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System restarts continously
I have a Dimension 4100 computer. A few days ago, the screen went blue and the system rebooted itself. Since then, the system (Win XP) has been continously restarting, not allowing me to access the desktop/startup page. I am trying to reinstall or repair my XP software, but the hard drive does not recognize the CD-rom. I ahve since downloaded the floppy diskettes from Microsoft. Has anyone ever had such a problem and is there anything I can do to save my hard drive before I have to overwrite it?
Talus the Elder
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Posted August 29th, 2004 23:00
It sounds like you may need to check the "boot order" in your BIOS (setup). Make sure the CD drive is before your hard drive (HDD). This way if you have a bootable CD in the drive (WinXP CD), it will load first. talustheelder@hotmail.com.
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SloMoShun
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Posted August 29th, 2004 19:00
You could try a system restore using the command prompt (from SAFE mode). Here's a Micro$oft article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;304449 and here's a link to a webpage that may also help: http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
p.s.- just found another helper for you: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm
Message Edited by SloMoShun on 08-29-2004 04:51 PM