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winxp heeelp!

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linus says:

my computer is on strike. winxp won't load into windows. i get at menu saying something is wrong and lists a few possible errors, and gives me five different startup options. none of them work. three different failproof modes, one with latest working config, and one with normal windows start. the two later gives me a blue screen (not bsod) for half a second then reeboots. the failproof modes just reboots. and i'm back at the menu. the blue screen says something like: register error, /systemroot/system32/config/SOFTWARE unable to write to or damaged. then it says something about dumping physical memory, before it reboots.
i installed wc3 yesterday, and never rebooted, we also had some power blackouts this morning, other than that, nothing out of the ordinary.

can this be fixed? does it work if i reinstall xp? has anyone else had this problem?

i'm on an old computer right now, and for some reason internet is slooow. i have nowhere else to turn right now (trying to d/l mirc at currently 676 BYTES/second =(
please help X/

12:46 pm, Thursday, June 27, 2002 (7 years ago)
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U_S_A says:

Could be a possibility of a few things but im thinking of this.... The power outages couldve damaged your system. the software could have damaged your system. Or your hard drive could be going out. Try reformatting and re-installing XP. If it doesnt work then. id suggest install another win os and if that doesnt work....Start looking for new computer hardware =\

12:52 pm (7 years ago)
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whody says:

wc3 beta?

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12:54 pm (7 years ago)
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linus says:

could the blackouts be that bad? it only sounds like a software error to me, and i mean, we've had shortages before...

gee, i have a lot of things on that hdd that i want to keep, things i've done myself and never backed up.
i sure hope i won't have to format. i'm going to try a reinstall of xp tomorrow, just hope the bootable cd thingy works =P

01:04 pm (7 years ago)
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chavo says:

sounds to me like your registry is corrupt, more than likely due to the power outages. it can also be caused by bad ram.

03:12 pm (7 years ago)
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Puppetchow says:

install windows 2000 as a 2nd os, transfer ur crap over and get rid of windows xp *wink wink*


aigles is best work

03:15 pm (7 years ago)
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Troll says:

Looks like you havea corrupt registry
Try MSQB article Q307545

05:26 pm (7 years ago)
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PhYrE ArMs says:

just reformat it always solves everything

05:30 pm (7 years ago)
 
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