Windows Xp Freezes On Logo Screen

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Windows Xp Freezes On Logo Screen

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cesmith78 View Member Profile	May 12 2008, 11:23 AM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 12-May 08 Member No.: 208,478	I have just gone through a divorce. My ex wife had my computer for almost a year but finally sent it back. When I turned it on I found she had wiped the hard drive (I think because she thought I had porn on it which wasn't the case) Anyway, I got a Ubuntu disc and installed that on it but forgot my password, so I shelled out $20 and got a recovery disc from emachines. I installed it but when it gets to the black Windows XP screen the blue bar goes back and forth three or four times and then freezes. I have gone a Google search and tried putting it into safe mode which does the same thing. When I try to go back to the last configuration that works it says something along the lines of "Cannot find windows\window32\config" (Well thats not exactly it but I forget the exact words). Other advice I have read I would try except I have the recovery disc and not the actual Windows Xp disc. I was wondering if there was anything else I could do to try and get it to work before I give up. The only thing I can think of is to try to get an actual Windows XP Home disc but that will be a headache or take it to Geek Squad and see if it might be an issue with the hard drive. If this exact situation has been addressed before then please direct me to that. Here are the specs on the computer emachines w2925 2.66 ghz Intel Celeron processor D 256 RAM 120 gb hd Windows Xp

powerjuce View Member Profile	May 12 2008, 11:38 AM Post #2
Member Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 138 Joined: 24-February 08 Member No.: 192,241	quick question do you need anything that is on the hard drive? if you dont: use DBAN That will let you format the hardrive if you do need somthing from the hard drive try reinstalling Ubuntu and access the old hardrive using ubuntu if you have any question just ask This post has been edited by powerjuce: May 12 2008, 11:38 AM

cesmith78 View Member Profile	May 12 2008, 11:49 AM Post #3
New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 12-May 08 Member No.: 208,478	Sounds good except that this computer I am using, a Dell Optiplex GX110 doesnt have a cd burner and the floppy drive wont work either! I tried to reinstall Ubuntu but it seems to take forever. I am in the process of moving so maybe when I am moved I will try it again. Do you think its a matter of a bad disc, a bad hard drive or something else?

powerjuce View Member Profile	May 12 2008, 03:45 PM Post #4
Member Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 138 Joined: 24-February 08 Member No.: 192,241	well i think wat happened tat the recovery disc needs a xp install and all you had was a ubuntu install

cesmith78 View Member Profile	May 12 2008, 04:51 PM Post #5
New Member Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 12-May 08 Member No.: 208,478	I did find a Dell disk that worked in reinstalling windows xp on my brother in laws computer. It isn't a recovery disc and except for the dell stuff on the front of the disc seems to act the same way. Would that disc work? I put xp on it 3 times which I think overwrote the ubuntu.

powerjuce View Member Profile	May 13 2008, 06:55 PM Post #6
Member Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 138 Joined: 24-February 08 Member No.: 192,241	try using that disc, but rather that installing xp, on start up of the disc, type in R when the recovery console starts, type in chkdsk /r then restart the computer see if that helps

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