Safe mode safe mode with networking safe mode with command prompt. He put the old drive back in and it works fine so theres obviously no hardware problem besides newer. I tried chkdsk and i do have my original disks that came with the laptop but when it asks what version to check i do it, then it asks for admin password, which i do, then run chkdsk and it said it found a problem. Pop it in and go from there youll have to do a bit of dos stuff. When i boot it in safe mode, the last thing shown is somepath drvmain. Also i tried the f8 and could not boot in safe mode. It stores a list of device drivers that are incompatible with windows xp and prevents those device drivers from loading so that those drivers dont halt the windows xp boot process or cause system instability. If you want to use different language, then please switch pages to right language. In submitting material, you further agree that you shall not submit material that is ed, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights. But i can boot up to safe mode using dir service repair mode. I have tried all of the startup options, safe mode, dir restore etc and none will boot. After xp went thru the repair, the system booted up again and.
If youve received the message below when trying to boot into windows then its. Windows network shell netsh helpers are loaded on boot. So i booted up into safe mode and ran the cmd sfc scannow, windows said they. If its useful, i get the following message when trying to boot in safe modes. Hi, yesterday my pc decided not to boot into windows anymore. I worked on this system last week removing av security suite or a variation thereof. The safe mode list is a good indicator of who is loaded, but not of who caused the crash. I think i had a power failure and now the server hangs at the windows 2003 screen when booting. I have a 2ghz intel processor, 512mb ram, and asus p4s8xx motherboard in this machine. Another forum indicated the person renamed drvmain.
When i attempt to restart it in safe mode or safe mode with networking i get. I shutted down the computer yesterday, today when i started it it will run till the windows boot screen, when the bar reaches the end the screen will stay black and nothings happens. The best option might be to live with it or try reloading sp3 again or complete a windows repair as suggested by maryg. Just upgraded new motherboard ecs p4m800m7, socket lga775 boardand cpu pentium 4 630, 3. Ive seen many issues with this hotfix in web searches, but no way to fix the problem.
I have windows xp pro sp2, and every time it gets to the part of booting up where the little gray bars fill up across the bottom of the screen right before the windows logo is displayed on a black background, it will all of a sudden just restart and go. If pc crashes in safe mode, can i eliminate device drivers. The software is free, safe and will do all the hard work of downloading linux and. Now it simply wont reboot at all ive tried it in safe mode and all the various options and i just get a black screen. Kind please allow me time to further research this file with a lot of hits regarding this file. Hard drive recovery problemsquestions techspot forums. How to fix a missingcorrupt system file in windows xp without the. One forum not here indicated the person was able to do it in safe mode, but you cant use ms update in safe mode and i wasnt about to download the 559 mb. The goal of the shims tool is to parse and extract components from an application compatibility database referenced here as shim database or sdb file in view which applications are targeted for hotpatching. It will boot off the cd, then into repair mode how can i get this machine back to its functional state. If that doesnt correct it, boot into safe mode again tap f8 while computeris starting. Find answers to win xp pro sp2 endless reboot no repair option sptd. Black screen today when booting normal or last known good configuration. So, i tried to do a boot up from my win xp pro disc.
Dell dimensions gx270 system with xp sp3 i worked on this system last week removing av security suite or. When i try to run safe mode with command prompt i get a whole page of this ill type a few lines. The file was automatically rewritten so i opened task manager into processes and saw a couple of instances of svchost. The apppatch folder contains certain application compatibility. I have searched up and down the internet for anything close to this problem, and ive only found one, and it hasnt. If you cannot boot into any aspect of safe mode options then you will need a boot disk. Xp wont start, not even in safe mode solvedclosed report. When i attempt to restart it in safe mode, safe mode with networking or starting in last known good configuration i get. I was uninstalling msn intellisync to reinstall and all of a sudden upon reboot i get the following message \ windows\apppatch \ drvmain. Right after post, a messages comes up saying that drvmain. Resolved blue screen error message on bootup into windows xp.
The next step in the troubleshooting process is to isolate if you are experiencing a software fault, or a hardware problem bus reset or whatever that is triggering the event. Ive also tried the xp cd as apparently it has a repair option on it but it doesnt boot for long enough to allow the cd to work. From a few things ive read, you will need to do a repair install of your os. Enable boot logging enable vga mode last known good configuration your most recent seettings that worked directory services restore mode windows domain controllers only debugging mode disable automatic restart on system failure. Discussion in windows xp help started by chris1729, jun 26. Select safe mode and check whether some drivers take too long to load or the. I then tried booting paragon in safe mode and it worked. Ini, i can see which drivers are loading, but that doesnt help, as the last driver shown is drvmain. Discussion in software started by breezybyrd, nov 28, 2006. The rest of the lines are the same except for the last part.
My computer has just developed an annoying little quirk. How to fix a missingcorrupt system file in windows xp. I tried chkdsk and i do have my original disks that came with the laptop but when it asks what version to check i do it, then it asks for admin password, which i do, then run chkdsk and. After reading the article i went on and followed the steps, after doing part 1 and rebooting in safe mode to got to part 2, the list of loading files that usually shows when loggingin in safe mode stops after displaying following file. Win xp pro unsure of the service pack when my friends notebook boots up, it shows the dell logo, goes to a cursor and stops. After it is done with list of drivers in safe mode boot, it should boot into safe mode. So i start up my laptop and get this message \windows\ apppatch \ drvmain. Windows xp boot process halting at a black screen with the. Apppatch folder should contain both files and apppatch64 contains acxtrnal. You could give soluto a try and see what it thinks is taking up all the boot time. You will eventually get a message to hit yes for safe mode or no for sysyem restore. The laptop was fine all day yesterday and powered down. Fortunately, he has an old, smaller hard drive from a few months ago that i cloned to make this one hes been running. Ive found that if i keep these 3 files in the apppatch folder, while deleting the other files, i wont receive any application popup errors when opening certain programs.
Sfc scannow found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Let it boot into safe mode, then shut it down normally. When i try to boot it enter windows but at some point i a blue answered by a verified tech support specialist. Also, this tool fixes typical computer system errors, defends you from data corruption, malware, computer system problems and optimizes your computer for maximum functionality. Win xp pro sp2 endless reboot no repair option sptd. We currently suggest utilizing this program for the issue.
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