, 2003
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computer has jus gone down.....

i installed service pack 2 yesterday as the auto update said.....but the screen saver came on mid flight and the whole thing just froze, couldnt do nothing i had to restart.

foollowing the restart i get a message before loading into windows that "set up was interupted and is restoring to a safe point" or something like that. i get in to windows with a crazily big 800x600res, no catalyst drivers or audigy drivers and new hardware found popin up everywhere.

i reinstall drivers, turn off screen saver install SP2 and on the restart i get past the splash screen, screen goes blank HDD stops activity and after about 30 sec the computer reboots itself and continues to do that till i turn it off

am i in a restart loop?

what can i do

need your help fast!

otis
 

GoHAnSoN

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hold down one of the '"Fx" key while booting .
sorry, forget which key, my guess is F9.
 
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ppl say its F8 but i get into a boot menu from that.....and i only have the choice of floppy, IDE and CD-ROM, will try others when i get back from work cheers
 

Carrot44

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Hold down F8 just after the bios post may take several tries before you get it but it should pop up a window that gives you several boot options.
 

rmrf

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wait till you are past the bios screen to hit F8. you are getting floppy, IDE, and CD-ROM because that is the bios boot menu.
 
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ok got into the screen.....safe mode doesnt boot up and neither does last known good configuration.

the wierd thing is when i choose these it asks which operating system i would like to choose....theres obviously only one and it says "windows xp MEDIA CENTER EDITION".....i do not own media centre edition i have windows XP pro!!!!

anymore ideas or is it lookin like a start from scratch job?
 
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i am in this console thing....i boot from cd and picked repair and i logged on to the installation of XP, what should i do....fix boot sector or whatever or jus restart?