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Black screen w/ cursor after repair
Name: hello1234567891 Date: November 16, 2007 at 13:48:53 Pacific OS: xp sp2 CPU/Ram: 1gb Product: evesham
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hi, A friends computer got a corrupted hard drive so i fixed that, then started windows up and they tried to log on but there passwords had been corrupted so they could not log on so i tried to reset them but for some reason the reset programs would not work. So i started the repair process on the xp cd so i could gain access to command prompt after pressing SHIFT + F10 then control userpasswords2 during the installing windows part The problem is i started the repair and the copying files went through fine then it checked the sysem config, the was fine then it restarted and it came up with a black screen and a cursor. So i restarted it a couple of times it didn't change, then i tried repairing it and that copied the files but wouldn't pass the system config. I tried last know config. At the moment i am installing another cop of windows along side the first. How can i fix the other install?
Name: OtheHill Date: November 16, 2007 at 14:36:54 Pacific
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You are installing a second instance of XP on the same partition?
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Response Number 2
Name: hello1234567891 Date: November 16, 2007 at 17:24:56 Pacific
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yes it is on the same partition as i dont want to loose the data
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: November 16, 2007 at 18:07:46 Pacific
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IMO that is not a solution. Get hold of an external drive or something. It sounds like the WP install is cobbled up and should be re-installed. If you have a burner in this computer you can download Knoppix and use it to burn the files you need to recover to CDR or DVDR. Knoppix is a live version of Linux and installs to and runs from one CDR. Knoppix can usually utilize all the hardware in the computer. Knoppix is a 700MB download. Google for it.
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Response Number 4
Name: hello1234567891 Date: November 17, 2007 at 08:35:52 Pacific
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i have got a copy of all the needed files, i just don't want to go through the process of installing windows and all apps again.
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