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XP won't boot

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Saxoholic

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My friend's computer will not boot. When we turn it on it goes to a screen that says something about either there being a hardware conflict, or windows wasn't shut down properly. THen it asks whether to start in safe mode, safe w/ command, safe w/ networking, last known good config, or start normally. No matter what option is chosen, it won't boot. It just locks up.

I have no idea what to do other than format, and i don't know how i'm going to format if I can't get to a command prompt to begin with. It's got a fat32 file system.
 
he can use the update CD from scratch, but it will ask for the previous version CD to verify somewhere along the way (I think)

-Sid
 
It still takes me to the same error screen....

Is there a way i can make a boot disc on this computer so that i can get to a command prompt? How do I go about doing that?
 
You can't install from a command prompt anyway, so that wouldn't do any good. Are you sure you have the machine set to boot from the cd first in the BIOS?
 
I take that back... it's booting from every cd except the win xp upgrade cd.
If I go to command prompt it won't format.... ::confused as hell::
 
Tell the guy that copied it for you that he needs to use disk copy, not just try and copy all the files....

(Shame on you!)
 
It might be a hardware issue, try taking evrything out except HD, video, and one stick of ram. If it boots up, put one thing back in at a time. I'd try that before a fresh install.
 
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