omghaxcode
Senior member
ok this was posted on another forum that I visit and the guy is typing on a ps3 so he asked me to post this for him. this is what has been said so far:
k here's the deal my computer starts at the hp screen as usual but then just stays black, I managed to find the problem files when I tried to do an HP reformat. I got the following error "Error extraction - file couldn't be opened." Windows\system32\config\system.log Windows\system32\config\system.sav Windows\system32\systemprofile\axel.dav Windows\system32\systemprofile\userdiff.log Windows\system32\ApplicationData\ntuser.dat Windows\system32\ApplicationData\Axel.dav Windows\system32\ApplicationData\desktop.ini There were a few more files that I missed and a few more "Axel" files let me stress that I am a comp newb so I need simple help. I tried using a windows disk to reinsta
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Sorry last post was full... I tried to reinstall windows but at the black screen it doesnt open the disk so I'm completly stuck..
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Sorry last post was full... I tried to reinstall windows but at the black screen it doesnt open the disk so I'm completly stuck..
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then people ask about safe mode and he responds ____________________________________________________________________
uhh how can i get to safe mode if nothing loads, it just goes from hp to dead screen no XP loading. I tried f12 to start safemode but that was a no go just the same old black screen .
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I responded with this
ok I'm in no way an expert but from what you posted it looks to me like a corrupted version of windows. the way to go about fixing that is a repair install. to do that you should put the windows disk in to the disk tray then when your computer starts to boot go into BIOS. on HP computers I believe the BIOS hotkey is F5. then from their change the primary boot device to your CDROM it should just be in settings or whatever.
then from there do this
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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he says:
Well f8 does work to get to the advanced boot option but none of them work all of them just freeze.
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I say: hmm donno maybe replace the CMOS battery? its a little circular batter on the motherboard. you can buy replacements at walgreens. I donno though don't listen to me
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then people ask about safe mode again and possible bad HD and he says:
Safemode doesn't work like I said above🙁 This is whats shown then it freezes... multi(0)rdisc(0)partitions(2)\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe \hal.dll \KBCOM.DLL \BOOTVID.dll \config\system
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and finally I say
hats your boot.ini folder
windows is ------ed
I'm pretty sure you can fix it without reformatting but how? don't recall. something to do with taking a boot.ini from a similar computer and putting it on your broken one? ask at anandtech.com they'll know your exact problem
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not sure on anything I say btw.. I take one A+ course and I think I'm a tech lol
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ok sorry for the odd format. you can just visit the thread yourself here
thread
any help you could give him would be great.
k here's the deal my computer starts at the hp screen as usual but then just stays black, I managed to find the problem files when I tried to do an HP reformat. I got the following error "Error extraction - file couldn't be opened." Windows\system32\config\system.log Windows\system32\config\system.sav Windows\system32\systemprofile\axel.dav Windows\system32\systemprofile\userdiff.log Windows\system32\ApplicationData\ntuser.dat Windows\system32\ApplicationData\Axel.dav Windows\system32\ApplicationData\desktop.ini There were a few more files that I missed and a few more "Axel" files let me stress that I am a comp newb so I need simple help. I tried using a windows disk to reinsta
Merged Post:
Sorry last post was full... I tried to reinstall windows but at the black screen it doesnt open the disk so I'm completly stuck..
Merged Post:
Sorry last post was full... I tried to reinstall windows but at the black screen it doesnt open the disk so I'm completly stuck..
_____________________________________________________________________
then people ask about safe mode and he responds ____________________________________________________________________
uhh how can i get to safe mode if nothing loads, it just goes from hp to dead screen no XP loading. I tried f12 to start safemode but that was a no go just the same old black screen .
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I responded with this
ok I'm in no way an expert but from what you posted it looks to me like a corrupted version of windows. the way to go about fixing that is a repair install. to do that you should put the windows disk in to the disk tray then when your computer starts to boot go into BIOS. on HP computers I believe the BIOS hotkey is F5. then from their change the primary boot device to your CDROM it should just be in settings or whatever.
then from there do this
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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he says:
Well f8 does work to get to the advanced boot option but none of them work all of them just freeze.
________________________________________________________________________
I say: hmm donno maybe replace the CMOS battery? its a little circular batter on the motherboard. you can buy replacements at walgreens. I donno though don't listen to me
_________________________________________________________________________
then people ask about safe mode again and possible bad HD and he says:
Safemode doesn't work like I said above🙁 This is whats shown then it freezes... multi(0)rdisc(0)partitions(2)\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe \hal.dll \KBCOM.DLL \BOOTVID.dll \config\system
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and finally I say
hats your boot.ini folder
windows is ------ed
I'm pretty sure you can fix it without reformatting but how? don't recall. something to do with taking a boot.ini from a similar computer and putting it on your broken one? ask at anandtech.com they'll know your exact problem
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not sure on anything I say btw.. I take one A+ course and I think I'm a tech lol
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ok sorry for the odd format. you can just visit the thread yourself here
thread
any help you could give him would be great.
