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hangs at welcoming screen
Name: beosuser Date: January 17, 2006 at 20:56:00 Pacific OS: Windows XP SP2 CPU/Ram: P4 3Ghz
Comment:
Help! I did something really stupid to my computer and now I cant bootup! I was updating windows xp to sp2 while i tried to launch a multiplayer game. The game crashed the computer and i had to press reset to reboot the computer. Now, windows is stuck at the windows xp welcoming screen, and it doenst go to the desktop. Help! Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this?
Name: XpUser Date: January 17, 2006 at 21:02:23 Pacific
Reply:
Restart the PC and hit F8 key to take you to the Safe Mode menu. Try select "Last known good configuration." If it works, you're lucky that XP forgives you. But always remember to never play games or do anything when Windowx update is busy renovating your OS.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 2
Name: beosuser Date: January 18, 2006 at 01:53:51 Pacific
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Ive tried the last known configuration option and it doesnt work. Still hangs. Guess xp doesnt forgive my stupid mistake. Anything else I could do?
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Response Number 3
Name: beosuser Date: January 18, 2006 at 02:31:00 Pacific
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ive tried the last good configuration option and no joy. What else could i do?
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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser Date: January 18, 2006 at 03:57:28 Pacific
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Two options...
1. If you have Windows XP CD, perform repair reinstallation.
2. If your Windows came preinstalled, use the restoration CD.
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