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trouble booting/cannot find files
Name: greg rocca Date: July 17, 2003 at 15:30:59 Pacific OS: win xp pro CPU/Ram: athlon xp 1900/1GB DDR333
Comment:
i just reinstalled windows xp after much difficulty.. it involved restarting the system many times. now it wont boot unless i go to the menu where the option is for "safe mode".. if i choose start windows normally, its ok. but tahts the only way i can. also, i cant find the files that used to be on my desktop before reinstalling windows.. where did these go?? BTW i only reinstalled windows because of computer troubles :P
Name: Mech Date: July 17, 2003 at 15:53:36 Pacific
Reply:
Try booting in safe mode and then reinstalling windows xp then after it boots up try running the windows update utility and then try running it. Let me know how it urns out.
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Response Number 2
Name: greg rocca Date: July 17, 2003 at 17:00:29 Pacific
Reply:
nope, it didnt work... im out of ideas short of a reformat.. but about the files that used to be save in folders on the desktop.. how can i get those back?? or can i?
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