After I installed Windows SP1 my computer won't boot up.It just keeps rebootingTried Safe Mode but it says it can"t boot up in Safe Mode so it just goes back out and continues normally to boot up.Can't get into BIOS either.Anyone got any tips or tutorials to recover from this.
tks

Hi,well...if u cant get in your pc.that bad..if u can get ERD Commander,if u will get in your PC then just run syster repair,u have to roll back your situation.if u cant get in your pc...then tell me when u try to boot in normal mode which erros u get.Try Last good knows configuration.Also can help,tell does your instalation was ok,u didnt restart your pc while it was busy?

Kurt
I've tried all the formats in Safe Mode with no luck.And also tried system repair with no luck also

Well if u can inlog in your PC in safe mode that already good.So tell me your pc is working fine in safe mode?Well if u tried system repair..u have to put u back in 2-3 days...

Kurt
It don't work in Safe Mode.It says it can"t boot up ,so it just goes back to normal boot up where it just keeps going to black screen.Also that is what I am trying to get to is system restore to set it back a few days,but like I say it won't boot up
tks for replies

Well...if u cant boot up even in safe mode...then its not good..well cant u get nowhere ERC Commander?

Popgun2K,
Have you tried to do a system restore? Meaning as you're rebooting hit and (I hold)the F10 key until it goes into the System restore menu. If you can do that, then you can select a restore point prior to you installing SP1. If not well, as a last resort you can reformat the hard-drive. Of course you'll lose everything you had on it. I have two drives, an 80 GIG and 200 GIG. When I have have files I don't want to lose, I make a copy and put them on my second drive. I also have a 30GIG which is my pride and joy and it's ONLY used as a backup in case something happens to my files I have on my 200 GIG. One more thing, when I first got Windows XP I had my 30 gig in as my secondary full of my files. I wanted to reformat my primary hard drive after downing and trying many programs. I just wanted to clean up my hard drive an free space. I went into the destructive format and I watched as it did it's thing. When all was said and done, I noticed that all the icons were still on my desktop. Not thinking (1 too many beers) I started the process again. Once all was done, the icons weres still there. I went to My Computer and to MY HORROR, my 30 gig was now named the same as my 80 gig! I had lost all of my precious files including photos I couldn't get back. XP DID NOT ask which drive to format and it didn't specify either. Well with luck and friends, I have my files back and that's why I have my 30 gig as a backup. So, if you choose to reformat your hard drive and you have more than one drive installed, I would disconnect the one you don't want reformated it during the process.

Take care,

Thanks,
Jim

Ok so I have read all of the or at least most of the responses to no go on the hard drive. WELL!!! My problem is the screen stays black after I turn the sick baby on.
This is happens in Windows XP and all of the MS patches have been downloaded. Every so often I loose my boot sector and the system will not boot.
If I put my XP pro disk in the cdrom and turn it on and boot from cdrom (Yes I hit any key to boot from CDROM) it goes to setup is checking your configuration and then stays black screen. I have no other option but to restart the system. When I do the screen fills with up nothing but colored rectangles all over the screen and nothing else goes on after that. I took the drive out and went to another computer and go as a slave and the drive is found and I can move data as normal(in other words I can use it as a slave and all is fine). My question is this.... Do I have a bad mother board or maybe a power unit going down? If I reformat it I can load Xp and all works great...FOR AWHILE. This is the fourth time it has happened and i am sick of it. Any Ideas?