Tom
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My older notebook failed to boot one day during our recent trip, so I merely used the newer one. I'm finally getting around to resuscitating the wounded machine. Here are the symptoms I observe:
If I boot from the WinXP CD I can get to the Repair Console, but it's been too long since I did anything with it that I have no idea how to proceed.
If I try to do an in-place re-installation using Method 2 (from the CD) following this article from the Microsoft knowledgebase, at step 5 I don't see my existing installation which would allow me to press R and repair it. All I see is two partitions:
-: Partition 1 [FAT] 24MB
c: Partition 2 <HPNOTEBOOK> [NTFS] 38131 MB
Partition 1 seems too small to accommodate a Windows installation and, if I try to install on Partition 2, I get a warning about an existing OS.
It's at times like these that I wish I had a Mac
Any suggestions on how to proceed? TIA.
- Windows will not finish booting and I'm left with a blank screen.
- Booting in SAFE mode starts loading drivers, but halts on the same one every time.
If I boot from the WinXP CD I can get to the Repair Console, but it's been too long since I did anything with it that I have no idea how to proceed.
If I try to do an in-place re-installation using Method 2 (from the CD) following this article from the Microsoft knowledgebase, at step 5 I don't see my existing installation which would allow me to press R and repair it. All I see is two partitions:
-: Partition 1 [FAT] 24MB
c: Partition 2 <HPNOTEBOOK> [NTFS] 38131 MB
Partition 1 seems too small to accommodate a Windows installation and, if I try to install on Partition 2, I get a warning about an existing OS.
It's at times like these that I wish I had a Mac
Any suggestions on how to proceed? TIA.