windows wont start or set up, how can I reinstal explorer.exe?

akg980akg980
edited May 2009 in Science & Tech
I ended explorer.exe in the task maneger and it made all my tool bars go away so I turned the computer off. Now it wont start up all the way. I have tried restarting in safe mode and other modes and it does not work. I am now trying to reinstall windows but it will not get past:

Examining 76294 MB Disk 0 at Id 0 bus ) iastor...

any sugestions?

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  • akg980akg980
    edited May 2009
    rebooting with safe mode can not get past.
    multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)/WINDOWS/Systems32/Drivers/Mup.sys
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited May 2009
    If you tried to re-install it and it crashed, then booting it up into safe mode would be booting into a broken system so that's why that's failing.

    Are you trying to do a clean install or a repair install?
  • CallredCallred Maryville, tn
    edited May 2009
    From http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

    XP Repair install     Please read carefully and make sure you followed the warning links before initiating the Repair Install.

    1. Boot the computer using the XP CD. You may need to change the boot order in the system BIOS so the CD boots before the hard drive. Check your system documentation for steps to access the BIOS and change the boot order.
    2. When you see the "Welcome To Setup" screen, you will see the options below [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica]This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
      Windows XP to run on your computer:

      To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER.

      To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

      To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.[/FONT]
    3. Press Enter to start the Windows Setup.
      To Repair Install, press ENTER
       do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R", (you Do Not want to load Recovery Console).I repeat, do not choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console, press R".
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    2. Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
    3. Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press Rto start the repair. If Repair is not one of the options, END setup. After the reboot read Warning#2!
    4. Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and reboot. Do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.
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