XP Won't Boot, Have Tried Almost Everything, Help!

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doodah12

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XP Won't Boot, Have Tried Almost Everything, Help!
Hi,
I have an XP boot up problem, bios runs, and as windows is about to (or should) boot, screen goes black and bios starts over. I checked the drive in another computer I have, and same thing. I then slaved it to make sure it's not a total disk meltdown, but I am able to access the disk and the files.
I've since tried:
Using the installation disk and using the repair option on the disk, hasn't worked, when it says to reboot and remove the disk, it goes back to the bios cycling over and over, the windows installation doesn't continue.
I've tried using the recovery console to run chkdsk /r, fixmbr, fixboot, bootcfg /rebuild, still no boot up.
I have a copy of partition table doctor which I could install on the drive while it's slaved on my other system.
Should I try this, or is there anything else I could try? I'm thinking I'm going to have to do a full re-install of XP, which I've been dreading, thanks.
 
The repair install or fixmbr should have fixed it.

At this point I would try copying your boot record backup as I don't think there's much hope for anything.

I would personally try to install LILO on it from a Linux disk, but if you're not comfortable with it, you'd better forget about it.
 
The only time I have had the boot into black screen problem was caused by bad RAM. Try slowing down your RAM timings, i.e. raise the numbers by 1 so instead of 5, 5 ,5, 18, 3. you have 6, 5, 5, 18, 3. NOTE : That is just an example. Your RAM may have different timings, but whatever they are, try raising the first number by 1. That solved the problem for me, and I wound up RMAing that RAM.
 
This problem is actually very common.
Anyway do the following:

-set you BIOS options to the OPTIMAL DEFAULTS
-go into the BIOS again and put your CD/DVD-ROM drive as the first device to boot from and the HDD as the second
-boot from the XP CD.NOTE: THE XP CD MUST BE THE SAME XP VERSION AS THE ONE YOU HAVE ON THE HDD AND MUST CONTAIN THE SAME SERVICE PACK VERSION OR NEWER IN ORDER TO DO EVERYTHING PROPERLY!!!
-after the XP CD has booted,chose the REPAIR option to completely repair your entire XP operating system...


If this didn't help,I can try to fix your problem by performing advanced methods.I have done couple of services like this on Windows 2000,XP,Vista and twice on Windows 7.Only you will have to send your PC computer on my address.I have a firm in which I perform my services on the PC computers and laptops wether it is the hardware or software problem.Anyway I can save your entire operating system,all files and settings and all programs and everything else by performing advanced methods using Windows and Linux plus the repair processes.




Cheers!
 
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