You'll need an XP install CD to do a repair install. Are you sure your Dell CD doesn't allow a repair install? The ones I have worked on do....
Hi splung, There is the possibility that your HD boot sector is damaged but your data is still intact. Download and unzip XPbootCD2P3D.zip....
It appears that your old HDD has failed. If you didn't make any backups when it was operating normally, you're pretty much out of luck. :(...
If,as you say, you've done everything on the Advanced Boot menu and nothing allowed you access to a Windows session, I recommend booting to the XP...
On that menu you should also see an option to disable restart on system failure. If you will select that option, then when it fails to start...
And why did you not try "Last Good Configuration?" It sounds like the perfect time. :D
In that case, follow the instructions given by the Gateway CD. I don't have a Gateway so I have no insight as to what type of CD they have...
Yes, you can slave the unbootable drive to another system that has a bootable drive and copy your data from it. You will need to contact...
If you still have some any problem after your repair, get the exe association fix from Doug Knox. That's a zip file and will decompress to a .reg...
Sounds ok so far. I'll throw in this MS link in case you haven't read it. ACPI Compliance
Check your bios/cmos setting under power managment.
http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxphome/installxpcdrepair/part1.htm It's 99.9 % never just the hal.dll file, it's the whole system that's...
Try disabling your NIC if you have such and don't use it. Sometimes a nic can stall the boot process while it tries to resolve a connection...
Thanks for the update Mike, we always like to hear from winners!! All the best.
That's not the correct path. You install the fax service in Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components button > and...
Sonic Record Now is a burner software program so try putting a new blank CD-R in your drive bay and see what happens. If may offer you a chance...
I think most of them are for creating floppies but if you'll tell me which one you need I can check it out. If you have already downloaded it and...
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That's the safest way. Empty folders will never hurt you but deleting a necessary folder, even though empty has a degree of risk. All the best.
Go here and download the diagnostic software for your HD. Run it and it should be able to format the drive or tell you why not.
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