XP Auto Logging Off - slahm5

slahm5slahm5
edited January 2005 in Hardware
Leonardo wrote:
1. Boot from your WinXP CD
2. Press F-6 at the prompt if you have any RAID drivers to install and have a floppy with those drivers available (if it applies to you)
3. Select partition for Windows installation (select the same partition where Windows already resides)
4. Select install. The next screen will give options for the installation. One of those options will be "Repair" installation. Select it.

The repair installation leaves your data and customized Windows settings intact. The repair will overwrite operating system files that have been corrupted; it will write OS files that are missing.

As your computer starts to process the Windows XP installation program, it will give you an option for "Repair Console" - this is NOT what you want. You need repair installation .

When you are done, you will need to perform a Windows Update for all the service packs/and or updates that are not on your Windows CD.

Comments

  • slahm5slahm5
    edited January 2005
    I have the same problem and tried using the XP disc to do a repair. However, at the 34 minute mark of the process my computer automatically shuts down, reboots, and starts over. It contunies in this unending loop until I turn it off. When I turn it back on it automatically start again and the loop contines.

    Help!!
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited January 2005
    slahm5 - I split your posts off so you could have your own thread. You'll likely get more attention for your problem this way.

    Since your computer is crapping out during a repair install I would advise memtest as a starting point. (You can get it at the S-M Downloads section)

    You might also want to run the diagnostic test for your hard drive. You can download that from the manufacturers website. If you need help finding it, just holler.

    It wouldn't hurt to check your WinXP CD, too. A smudge or two could bork the whole process.

    Once we eliminate these things as possible causes for your problem we can go from there, if necessary.

    Good Luck! :wave:
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