Re: PC won't boot to desktop

Hi Norm,
Will the repair install delete any of my data or is it specific to the OS on the drive? I will make my drive a SLAVE and pull off all my data before I attempt any repair of the OS just in case my data gets deleted during the repair.

Thank you,
Vin

---- Norm Higgs < norm%40forbiddenjoy.com">normforbiddenjoy.com>; wrote:
> Since you got the same results when the hard drive was placed in another
> machine - that pretty much narrows it down to an OS problem (or a bad
> hard drive), not hardware - thats assuming of course that the other
> system was similar enough to allow it to boot in the first place.
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> Boot with a Win XP CD and load the recovery console and do a chkdisk /f
> - if still no boot do a repair install. If that fails, pull off any
> personal data, and wipe the drive and do a fresh install..
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> If any errors show up in the chkdisk, replace the drive asap.
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> calandra1%40cox.net">calandra1cox.net wrote:
&gt; > Hello,
&gt; > I am stuck. Saturday, I booted my pc and everything worked just fine. After a few hours of the pc being idle, I went to the pc to do some work and noticed is was a little sluggish so I rebooted.
> >
>; > After it rebooted, the screen went black right the XP Logo with the small bar that scrolls from left to right. I did a hard reboot and the same thing happened.
> >
>; > Here's what I tried so far to troubleshoot:
> >
>; > 1) Removed all peripherals except hard drive, video card, RAM. Got the same results (black screen after the XP Logo).
&gt; > 2) Reseated the RAM (same results as #1).
>; > 3) Disconnected and reconnected the power cord from the motherboard (same results as #1).
>; > 4) Reseated video card (same results as #1).
>; > 5) Reconnected the main hard drive (same results as #1).
>; > 6) Cleared the CMOS by removing internal battery and changing jumpers on motherboard (same results as #1)
> > 7) Placed the hard drive into another desktop as MASTER (same results as #1)
> > 8) Same as number 7 but changed the hard drive from MASTER to SLAVE and I was able to see all the data/folders/files on the hard drive.
&gt; >
>; > If the video card was bad, I don't think I would see the initial BIOS, POST at bootup and the XP logo.
&gt; >
>; > What else can I try?
>; >
>; > Does it sound like the hard drive is dying or possibly corrupt?
> >
>; > This is my main PC with a lot of data on it and I would like to get it back up and running again. I have my data on other hard drives in the pc but would like to fix my pc.
> >
>; > Thank you in advance for any help.
&gt; >
>; > Vin
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calandra1%40cox.net">calandra1cox.net wrote:
&gt; Hi Norm,
&gt; Will the repair install delete any of my data or is it specific to the OS on the drive? I will make my drive a SLAVE and pull off all my data before I attempt any repair of the OS just in case my data gets deleted during the repair.

The repair does only that. Repairs the operating system. Just be sure
to carefully read any and all screens. Often times, computer
manufacturers (Gateway was notorious for this), will only include the
option of wiping the drive and re-installing from scratch.

If you have a genuine Windows XP CD, you should be fine. Backing up the
data is the best way to ensure nothing is lost in the transition.

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