Solve : Windows XP Won't Start?

1.	Solve : Windows XP Won't Start?
Answer» ^^^ Ok I turn on my PC, it goes to a selection screen. Start in safe mode (normal) Start in safe mode (something else) Start in safe mode (something else) Start normal. Use arrows too select (it won't let me do this and the keyboard is fine) so the timer goes down and XP starts to load...After it is done it justs shuts off and restarts, this keeps repeating, how can I fix this? Quote Contact msoft This means I'm going to have to pay for something right? Quote Nope.I can't access the Windows, it goes to that bar with the blue LITTLES squares and when that finishes it just turns off and back on.You can not use the keyboard? Quote You can not use the keyboard? Nope. And Merlin_2, how can I go to the control panel if Windows won't start? Quote So how did you get the choices in safe mode........ A plain black screen with white letters came up before the XP bar loading so you never HIT the f8 key.........contact who built your pc for more advice..... Quote A plain black screen with white letters came up before the XP bar loading Are they choices? What caused this problem to happen in the first place? Quote Are they choices? What caused this problem to happen in the first place? I have no idea, I was just browsing and it just turned off. The choices are Start in safe mode (normal) Start in safe mode (something else) Start in safe mode (something else) Start normal. but I can't choose any, it is already on normal and the times runs out.Have you downloaded files or programs and installed or used these before turning off the computer? Can you enter the BIOS? Will the keyboard work there? Quote Have you downloaded files or programs and installed or used these before turning off the computer? Can you enter the BIOS? Will the keyboard work there? The keyboard only works when I can hit DEL and it goes into some blue and red screen. Quote The keyboard only works when I can hit DEL and it goes into some blue and red screen. That would be the BIOS. So we have eliminated mechnical faults. Try rapidly pressing F8 before Windows XP loads and choose last known good configuration if it lets you. If not, you may need to perform a repair installation with your Windows XP CD-ROM. Installing and Using RECOVERY Console Perform a Repair Installation How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP Quote That would be the BIOS. So we have eliminated mechnical faults. Try rapidly pressing F8 before Windows XP loads and choose last known good configuration if it lets you. If not, you may need to perform a repair installation with your Windows XP CD-ROM. Installing and Using Recovery Console Perform a Repair Installation How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP I'll try it... I TRIED the F8 and it didn't work.

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Ok I turn on my PC, it goes to a selection screen.

Start in safe mode (normal)

Start in safe mode (something else)

Start in safe mode (something else)

Start normal.

Use arrows too select (it won't let me do this and the keyboard is fine)

so the timer goes down and XP starts to load...After it is done it justs shuts off and restarts, this keeps repeating, how can I fix this? Quote

Contact msoft

This means I'm going to have to pay for something right? Quote

Nope.I can't access the Windows, it goes to that bar with the blue LITTLES squares and when that finishes it just turns off and back on.You can not use the keyboard? Quote

You can not use the keyboard?

Nope.

And Merlin_2, how can I go to the control panel if Windows won't start? Quote

So how did you get the choices in safe mode........

A plain black screen with white letters came up before the XP bar loading
so you never HIT the f8 key.........contact who built your pc for more advice..... Quote

A plain black screen with white letters came up before the XP bar loading

Are they choices?

What caused this problem to happen in the first place? Quote

Are they choices?

What caused this problem to happen in the first place?

I have no idea, I was just browsing and it just turned off. The choices are

Start in safe mode (normal)

Start in safe mode (something else)

Start in safe mode (something else)

Start normal.

but I can't choose any, it is already on normal and the times runs out.Have you downloaded files or programs and installed or used these before turning off the computer?

Can you enter the BIOS? Will the keyboard work there? Quote

Have you downloaded files or programs and installed or used these before turning off the computer?

Can you enter the BIOS? Will the keyboard work there?

The keyboard only works when I can hit DEL and it goes into some blue and red screen. Quote

The keyboard only works when I can hit DEL and it goes into some blue and red screen.

That would be the BIOS. So we have eliminated mechnical faults.

Try rapidly pressing F8 before Windows XP loads and choose last known good configuration if it lets you.

If not, you may need to perform a repair installation with your Windows XP CD-ROM.

Installing and Using RECOVERY Console

Perform a Repair Installation

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP Quote

That would be the BIOS. So we have eliminated mechnical faults.

Try rapidly pressing F8 before Windows XP loads and choose last known good configuration if it lets you.

If not, you may need to perform a repair installation with your Windows XP CD-ROM.

Installing and Using Recovery Console

Perform a Repair Installation

How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP

I'll try it...
I TRIED the F8 and it didn't work.

Solve : Windows XP Won't Start?

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