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Hi All,
I have been asked to try to fix a Windows XP machine that is failing to
complete the boot process. It starts initiating Windows, with the logo, and
the rolling progress bar thingy, then I get a quick flash of a BSOD then it
reboots. I have tried booting into recovery console and running chkdsk and
fixboot. I started fixmbr but got a warning that the machine had a
non-standard mbr and that fixmbr may delete all the current partitions.
My next step was going to be a repair install of XP, however, the machine
did not come with a Windows CD, only a set of Master Recovery CDs. I cannot
boot with them, and therefore cannot get to the repair install option. So my
question is this, can I run a repair install using my original Windows XP
disk on this machine?
Alternatively, any other suggestions?
Thanks very much in advance.
Mav
Hi All,
I have been asked to try to fix a Windows XP machine that is failing to
complete the boot process. It starts initiating Windows, with the logo, and
the rolling progress bar thingy, then I get a quick flash of a BSOD then it
reboots. I have tried booting into recovery console and running chkdsk and
fixboot. I started fixmbr but got a warning that the machine had a
non-standard mbr and that fixmbr may delete all the current partitions.
My next step was going to be a repair install of XP, however, the machine
did not come with a Windows CD, only a set of Master Recovery CDs. I cannot
boot with them, and therefore cannot get to the repair install option. So my
question is this, can I run a repair install using my original Windows XP
disk on this machine?
Alternatively, any other suggestions?
Thanks very much in advance.
Mav