Re: [ukha_d] RE: XP stalls during boot-up…

[Tim Hawes <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Paul,

the last few entries are:
ntfs.sys
ndis.sys
sbp2port.sys
ohc1394.sys
1394bus.sys
mup.sys

then the black screen with the Safe Mode text, and then the blue letterbox
screen with the WinXP logo. There's still some HDD activity up to this
poin=
t
but then it stops after 5-10 seconds on the blue screen.

Many thanks,

Tim.

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:55 AM, Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> When booting in safe mode, does it show the boot log on screen? What's
th=
e
> last entry before it hangs? Is there still HDD activity after that?
>
> Paul.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of Tim Hawes
> > Sent: 01 March 2010 06:56
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] XP stalls during boot-up=85
> >
> > =85after changing out the hard disk for a larger one.
> >
> >
> >
> > I=92ve ghosted each partition of my laptop HDD onto a new, larger
hard
> > disk
> > and have set the active partition correctly. The machine now gets
> > through
> > the black win XP start screen but stalls part way through the
blue
> > =93letterbox=94 XP logo screen just before the =93Welcome=94
page.
> >
> >
> >
> > I=92ve also tried starting in safe mode and last known good
> > configuration, but
> > it still stops booting in the same place.
> >
> >
> > Googling suggested using the recovery console but I=92ve only got
an XP
> > Pro cd
> > =96 the laptop needs XP Home and only has a recovery partition.
To cap =
it
> > all,
> > I can=92t remember the administrator password I setup 4 years
ago=85
> >
> >
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Tim.
>


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