Q: Howdy,
I appear to have come across a weird problem with the computer of a friend. The computer recently had this problem, and the only solution was to reinstall Windows XP Pro.
Now, when the computer is turned on goes through the BIOS screen, and then to a Windows prompt saying that Windows can not boot / shutdown lately, and gives me options for: Windows
Start normally
Start Windows in Safe Mode
Start Windows in Safe Mode Networking
Last worked
etc.
Now known good configuration that does not matter which option is chosen simply reboot, and then through the BIOS, and back to the same prompt to start Windows with these options .
Any ideas about what is wrong? Could this be a hardware conflict? Windows may have fudged again?
If you need info on the motherboard, video card, and something else let me know: D
Thank you for your help this: D
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Re:Okay, I did a BIOS install of the latest BIOS (had version 1003 now up to date with ver. 1008 for Asus A7VN8X).
Now I see the blue screen message, and this is what it says:
"
Stop: C0000218 {Registry File Failure}
The registry cannot load the hive (file):
\SystemRoot\System32\Config\SECURITY
or its log or alternate
It is corrupt, absent, or not writable.
Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete
Contact your system administrator or tech support group for further assistance"
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Re:If the repair feature didn't work, typically that means you have a driver (filter driver or otherwise) that is causing the problem. Since it's not from MS, it wasn't touched when you did the repair install. You can go into recovery console and turn off services, and you can boot from a WinPE CD and remove any filter drivers in your registry, too.
Honestly, though, that's a lot of work. Most people would just copy the data off the drive then reinstall at this point.
To answer your question, F8 during startup will give you the boot options screen.
Another way: Boot with a Bart's PE Boot CD. Move the registry found in c:\windows\system32\config (sam|system|software|security) to another folder. Copy those four files from c:\windows\repair to c:\windows\system32\config and then reboot. If that works, you know it's the registry (or a setting in it, like starting a bad driver or device) that is the issue.
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Re:I also pulled the memory sticks out, and tried each one individually to see if maybe a memory stick was bad… but it did not cause anything… basically the Blue Screen appears for a split second, and then it just reboots… any ideas?
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Howdy,
I seem to have come across a weird issue with a friend's computer. The computer recently had this issue, and the only solution was a re-install of Windows XP Pro.
Now, when the computer is turned on it goes through the BIOS screen, and then get to a Windows prompt stating that Windows did not boot properly/shutdown the last time, and gives me options for:
Start Windows normally
Start Windows in Safe Mode
Start Windows in Safe Mode with Networking
Last known good configuration that worked
etc.
Now it does not matter which option is chosen, it just reboots, and then goes through the BIOS, and back to the same prompt for starting windows with those options again…
Any ideas as to what is wrong? Could this be a hardware conflict? Could Windows have fudged itself again?
If you need to know info regarding the Motherboard, Video card, and anything else let me know 
Thank you for your help
Tried the Repair after the EULA screen… it did its thing, and nothing was fixed 
You're getting a Blue Screen of Death. The problem is, in their infinite wisdom the folks at Microsoft decided that users don't need to actually see the BSOD, and set Windows XP to reboot automatically whenever one occurs, and you never actually see the error unless you dig through the System Event Log. Personally I think this was a dumb choice on their part because it makes troubleshooting system crashes that much more of a pain in the ass.
Next time you boot up, press F8 at the "We're sorry, but Windows did not start successfully…" screen, and you should get a more advanced boot option menu. Look for "Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure" on this list, if it's there then select it and press Enter. It should then stop at the BSOD when it happens and allow you to read the error code. Write down the error message (something like IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME) as well as the STOP code (some numbers formatted like 0×0000008e), then post those here so we can see the error codes.
If you haven't installed Service Pack 2 then you will not see that option. In that case, I suggest first booting to Recovery Console off your WinXP disc and using the following commands, in the following order:
chkdsk c: /R
fixboot
fixmbr
Hope that helps.
Tried all three things, and it took its time, but nothing else happened
I do not get the "We're sorry, but Windows did not start successfully…" screen. Is there any way to get to that "more advanced" boot option menu that you speak of?
The only way I fixed this the last time was re-installing Windows on top of itself, but I'd rather not do this again, because I am afraid it could happen again.
Thank you
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Re:You're getting a Blue Screen of Death. The problem is, in their infinite wisdom the folks at Microsoft decided that users don't need to actually see the BSOD, and set Windows XP to reboot automatically whenever one occurs, and you never actually see the error unless you dig through the System Event Log. Personally I think this was a dumb choice on their part because it makes troubleshooting system crashes that much more of a pain in the ass.
Next time you boot up, press F8 at the "We're sorry, but Windows did not start successfully…" screen, and you should get a more advanced boot option menu. Look for "Disable Automatic Restart on System Failure" on this list, if it's there then select it and press Enter. It should then stop at the BSOD when it happens and allow you to read the error code. Write down the error message (something like IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME) as well as the STOP code (some numbers formatted like 0×0000008e), then post those here so we can see the error codes.
If you haven't installed Service Pack 2 then you will not see that option. In that case, I suggest first booting to Recovery Console off your WinXP disc and using the following commands, in the following order:
chkdsk c: /R
fixboot
fixmbr
Hope that helps.
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Re:No.
You are probably thinking about the repair thru the recovery console. You access that option by hitting R on the first screen.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/docu…dows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/chkdsk.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/chkdsk.mspx)
http://www.pegasus-ofs.com/eSupport/using_CHKDSK.htm
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Re:Are there any commands I need to know after hitting the 'R'?
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Re:See if you can make 2 passes using Memtest 86+ (http://www.memtest.org/#downiso)
If so then you should do a repair install. Boot to the XP cd and hit Enter at the first screen when prompted, then F8 for the EULA, then R to repair the installation.
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