Help!!! PC is not booting to os

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  1. lifespeed

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    Hello

    My Pc is not booting to xp when i start it up. like the computer starts up displays the xp sign and loading bar and then it just goes to a blue sreen saying that it is has detected a problem and xp has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. i cant even get into safe mode and i can get in to the bios and it says everthing is fine. so can anyone help me???
     
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  2. GrandpaBW

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    What does the error message say?

    See if you can boot up in Safe Mode. If you can, go back to a previous restore point.
     
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  3. ScubaBud

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    Agree with GrandpaBW but if that still doesn't work, time to re-install XP on your PC. Doing that as a re-install should not wipe out what you had before, just correct what is missing or deleted preventing the startup.
     
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  4. lifespeed

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    the error message is

    Technical Info:

    ***Stop:0x00000024 (0x001902fe, 0xf76ab74, 0xf7c7a870, 0xf7566746)

    *** NTFS.sys-Address F7566746 base at F7555000, Datestamp 01107eea

    and no i can not get into safemode and when i as about to reinstall xp it said it need to reformat and i will lose everything! so does anyone now of a way to get it working with out reformating cause i had alot of imporant stuff on their that i need.

    Thanks

    thanks
     
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  5. Xian

    Xian Regular member

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    Boot with your XP CD and there should be a repair option.
    Stop:0x00000024 means there is a problem with the NTFS driver for reading the NTFS file system. A repair from the boot cd should fix the ntfs.sys file if it is corrupt.
     
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  6. lifespeed

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    How do repair form the cd like i know how to get to the xp system recovery consle but what do i do after that??


    Thanks
     
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  7. Xian

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    Once you get into the recovery console, type chkdsk c: /f
    That runs chkdsk and the /f tells it to fix errors it finds. It may take a long time.
     
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    Obviously you have computer access, so check this link
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822800

    It describes how to replace your ntfs.sys file with a copy from the original cd. Follow step by step, and it HOPEFULLY will solve your troubles.

    Report back with any updates.

    Good luck

    ~Rich
     
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  9. SypherTek

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    you could just do a fresh reinstall of XP as this is easier than using the recovery console just make sure you dont wipe the hard drive and select the option to use the existing folders and delete the current installation this way you wont lose all your files but youll still have a nice fresh install of XP
     
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