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McTazzz · 02-07-09, 09:35 AM

Hi All,
Im having a problem with a dell, mainly as follows...
On power up all seems ok, reaches XP start up screen, blue sreen and re-boots .... over and over and over.
Any help much appreciated
Thanks
Taz

abbs2002 · 02-07-09, 10:05 AM

try and boot up from your recovery disk m8, that should sort it out.

McTazzz · 02-07-09, 10:15 AM

Hi,
Thanks for reply...
Dont have recovery discs - idiot am I
Taz

abbs2002 · 02-07-09, 10:19 AM

do you have any xp installer disk? if not press F8 on boot up and then choose SAFE MODE, if you manage to log in again do system restore to an earlier date when it was working ok.

McTazzz · 02-07-09, 12:39 PM

Hi,
Thanks for info - im too late, formated hdd and trying to install new copy of windows.
If anyone has a copy og recovery disc I would gladly pay
Thanks
Taz

abbs2002 · 02-07-09, 03:33 PM

To format the hard drive you must have windows installer disk and if you do have the disk then you woulkd've followed the steps and save the partition you wanted to log on to, never mind what's done is done m8.
Ps: 1) why do you want to buy a copy of windows??
2) what are you using to format the hard drive??

ykmike · 03-07-09, 09:50 AM

I have seen this a number of times before - the cure:
Put Windows xp disk in the cd (set pc to boot from cd) accept the chance to repair
you will get a command prompt type

chdsk /r

Note this may take some time to complete (hours)

Apologies if I am too late

02-07-09, 09:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
McTazzz Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 737 Thanks: 59 Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts	Dell Latitude D830 Hi All, Im having a problem with a dell, mainly as follows... On power up all seems ok, reaches XP start up screen, blue sreen and re-boots .... over and over and over. Any help much appreciated Thanks Taz

02-07-09, 10:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
abbs2002 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London North TW Posts: 1,984 Thanks: 59 Thanked 498 Times in 448 Posts	Re: Dell Latitude D830 try and boot up from your recovery disk m8, that should sort it out. __________________ If you don’t succeed at first try & try again, you’ll get there

02-07-09, 10:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
McTazzz Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 737 Thanks: 59 Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Dell Latitude D830 Hi, Thanks for reply... Dont have recovery discs - idiot am I Taz

02-07-09, 10:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
abbs2002 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London North TW Posts: 1,984 Thanks: 59 Thanked 498 Times in 448 Posts	Re: Dell Latitude D830 do you have any xp installer disk? if not press F8 on boot up and then choose SAFE MODE, if you manage to log in again do system restore to an earlier date when it was working ok. __________________ If you don’t succeed at first try & try again, you’ll get there

02-07-09, 12:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
McTazzz Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 737 Thanks: 59 Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Dell Latitude D830 Hi, Thanks for info - im too late, formated hdd and trying to install new copy of windows. If anyone has a copy og recovery disc I would gladly pay Thanks Taz

02-07-09, 03:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
abbs2002 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London North TW Posts: 1,984 Thanks: 59 Thanked 498 Times in 448 Posts	Re: Dell Latitude D830 To format the hard drive you must have windows installer disk and if you do have the disk then you woulkd've followed the steps and save the partition you wanted to log on to, never mind what's done is done m8. Ps: 1) why do you want to buy a copy of windows?? 2) what are you using to format the hard drive?? __________________ If you don’t succeed at first try & try again, you’ll get there

03-07-09, 09:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
ykmike Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 14 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Dell Latitude D830 I have seen this a number of times before - the cure: Put Windows xp disk in the cd (set pc to boot from cd) accept the chance to repair you will get a command prompt type chdsk /r Note this may take some time to complete (hours) Apologies if I am too late __________________ 100cm Orbital Dish, Technomate TM2200 Motor, Clarke Tech 5000 Combo Plus HD