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A lil Help Please! XP Continual Boot Loop

  • 26-04-2010 9:07am
    #1
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭


    It's my own fault. I'll be the first to admit it. I didn't heed the "Stop Installation" warnings on installing a bandwidth monitor app (can't remember the name!), but just after clicking Ok for the third time the machine reboot. Got as far as my logon and then reboots again. It's doing this over and over.

    I've tried the following
    • chkdsk /r/f (I know the f switch isn't really important, but I wanted to try it anyways!).
    • Replacing kernel32.dll (renaming the old. map. copying over from disk. )
    • Memtest (I know I know I think it was just for my own sanity I tried that!)

    But still no joy. Has this happened to anyone else and is there a definite resolution? I can get in to my windows installation booting in to an Ubuntu Live CD, but I'm really loathe to reinstall xp. Cos it's a pain. Setting up everything. Again. Aw.

    So any help would be greatly appreciated!

    Oh almost forgot a lil technical specs if you need em. XP SP3, 1.5GB RAM. 80GB HDD. I'd say the machine is about 6/7 years old at this stage!


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  • #2
    dun79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭dun79


    Hi chin_grin

    Start your PC in safe mode (press F8 at startup).

    When in safe mode uninstall the program you installed


  • #3
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    dun79 wrote: »
    Hi chin_grin

    Start your PC in safe mode (press F8 at startup).

    When in safe mode uninstall the program you installed

    If there was an emoticon for the "unbelievable facepalm" I'd need to use it! I think that's the only thing I didn't try! In work at the mo, so I'll do that when I get home. Thanks for the reply.


  • #4
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    This is where it gets weirder.

    Tried Last Known Good, didn't work.

    Tried Safe Mode, that started rebooting even before the Windows loading screen.

    So boot back in using Ubuntu Live CD. Searched and deleted every instance of that application (was some freeware bandwidth monitor yoke!).

    Reinstated the original kernel32.dll. That is deleted the new one and just renamed the .old one to .dll. Rebooted and it worked!


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