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strange boot-repair problems

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by jazzbo, 2004/05/11.

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  1. 2004/05/11
    jazzbo

    jazzbo Inactive Thread Starter

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    Im seeing strange boot-repair problems here,that are similar to mine,i wonder if its some virus or worm?

    I left PC on all night trying to download a bit torrent file,maybe that left my ports open,even though i have a firewall,router?

    now it will not reboot to XP,checking FDISK sees part 1 as NON DOS!

    so now im fdisking wipe it and reinstalling XP, this is second time in a week

    Im glad i also have Mac and Linux!!!!!!
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    Abraxas

    Abraxas Inactive

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    XP should be non-DOS. Fdisk cannot read or identify XP's NTFS file system. There is really no reason to use fdisk in XP unless you need to do some tinkering with other OS installations or FAT32 partitions.
     

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    jazzbo

    jazzbo Inactive Thread Starter

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    this is first time GOBack -or XP restore point has not saved me,

    I thought i had installed XP on Fat32, so im baffled why could not boot beyond the repeating first stage!



    this is first time GOBack -or XP restore point has not saved me, :(
     
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    Johanna

    Johanna Inactive Alumni

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    Did you try to get into System Restore in Safe Mode before you used fdisk and reinstalled?

    Why are you using FAT32 for your XP?

    Johanna
     
  6. 2004/05/12
    jazzbo

    jazzbo Inactive Thread Starter

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    wouldt boot in safe mode

    would not get that far,kept stalling at choose last confi, normal etc, wouldt boot in safe mode
     
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