Windows Xp will not boot

Oldnick59

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how do I get my windows Xp to boot, a bug seems to have gotten around my Norton and is blocking my boot, it will go as far as the windows logo and lock
 

mightymaxio

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You could try to boot into safemode by pressing f8 when you boot the computer before the windows logo and then select boot into safemode. From there you can scan the computer and try to fix whatever it is that is broken, if you need to in safe mode you can actually recover your OS to a previous state.
 

Oldnick59

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Hi,
Thanks for the tip, unfortunately I have had no luck with anything, I still can't get in and my monitor works fine, all of the USB stuff works I did try to move the memory slots, and reset the plugs on the hard drives and still no results, I can't locate the setup disk fromHP which has WindowsXP, I am open to suggestions and really need help