Lommylom Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Hello all, thank you in advance for any help. I was twiddling with my windows XP this weekend (my IE crapped out, and so I was trying to reinstall the IE). IN the process, I tried uninstalling my XP Service Pack 1. Upon trying to reinstall IE after undoing my SP1, and still failing to install IE properly, I figured I would simply put the SP1 back in, by restoring my system to a setting from a few days earlier (windows XP has a help section that allows restore to previous date). Now my XP is in this continous reboot loop. It shows the XP banner, and then the screen goes black. Usually my desktop would pop up, but now, it just simply reboots... again and again. I have tried this [windows] [break], but it simply apepars to put my computer on pause, rather than show any sort of screen. Please help. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yair Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 did you try safe mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lommylom Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Yes. Safe mode also kicked it into reboot - before actually loading up XP.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruceleeon Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 You will have to do this quickly when you get into safe mode, or windows. Right click on "My Computer" Select Properties. Select Advanced Tab Uncheck "Automatically restart" That will allow you to stay in windows long enough to play around and possibly fix the problem you are having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsgolfman Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 B, I don't think he's even getting into the desktop. I would reinstall the OS and SP1. Once you removed SP1, you can't simply use restore to go back to a previous state because the files it's looking for aren't there anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbreb13 Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 I would try a repair install first if its needed to get your data off. If you have good backups then a reinstall would be best. At F8 if you can get to a command prompt you could try: C:>sfc /scannow and have your XP CD handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lommylom Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Thank you for the reply. After F8, I tried every possible mode - no luck. I can't get to the desktop, c prompt, nothing. I presume any sort of reinstall would completely delete out my hard drive? I will try to do a repair install - and yes - I kept on meaning to safe all my stuff, but I never got around to it. I've learned my lesson.... I thought the whole idea of restore was to safely bring the computer back to a previous setup -ugh. Is there any way I can install a new HD, put xp or 2000 on it, and then read my current harddrive as if it was another disk drive? Is there a way to do it this way to get the data out? thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbreb13 Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 A repair won't kill your data or anything. You can hook your drive up as a slave to another computer's (needs to be XP or 2000 if you use NTFS file system) hard drive. Get your data that way. Or install XP to a different hard drive and then hook up your existing one as a slave and get your stuff off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lommylom Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Thanks Rbreb13. Is it difficult to make my primary HD a slave drive? Sorry, I'm a computer novice. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbreb13 Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Nope just use the cable select mode for your jumpers. Or jumper your existing as a slave and the new one as Master. If you use cable select just put your existing drive on the middle connector and your new one on the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lommylom Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Sounds like those are my only choices - try repair, and if that fails - use another HD to boot and get my data. I've been looking all over my house for my (the D-word) XP CD -(misplaced during the move), so as soon as I find it, I'll do the repair. If that fails, I'll try to get my hands on a new HD and go from there... It really sucks that they put this stupid "restore" that reserves a gig or so of space in my HD, and still can't restore the computer. Why even allow such a functionality if it only works "sometimes". Stupid microsoft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruceleeon Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I disable the restore feature in windows. What i do is make an image of my hdd and keep it on another hdd. Also, I am fortunate enough to have a few computers in the house, so I have one setup as a server... I keep all my IMPORTANT stuff on their. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lommylom Posted May 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Yeah - I went ahead and disabled the feature on my laptop. Unfortunately, knowing that now won't help me with the (the D-word) desktop. I can't imagine how stupid and idiotic this is. MSFT makes its (the D-word) restore, I do it, and it puts me in this continuous loop trap. They shoudl start paying me for the time I have wasted on this. Ugh. I should learn Linux just so I don't have to be dependent on MSFT. If anyone sees or learns of perhaps another method, Please give me a hollar. In the meantime, I will be rumaging through my place looking for my (the D-word) xp cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbreb13 Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 I also disable the restore "feature". It doesn't do crap except slow down your system and take up space. I have an image of my perfect install saved to different hard drive and to a different computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lommylom Posted May 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Rbreb13, could you perhaps explain in a bit more detail how to make my HD a slave drive? I opened up my desktop and found that I have 2 of those wide strips - one goes from my Motherboard to my CD drive and then to my HD. Another of the wide strips goes from the motherboard to my 3.5" floppy drive, and then has 2 more slots where I could plug in additional drives. COuld I simply replace the new HD in the current space, and then plug the old HD in one of the extra slots after the a: drive? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbreb13 Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 Go to the mfrs. website for your hard drives and they should have everything there. Who made your drive and who makes the one you're getting? If you buy a retail one theres usually an instruction booklet or its on the CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lommylom Posted May 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 rbreb could you explain this repair install? When i get to the first screen - do i press R to go into repair mode or do I do a windows install? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbreb13 Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Go through it like you're going to do an install. The R at the first screen takes you into the Recovery Console and unless you're very good its a toughy. Anyways when you get to setup screen theres an option to repair the existing installation. Just choose that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbreb13 Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Also heres a very helpful site for this kind of stuff. www.windowsreinstall.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lommylom Posted May 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Rbreb13, its finally all good . I did the repair install, took a while, but I finally got my computer to boot!!! Although, my IE6 still doesnt work.. but oh wells... thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rbreb13 Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Got to add remove programs/windows components and try a repair. If that don't work do an uninstall. then reinstall it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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