Very Computer

> We have a Compaq 5461 that was originally Win98 and has
> been upgraded to WindowsXP home (Build 2600).  It is being
> used to access AOL for Email, IE for browsing, and AIM for
> chat (*age variety).  McAfee VirusScan is always
> running and is automatically updated.  The machine has a
> 40gb Western Digital drive, 9gb Compag drive, 384mb ram,
> CDRW and DVD.  We've had no significant issues in past 6
> months.

> This morning, the machine was frozen after being connected
> to AOL overnight through our home network and Comcast
> cable. Upon re-booting, the boot process moves past the
> initial XP splash screen then shuts down and begins to
> boot again.  I cannot get past the shutdown point despite
> using every option under the boot options (safe mode, safe
> mode with network, etc.)  The result is always the same -
> splash screen followed by blank screen with hourglass,
> then automatic restart.  No error messages are reported
> for any devices or services during the boot.

> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

>-----Original Message-----
>Boot with your XP CD.. Do a repair install..

>Not the FIRST repair option, but the second.

>--
>Shenan

>> We have a Compaq 5461 that was originally Win98 and has
>> been upgraded to WindowsXP home (Build 2600).  It is
being
>> used to access AOL for Email, IE for browsing, and AIM
for
>> chat (*age variety).  McAfee VirusScan is always
>> running and is automatically updated.  The machine has a
>> 40gb Western Digital drive, 9gb Compag drive, 384mb ram,
>> CDRW and DVD.  We've had no significant issues in past 6
>> months.

>> This morning, the machine was frozen after being
connected
>> to AOL overnight through our home network and Comcast
>> cable. Upon re-booting, the boot process moves past the
>> initial XP splash screen then shuts down and begins to
>> boot again.  I cannot get past the shutdown point
despite
>> using every option under the boot options (safe mode,
safe
>> mode with network, etc.)  The result is always the
same -
>> splash screen followed by blank screen with hourglass,
>> then automatic restart.  No error messages are reported
>> for any devices or services during the boot.

>> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

>.

> Thanks for the advice.

> Unfortunately, the BIOS wouldn't recognize the CD (or DVD)
> devices regardless of how I set the boot sequence.  I
> downloaded the floppies for XP and tried to boot with them
> but on the sixth and final disk I got the message:  File
> ntfs.sys caused an unexpected error (512) at line 5010 in
> d:\XPclient\base\boot\setup\setup.c.  The machine then
> began recycling again.

> I've been unable to boot in safe mode which seems to be
> the most common suggestion, so I can't even start the
> repair.  My guess is that an error with ntfs.sys does not
> bode well for the future . . .

> >-----Original Message-----
> >Boot with your XP CD.. Do a repair install..

> >Not the FIRST repair option, but the second.

> >--
> >Shenan

> >> We have a Compaq 5461 that was originally Win98 and has
> >> been upgraded to WindowsXP home (Build 2600).  It is
> being
> >> used to access AOL for Email, IE for browsing, and AIM
> for
> >> chat (*age variety).  McAfee VirusScan is always
> >> running and is automatically updated.  The machine has a
> >> 40gb Western Digital drive, 9gb Compag drive, 384mb ram,
> >> CDRW and DVD.  We've had no significant issues in past 6
> >> months.

> >> This morning, the machine was frozen after being
> connected
> >> to AOL overnight through our home network and Comcast
> >> cable. Upon re-booting, the boot process moves past the
> >> initial XP splash screen then shuts down and begins to
> >> boot again.  I cannot get past the shutdown point
> despite
> >> using every option under the boot options (safe mode,
> safe
> >> mode with network, etc.)  The result is always the
> same -
> >> splash screen followed by blank screen with hourglass,
> >> then automatic restart.  No error messages are reported
> >> for any devices or services during the boot.

> >> Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

> >.