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    XP Issue....

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by kitsune, Apr 21, 2008.

  1. kitsune

    kitsune Notebook Consultant

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    Windows XP wont boot, and if I goto boot in Safe mode it hangs on MSU.sys. Could it potentially be hard ware failure?
     
    kitsune, Apr 21, 2008
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  2. Budding

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    Have you tried reinstalling/formatting your Windows installation with the XP disc?
     
    Budding, Apr 21, 2008
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Get a XP install disc and perform a repair install.

    It should fix all those corrupted system files
     
    flipfire, Apr 21, 2008
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  4. nobscot6

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    or you could also try to repair your current installation of XP w/ the "repair" option when you boot w/ the XP disk
     
    nobscot6, Apr 21, 2008
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    you could also try a chkdsk /p then a chkdsk /r with an xp disc or also NTFS for dos has a great chkdsk tool in it that works great has saved me a bunch of times. If none of that works then go for the repair option.
     
    tacomenace21, Apr 21, 2008
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  6. flipfire

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    he cant even get to safe mode w/ command prompt so no chance for checkdisk

    edit, not xp related but i just realised vista doesnt have a repair install option. Ive been telling vista users to do so lol
     
    flipfire, Apr 21, 2008
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  7. kitsune

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    After 10 trys, it finally booted without me needing to do anything with the discs, but I still dont have a clue what the issue is.
     
    kitsune, Apr 21, 2008
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    No I ment run chkdsk from the console off of a xp disc. Not boot into windows and then run checkdisk

    Edit: Glad to see you got it going.
     
    tacomenace21, Apr 21, 2008
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