XP will not start

[Guest]

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The computer keeps getting stuck at the XP screen and does not go anywhere.
If i do the recovery disk that came with the laptop, will i lose all my files
if i have it go back to factory settings, or will it just over write windows
files and my miles will still be there? If this will not work, how else can i
get to my files to get them off the computer so i can have them? This is a
laptop running XP home with SP2

 

[unrepper]

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Doing a repair or restore should not delete any of you saved info try this
first. Go start, run, type:cmd In cmd type:CHKDSK C: /R Agree to
restart,then type:EXIT
You can also type:CHKDSK /? For available cmds


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"cmesh" wrote:

> The computer keeps getting stuck at the XP screen and does not go anywhere.
> If i do the recovery disk that came with the laptop, will i lose all my files
> if i have it go back to factory settings, or will it just over write windows
> files and my miles will still be there? If this will not work, how else can i
> get to my files to get them off the computer so i can have them? This is a
> laptop running XP home with SP2

 

[Guest]

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Unrepper wrote:

>> The computer keeps getting stuck at the XP screen and does not go
>> anywhere. If i do the recovery disk that came with the laptop, will
>> i lose all my files if i have it go back to factory settings, or
>> will it just over write windows files and my miles will still be
>> there? If this will not work, how else can i get to my files to get
>> them off the computer so i can have them? This is a laptop running
>> XP home with SP2
>
> Doing a repair or restore should not delete any of you saved info try
> this first.

How do you know what kind of "recovery disk" the OP got with their
laptop?

Most RECOVERY DISKS rewrite over everything in the boot partition. Only
with a true reinstall XP CD can you do a non-destructive repair, and
sometimes that screws up.

To the OP: Back up ANYTHING that you don't want to loose. If you don't
know how, then you should take your laptop to a professional.

> Go start, run, type:cmd In cmd type:CHKDSK C: /R Agree
> to restart,then type:EXIT
> You can also type:CHKDSK /? For available cmds

The OP can't get into WIndows to get to the Start button. Try reading
and understanding a person's post before responding.

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