Hello

When switched on a screen comes up with

Windows Error Recovery
Launch Startup Repair (Recommended)
Start Windows normally

I enter the repair mode.
Windows is loading files....then
Microsft Corporation log (with scrolling bar above)
then blank screen.

The hard disc light flashes every 5-10 seconds.

I would be grateful for any advice please.

Regards, Hugh

In
news:4a2ef644-395b-4cf7-8cf3-7113d5ce4893@g19g2000yql.googlegroups.com,
hughdonnelly********.co.uk typed on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:25:36 -0700
(PDT):
> Hello
>
> When switched on a screen comes up with
>
> Windows Error Recovery
> Launch Startup Repair (Recommended)
> Start Windows normally
>
> I enter the repair mode.
> Windows is loading files....then
> Microsft Corporation log (with scrolling bar above)
> then blank screen.
>
> The hard disc light flashes every 5-10 seconds.
>
> I would be grateful for any advice please.
>
> Regards, Hugh

Well under Windows XP Recovery Console, it stays there for awhile. Not 5
minutes, but it seems like it take that long sometimes. Are you sure you
are waiting long enough?

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2

On 21 Mar, 20:05, "BillW50" <Bill...@aol.kom> wrote:
> Innews:4a2ef644-395b-4cf7-8cf3-7113d5ce4893@g19g2000yql.googlegroups.com,
> hughdonne...********.co.uk typed on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:25:36 -0700
> (PDT):
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hello
>
> > When switched on a screen comes up with
>
> > Windows Error Recovery
> > Launch Startup Repair (Recommended)
> > Start Windows normally
>
> > I enter the repair mode.
> > Windows is loading files....then
> > Microsft Corporation log (with scrolling bar above)
> > then blank screen.
>
> > The hard disc light flashes every 5-10 seconds.
>
> > I would be grateful for any advice please.
>
> > Regards, Hugh
>
> Well under Windows XP Recovery Console, it stays there for awhile. Not 5
> minutes, but it seems like it take that long sometimes. Are you sure you
> are waiting long enough?
>
> --
> Bill
> Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
> Windows XP SP2- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

15 minutes plus. Hard disc light stopped flashing. Not doing anything
now.

"hughdonnelly********.co.uk" <hughdonnelly********.co.uk> wrote in
news:4a2ef644-395b-4cf7-8cf3-7113d5ce4893@g19g2000yql.googlegroups.com:

> Hello
>
> When switched on a screen comes up with
>
> Windows Error Recovery
> Launch Startup Repair (Recommended)
> Start Windows normally
>
> I enter the repair mode.
> Windows is loading files....then
> Microsft Corporation log (with scrolling bar above)
> then blank screen.
>
> The hard disc light flashes every 5-10 seconds.
>
> I would be grateful for any advice please.
>
> Regards, Hugh
>

Sounds like one of the driver/dll files is trashed by a defective hard
drive sector. Reinstall Windows from its backup and see if it recovers it.

Larry wrote:
> "hughdonnelly********.co.uk" <hughdonnelly********.co.uk> wrote in
> news:4a2ef644-395b-4cf7-8cf3-7113d5ce4893@g19g2000yql.googlegroups.com:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> When switched on a screen comes up with
>>
>> Windows Error Recovery
>> Launch Startup Repair (Recommended)
>> Start Windows normally
>>
>> I enter the repair mode.
>> Windows is loading files....then
>> Microsft Corporation log (with scrolling bar above)
>> then blank screen.
>>
>> The hard disc light flashes every 5-10 seconds.
>>
>> I would be grateful for any advice please.
>>
>> Regards, Hugh
>>
>
> Sounds like one of the driver/dll files is trashed by a defective hard
> drive sector. Reinstall Windows from its backup and see if it recovers it.
>
Wait a minute! Reinstalling Windows is not the way to find/correct
defective sectors!

Boot from a CD containing hard disk utilities. I personally use Hiren's CD.

> http://www.pdsir.com/software/utilit...mate-2008.html

This disk contains a variety of lifesaving utilities. It is probably
not quite "cosher" but it saves your life in such situations. You also
need to check the boot.ini file from the root directory and make sure it
contains only the info needed to start windows normally.

--
John Doue