Help recovery....

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Here are a couple of steps that you can try to resolve the
issue :
1. Try to restart the computer in the recovery console
using the XP Recovery Disk.
2. use the command chkdsk /p
3. followed by chkdsk /r

if there are any problems in the HDD that might be fixed .

Harry

>-----Original Message-----
>I have XP Home Edition. I tried to apply SP1a but then
crash in the process.
>
>When it rebooted, it cannot pass the XP Home Welcome
screen.
>When I boot it in 'Save Mode', the last command
is ...Drivers\Mup.sys, it
>stays there about
>15-20seconds and then it restarted back again.
>
>I tried to use the CD for recovery but it did not show
that there are any XP
>installation?
>Perhaps I corrupted a file or files that identified it as
the OS. Can you
>guys tell me of what files could be that I might corrupt
them? Thanks
>
>All I want is that using the OS recovery and keep all the
Apps structure
>intact. In fact, there are only one user on the machine
beside the
>Administrator.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>.
>

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This forum has extensive posts with various solutions, expand to read all messages.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1047532372

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"Sarah Tanembaum" <sarahtanembaum@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2ntsoqF4e2lbU1@uni-berlin.de...
>I have XP Home Edition. I tried to apply SP1a but then crash in the process.
>
> When it rebooted, it cannot pass the XP Home Welcome screen.
> When I boot it in 'Save Mode', the last command is ...Drivers\Mup.sys, it
> stays there about
> 15-20seconds and then it restarted back again.
>
> I tried to use the CD for recovery but it did not show that there are any XP
> installation?
> Perhaps I corrupted a file or files that identified it as the OS. Can you
> guys tell me of what files could be that I might corrupt them? Thanks
>
> All I want is that using the OS recovery and keep all the Apps structure
> intact. In fact, there are only one user on the machine beside the
> Administrator.
>
> Thanks
>
>