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[LDTate]

You can use any of the accounts to do this.

[ko57]

it goes to the recovery console-asks what installation to log onto?

[ko57]

also says to cancel press enter.

[LDTate]

Does it show a c:\Windows

[ko57]

yes

[LDTate]

OK.
That didn't boot from the CD but we can try this.

select it and at the c:\windows type in: chkdsk /r <--Note the space betweek the k and /, it needs to be there.

[ko57]

will only accept C, doesn't allow use of shift button for colon-seems to just allow one entry. restarting

[ko57]

wont accept installaion number.

[ko57]

as in C:\WINDOWS

[ko57]

believe it or not-got chkdsk /r going...

[ko57]

It found and fixed one or mre errors on the volume, total and available disc spacr. Will try to continue the evening, will post back as I have to get ready for work.

[LDTate]

OK

[ko57]

Larry, I should have done this earlier-I need to get some info-not much-1 file-off pc before trying repair in case doesn't work...need to do one more safe mode start...

[ko57]

Larry, any way to find out what you may have found or think happened? Realize its getting late-I knock off @5am tomorrow & have been awake since early this am.
It does ask for a command after the C :\WINDOWS> I just hit enter-didn't work.

[LDTate]

Restart the computer using the administrator account.
Get whatever file / files you need to save.

Now try this:
http://helpdesk.its....pairinstall.htm

Note:
When the pc is starting up, look for the Boot Option key, usually F12 or F10 to boot from the CD drive.

[ko57]

Hi, I did that earlier this morning at work. Did xp pro repair a few years back-my desktop-forgot about bypass R & go into install XP with option to repair. Meanwhile laptop restarted ok. I did update MWB ran memory flash scan. Did a quick scandisk-without checking the the auto/repair boxes. Both found nothing. Hit the Start/AllPrograms/Accessories/SystemTools menu-found 2 menu items that I don't remember seeing before-might have something to do with that -save your butt- thing you found earlier. At home now.

[LDTate]

OK.
Are the icons, etc back?
How's it running?

[ko57]

They were on the desktop, a little less than half didnt have the gif image but were there. It worked ok. After I did what I previously posted, it did affect my pc.
Last time I started it from there, it did as before-missing icons, toolbar not showing start/clock.

I realize in my frustration and jumping ahead with those scans it looks like I'm ignoring your work trying to help me get this fixed. I apologize for that, won't do that again.

Wound up doing another repair install. It restarted, desktop looked like the first one-icons there, some gif images missing, toolbar looked of-start button, clock, quick start buttons as original on taskbar. Shut it off, left it alone. I just restarted it, removed the OS cd. When it started up the Windows xp image came up, showed the loading page-windows xp 29 sec highlighted I hit enter-started to load. The screen stayed black longer than usual-like it hesitated to load. The blue microsoft screen came up, the desktop has no icons and that dark brown taskbar.

[LDTate]

Is it like that in Safe Mode as well?

[ko57]

No, icons are there, taskbar with start button, quick start icons, clock.