ive formatted the pc before with no problems dont know whats going on now if i try to boot from the win xp disc it wont do it i cant even run nortons systemworks on it
2006-06-27 07:36:44 · 6 answers · asked by pvaseur 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You might be able to restore to a previous running image. While booting, press F8 until you get a black & white Windows selection menu. Look for the Restore to last running image (or something like it). If you're lucky, you're done.
Otherwise, the BIOS might not be set up to allow booting from CD. Resart your PC and look for a text that tells you the key to press to enter BIOS set up (it changes from system to system, some use the Esc, Del or one of The Fnn keys). Navigate the menus to find boot order options. Make sure CD booting precedes hard disk booting. Exit and try booting from the CD.
Good luck.
2006-06-27 07:50:16 · answer #1 · answered by Gandalf the Grey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn the computer on a watch the first screen. Normally on it will be a key or key combination that you press to get into the computers set up (On Dell's it F2). Press that combination.
Look for a place where you can set the boot order. Make sure that it is set to look for the CD drive first, before the hard drive.
Reboot with the XP CD in the drive, and it boot into the XP setup. You can use the "R" command the repair XP from there.
2006-06-27 14:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boot from floppy or CD. If you cant boot from floppy or CD then your problem is not within the registry.
If you can boot from CD then boot with the WinXp install CD and select R for repair. This will repair your install of XP including the registry.
2006-06-27 14:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by creskin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened to me once. I changed the bios settings to boot from the CD and i booted from WinXP cd and instaled Windows all over again. It really helped. That problem never happened again
2006-06-27 15:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by CoolBuddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try holding down the power button for about 15 seconds. This sometimes resets the power on sequence. If it does, do a system restore. If it doesn't, I can't help.
2006-06-27 14:40:24 · answer #5 · answered by Angry C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it even powering up can you get into bios,some computers will show a light on with a bad power supply
2006-06-27 14:41:12 · answer #6 · answered by underworld 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋