> On Sunday 23 May 2004 9:53 am, Colin wrote:
> Hi,
> I tried to install Mandrake on my Dad's XP machine, but it wouldnt, but now I
> cant boot into XP anymore and my dads going AWOL. How do I get XP to boot
> again (i know this is a linux group but i need help)It just sits there after
> it checks the CD drive for a cd.
>> Thanks
If you boot off the XP cd, select setup XP, it will detect existing XP
installs (if there are any left), you then have the option of running a
repair on this previous install. This will check all system files, boot
sector, etc and should fix your problem. You may need to re-install
apps after this. Also you will need product key again and may need to
re-activate xp.
OR
Boot off cd, setup xp, go to recovery console (looks like a command
prompt) and try commands fixboot or fixmbr. It can't get any worse, can
it ;-)
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