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XP Laptop hangs on 'Windows XP' screen?

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buel

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Posted June 12, 2012 at 10:17PM

Hi, My 5 year old XP laptop hangs on the blue 'Windows XP' screen and does exactly the same when i try to start in safe mode, also the same in 'Last Known Good Configuration'. I do have an OEM XP CD.

Please can i have some/any tips as to what to do?

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buel

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Posted August 16, 2012 at 8:27PM

Sorry, this site is not displaying things as i type them. I meant that i typed

cd system32\config

and this seemed fine but when i typed

ren system system.old

I got the message 'The system cannot find the file or directory specified'.

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buel

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Posted August 16, 2012 at 8:39PM

Shall i plug the hd into my laptop and try to locate the files to copy?

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted August 16, 2012 at 9:19PM

just carry on to the next line if it can't find system

(thats why it won't boot into windows)

ren system.alt systemalt.old (if not found just carry on)

copy c:\windows\repair\system copy (if not found then a system repair in order)

c:\windows\repair\regback\system (if not found then a system repair in order)

exit

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buel

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Posted August 16, 2012 at 9:21PM

Ok, thank you.

In the meantime i was able to connect the hd to my laptop and copy the files to a folder. Would you suggest i just went ahead and try the repair install now without following the steps you just posted?

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted August 16, 2012 at 9:30PM

If its still connected to the laptop look to see if it has the windows\repair folder

if you can do it this way it will save the repair and lengthy time redoing all the updates.

if not then couple back to other machine and do the repair

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buel

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Posted August 16, 2012 at 10:20PM

Hi, I have got to where i need to choose the xp installation but 'R' is not an option? Please help?

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buel

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Posted August 16, 2012 at 10:42PM

Ok, i tried the recovery console again:

I typed ren system.alt systemalt.old (not found)

I typed copy c:\windows\repair\system copy (1 file copied)

I typed c:\windows\repair\regback\system (not found)

I honestly don't know what to do next? :0(

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buel

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Posted August 16, 2012 at 10:59PM

Fruit Bat, Just so you know, I've n connected the hd to my laptop and it does have a Repair folder. I hope this is good news??

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lotvic

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Posted August 16, 2012 at 11:04PM

Yes it is, wait for Fruit Bat /\0/\

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buel

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Posted August 17, 2012 at 5:17AM

Sorry Lotvic. :0(

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