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SP3 is breaking Windows

GirlPantsGirlPants Registered User regular
edited January 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
I just installed sp3 onto my xp system and now I can't even get a windows loading screen. It won't even load from the windows disc. Not sure what to do...

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Can you boot into Safe Mode or into the Last Known Good Configuration?

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  • GirlPantsGirlPants Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    No, windows fails to load in any way.

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  • BeazleBeazle Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    GirlPants wrote: »
    I just installed sp3 onto my xp system and now I can't even get a windows loading screen. It won't even load from the windows disc. Not sure what to do...

    What happens after you hit any key to boot from the CD? Are you sure the system is trying to boot off of the CD or skipping it and going straight to the hard drive?

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  • GirlPantsGirlPants Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    The cd drive is set as the main boot device but it's skipping it think. It loads my mother board then says windows failed to load.

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  • GirlPantsGirlPants Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Ok after a few restarts it's now giving me the boot from cd message. Is there anything I can do witht that?

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  • BeazleBeazle Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Do a repair install.

    Boot off of the CD
    Select install windows (Not recovery console)
    It should detect your old install and ask if you want to repair it
    Select repair
    Let it do it's thing

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