A VERY Serious problem! I have a XP Pro SP1 and today it will not boot. When turned on it will not go into "any" mode (safe or normal) and a quick blue screen flashes "corrupt….dump", can't make out all it says. I have tried repeatedly to boot and the same happens. I have access to a XP Home to download any help available.
Good, you'll need your Windows XP upgrade disc.
Now, start by putting in your Windows upgrade CD in the drive immediatly when the computer starts.
It should ask you if you want to boot from the CD. Continue with it.
Now, once done loading, press "r" to go into the recovery console.
Answer any questions it asks you.
Next, once everything is done, you should be looking at a black screen with some white text.
Type the following and hit enter:
sfc /scannow
This is the System File Checker. It will check you system files and if any are corrupt, it will replace them.
It sould not delete any of your data. You may find some applications not working, but all you'll have to do is re-install them.
Again, this is safe. Data like music, documents, pictures will not even be touched.
No dice! It won't go to boot from disk. It shows: safe mode, network mode, dos mode, normal mode but when doing any of these it goes back to the blue screen real fast (I saw registry…something) then continuues in this cycle. I was able to hit stuff/tab and got to a blue screen showing the following:
VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter v2.19
Boot Protocol PXE (this area greyed type in Yellow)
Boot option Network First, Then Local
Change Option Exit and Save Cancel
OK, you will eventually have to boot with the CD to get this problem fixed.
You will have to get into what's called the BIOS (Basic Input Output System)
From there, you change the Boot order so it will boot from the CD:
# Restart your computer. Right when you reboot, watch the start-up instructions that are displayed on-screen.
A message will be displayed instructing you to press a named key (often F2, F12, or Delete) to go into settings/setup/configuration. (The key and the message will vary according to the type of computer that you are running.)
Press this key to enter the BIOS setup mode.
(If your computer is particularly fast, it may remove the message before you have the chance to press the key; in this case, try pressing the key once a second, starting the moment you reboot.)
Some examples:
* On a Dell computer, you should hit F2 to enter the BIOS.
* Other computers may require you to hit the DEL (Delete) button to enter the BIOS.
* On newer computers, you may be able to hit F12 to select a temporary boot device rather than changing the permanent boot sequence in the BIOS itself. If your computer offers this option, simply select the CD or DVD drive containing the antivirus CD as your temporary boot device, and skip steps 2 and 3.
# In the BIOS window, find the area that controls the boot sequence (Usually Advanced BIOS Optoins) and rearrange the list of devices so that your CD or DVD drive is checked before your hard drive.
A suitable sequence is:
1. A (Floppy)
2. CDROM (or DVDROM)
3. HD1 (or C).
Once this is done, reboot with the Windows CD in the drive and see if it will boot.
If it does, follow my instructions on how to use the System File Checker.
OK… I got to the Advanced BIOS Features screen, but there is no cd listed.
Instead it is as follows:
Quick boot—enabled
full screen logo—enabled
>Boot Sequence
Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T.—disabled
BootUp Num-Lock LED—On
Halt on keyboard error—disablrd
Swap floppy—-disabled
Seek floppy—-disabled
Security option—Setup
Save current ROM to HDD—No
Boot OS/2 For DRAM > 64mb—No
Internal Cache—Enabled
MPS Revision —1.4