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If you're not coming up in safe mode, and you're not getting at least a split-second BSOD to see what the error might be, your last, best hope would be the recovery CD.

You do have a recovery CD, yes?

17 posted on 03/02/2008 4:03:45 PM PST by Viking2002 (Rove, you magnificent bastard!)

You do have a recovery CD, yes?

Would that be my xp pro disc?

32 posted on 03/02/2008 4:14:37 PM PST by Chickensoup (If it is not permitted, it is prohibited. Only the government can permit....)

To: Viking2002; Chickensoup

your last , best hope would be the recovery CD.

Recovery disks usually re-format your hard drive. That means, they wipe it clean, and away goes data, down the drain.

As Viking2002 said...it's your last hope to reuse your PC.

Still waiting for you to gather the above asked for information..."beeps", "motherboard model", etc.

Using a "live" CD, from any Linux distribution is better than using a recovery cd, in that, you will be able to copy off your data.
You could also choose to install Linux by resizing yur partition, and using the available space, without losing your data.
You could also do a "side by side" installation of XP, without losing your data.

Good luck!

37 posted on 03/02/2008 4:18:56 PM PST by papasmurf (I'm not worried anymore. I read Obama's "Blueprint for Change".)

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