windows xp does not start in safe mode also

kiranu · #1 10-04-2003, 05:46 PM

I recently moved. The computer rebooted and I used it fine for 3 days. I did not install any s/w or h/w.
Now, Whenever I try to start up XP, I get a full screen detailed message saying that Windows did not start successfully. It explains that this could be because of many reasons blah blah, and gives me 5 choices, to select to try and start windows again. These are: Safe Mode Safe Mode with Networking Safe mode with command prompt Last known good config Normal

None of these have worked, and whenever it starts to load, it comes straight back to a black screen without any message (in normal mode) and with a message on the sides of my screen (in safemode). But the rest of screen is just blank.

Is there any solution if your computer was shipped with Windows XP Home pre-installed, without the installation disk? I also have a back-up laptop with windows xp home with floppy and cd-writer. These are my only resources at present.

I also went to the MS website, and downloaded a bootable set of disks and tried to load. After the computer boot up, it comes with 2 options, namely 1) start from c:\windows or 2) d:\MiniNT. I chose the latter, and did a chkdsk /r. Before I tried the chkdsk, I just went to all my folders, and I was able to see all of them and open one of them. So I was happy that atleast my entire harddrive did not die.
After running the chkdsk, it said , it fixed some errors and then I rebooted the computer. Same problem.

Please help. I hope I do not have to loose data, but if that’s the case, so be it. Please also let me know if there are alternative ways of removing my hard drive and somehow saving my data using a friend’s computer or so.
Please reply back directly to kiranu@hotmail.com
Thanks.
Kiran

scouse · #2 10-04-2003, 06:25 PM

first get intouch who ever you bought the computer and DEMAND either a restore disc or the full XP disc. you can take your drive out set it as slave with the jumpers at the back of the drive and put it in another computer to save all you data then you can reinstall windows when you get a disc (hopefully of who you bought the com of)

also you should download THIS run it and it will give you the product key for your windows xp write it down keep it safe then all you need to do is either get a friend to copy xp home for you and install it on your computer which is all legal because you are using your own product key.

kiranu · #3 10-05-2003, 02:10 PM

Is there any way to find a product code of XP thru DOS ?
Thanks, Kiran

scouse · #4 10-05-2003, 03:17 PM

nope you will ahve to use a key finder like the one i have already linked you to. also the key finder i linked you to is tiny takes a second or 2 to downlaod and the same amount of time to run and get your product key

kiranu · #5 10-05-2003, 05:01 PM

hi, thanks for the help. The problem is not downloading. the problem is I have no access to windows. If windows does not boot up, I have no way of finding the product key.
Thanks,
Kiran

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Originally posted by scouse
nope you will ahve to use a key finder like the one i have already linked you to. also the key finder i linked you to is tiny takes a second or 2 to downlaod and the same amount of time to run and get your product key

Play_The_0dds · #6 10-05-2003, 05:15 PM

what brand name and model number is your pc, will look it up and see if it has a on-board system recovery and if it has a disk that will launch it.

kiranu · #7 10-06-2003, 07:06 AM

HP pavilion 7955.

zook11 · #8 03-10-2007, 06:09 PM

I would love tech support ie help if possible.

Feb. 2006 I bought the p4 3.0ghz intel chip installled on a Asrock 775 880pro dual 480w power supply / AGP/PCIE barebones. I installed a sata 300g drive and new Windows xp pro. 1 gig of new ddrII memory. I installed a used Radeon pro 9800 AGP graphics card New Norwood Micro PCI TV tuner. New flat DVI dell high res monitor.

I LOVED IT Everythingt worked great up until Feb 10 2007. Then graphics card began to die....showing checked pattern on screen.

I purchased a new Radeon x1600pro PCIE card and cannot get system back up. When I try to open in safe mode I get a screen of partition information sytem .......lines across screen and it locks up.

I can install the old card and get it up....but it is now almost impossible to see anything on screen with it in.

PLEASE HELP if you can or advise on where I should look. Buy another cheap AGP card? I have been online for 2 weeks trying to resolve issues with this graphic card installation.

Thanks zook11