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  • Mar 26, 2009, 07:45 PM
    sam2009
    Can't boot windows xp ?
    Can't boot windows xp directly , boot.ini have error ?
  • Mar 26, 2009, 10:28 PM
    seahwk83

    What exactly is error and when do you get it?

    Do you get into windows at all?

    Have you tried anything so far, if so what have you tried?

    Any changes that either happened or that you perhaps made to your computer around the time that the problem started; particularly any Software or Hardware that you installed or setup.
  • Mar 27, 2009, 12:36 PM
    Helljack6

    Put the Original Operating System Disk in the drive and reboot the computer, select the boot option to boot from disk and during the XP setup, selection, select option 2, Repair using the recovery console. At the DOS prompt, select the particular installation (usually #1) and supply the administrator's password (note, this is the actual account named Administrator, not any other user who was created and given Administrator status).

    At the C:\Windows prompt, type CHKDSK /r and let the recovery console run, depending on how severe the issue is, it could take up to an hour to finish.
  • Apr 1, 2009, 03:51 PM
    Whiskey14

    Check out the following for information:

    Advanced troubleshooting for general startup problems in Windows XP

    10 things you can do when Windows XP won't boot

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