I was going to try to run chkdsk using this method. Sorry if it is confusing , I will try to make answers clear as possible. It seems to me that if the recovery is botched that your alternative is a clean format and reinstall. I see that you mentioned that you don't have the Windows disks, but you're going to need one. Do you have XP Home or Pro? Thanks for your reply. I am using Windows XP home edition.
I'm not exactly sure on how to reformat the hard drive. Unfortunatly , I do not think I will be able to get the disk. Would it be possible to use Recovery console , or a 3rd party disk such as Ultimate boot disk? Hey neti5 Welcome aboard! The Gateway BIOS won't have a lot of options, but they may have an option listed for your hard drive controller. What is the exact and complete model of the laptop?
Start Windows in Safe Mode. Click Start, right-click My Computer and click Properties. Click Advanced. Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings.
Unselect Automatically restart, then click OK. Restart the computer normally. The blue screen with the error details should persist. Please provide all the information reported. Thanks again for the replies. I cannot access safe mode , as when I had attempted the reinstall of Windows it simply went back into a loop during the restarting required to finish the setup.
This made it impossible for me to use safe mode , as every time I try , it gives me a "Windows was not properly installed. Please run setup again" error. I could use another OS , such as linux.
I was researching on how I would access the Recovery Console , which right now may be my only chance. Any tips on how I would do it exactly , without the windows discs? As there is no material on the laptop not backed up, I suggest abandoning this recovery effort. It is simple to perform a destructive restore that places a pristine copy of Windows on the drive.
Either way I am in and thanks again! Glad It Worked! As Seen On. Welcome to Tech Support Guy! Latest posts. Windows M 35 minutes ago. General Security. M 40 minutes ago. Windows 10 activity light. Latest: lunarlander 45 minutes ago. M 46 minutes ago. M 54 minutes ago. PC won't power on - dead PSU? Hisense smart tv vpn no 'internet connection' Latest: lunarlander Today at AM. Ok so I did what this person said to do.
My computer will not go into Safe Mode. It goes into a loop and keeps trying to reboot into safe mode. I have tired everything I can think of. I have tried:. In the Windows Advanced Options Menu:. Safe Mode with Networking. Safe Mode with command prompt. Enable boot logging,. Enable VGA mode,. Last known good configuration and……. Directory Services…. After selecting the restore point you which to revert your system to, click on Restore to begin. EasyRE will begin the process of restoring your system configuration to the state it was in at the date that was selected.
This option lets you get the exact and complete error message accompanying the Blue Screen of Death by disabling the Automatic Restart option of Windows. Note: this will not fix the boot error you are experiencing in and of itself, but should provide more information that may prove critical in solving the underlying problem. The option to disable automatic restart on system failure is available from the Advanced Boot Options menu at startup.
The instructions below will trigger this behavior, more detailed instructions on disabling automatic restart on system failure are also available in our knowledgebase. What is the message on that screen and what error code does the BSOD display?
0コメント