How to repair Windows XP/2000 if you are unable to boot into Windows

Is your system unable to boot into Windows XP/2000 or even Safe Mode? Whether you get a blue screen or XP/2000 just hangs, then this information is for you. This will allow you to repair your Windows XP/2000 installation (hopefully) without having to losing your data or settings.

Indications:

• May allow Windows to load properly if there are critical driver, software or registry problems which have rendered the system unbootable. (Blue screens, hanging, errors etc..)
• May repair/reinstall missing Windows components or solve otherwise quirky behavior
• May allow drive to be installed on another system or motherboard with different chipset
• May allow you to install new motherboards or make other large hardware changes that XP may not readily accept with PnP.

Note: The system repair function will remove any updates you have previously installed that are not included on the CD. Drivers will also be reverted to their original XP versions, as well as some settings (Including by not limited to network & performance settings). It may be necessary to reactivate your Windows XP as well.

Step 1: Determine the problem

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  First, figure out what CAUSED the problem. Often times, when Windows is rendered unbootable, there is a good reason. This can often be due to hardware failure (bad hard disk, memory or CPU for example). In these cases, the system repair function will not work. System repair will only repair your software.
  
  I strongly recommend you run a disk utility on your hard drive before performing a system repair. You can find more information about disk utilities here:
  Drive diagnostic utilities compendium - TechSpot Forums
  
  Memory can also cause these problems. A good memory test can be found here: MemTest 4.20 Download - TechSpot

Step 2: Begin the repair process

• You must boot from your XP or 2000 CD. Please make sure it is the same version of Windows that is currently installed on your computer (ex. XP Home cannot repair XP Professional). Place the CD in your CDROM and start your computer. Newer versions will work as well (ie. Windows XP Pro SP2 CD will work on an older WinXP Pro SP1 installation)
  
  Before the Windows logo appears, you will be asked to press any key to boot from CD, so do just that.
  
  If you are unable to boot from the XP/2000 CD, then please check the last step in this short guide.

Step 3: System repair steps

• A blue screen will appear and will begin loading XP setup from the CD.
  
  RAID/SCSI/Unsupported UDMA users:
  You will be prompted to "press F6 to install any third party SCSI or RAID drivers". Most users will not have to press F6, but if you are running RAID, SCSI or unsupported ATA controllers, then you need your controller drivers on a floppy disk. If you are unsure whether you have RAID/SCSI, then simply let the CD load without pressing F6.
  
  Once completed, you will be confronted with "Windows Setup". You will be asked to setup up Windows, or repair Windows with the recovery console. Choose the FIRST option, NOT recovery console.

Choose F8 to continue.

• Next, Windows Setup will find existing Windows XP/2000 installations. You will be asked to repair an existing XP installation or install a fresh copy of Windows XP/2000.
  
  If no installations are found, then you will not be given the option to repair. This may happen if the data or partition on your drive is too corrupted.

• That should be it. Windows XP/2000 will appear to be installing itself for the first time, but it will retain all of your data and settings. Just follow the prompts, have your CD-KEY handy and hope for the best!

Historia kifo cha Dr Kleruu

 Mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1970 Mwamwindi alikabiliwa na shitaka la kumwua Dr Wilbert Kleruu, aliyekuwa Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Iringa kwa wakati huo.

Mnara wa Kumbukumbu ya sehemu alipouwawa Dr Kleruu
Mshitakiwa Mwamwindi alijitetea kuwa alipokuwa anamwua marehemu Kleruu alirukwa na akili akapotewa na fahamu ya kuweza kuelewa kile alichokuwa anakitenda. Jaji Onyiuke alikataa hoja hiyo kwa kutilia maanani kwamba baada ya mshitakiwa kughadhibishwa ndipo alipokwenda ndani kuchukua bunduki ambayo aliitumia kumwua marehemu.  Inasimuliwa, kuwa ilikuwa siku ya Jumapili tar 25 desemba pale Mkuu wa Mkoa, Dr Kleruu, alipofika Isimani na kumkemea Mwamwindi mbele ya wake zake kwa vile alifanya kazi za shamba siku ya Jumapili.

Inasimuliwa, kuwa Dr. Wilbert Kleruu alifikia hata hatua ya kuanza kudhihaki makaburi ya mababu zake Mwamwindi akimwambia Mwamwindi: “Humu ndimo mlimozika mirija yenu”. Mwamwindi alikasirika sana. Akaficha hasira yake kutoka makaburini wakaongozana na Kleruu hadi nje ya nyumba yake. Akamwomba kiongozi huyo abaki nje, yeye akaingia ndani.

Mke wake Mwamwindi alimwona mume wake akichukua bunduki na kusimama dirishani. Mama huyo alidhani mume wake anakwenda kuwinda nguruwe. Kumbe, Mwamwindi alitokea dirishani. Mwamwindi akamlenga sawa kichwani Mkuu wa Mkoa na kumpiga risasi. Kisha akabeba mwili wa Mkuu wa Mkoa na kuuweka nyuma ya boneti ya gari alilojia mkuu huyo wa mkoa. Mwamwindi akaendesha gari hilo hadi kituo cha polisi Iringa. Akaripoti kwa kutamka; " Nendeni mkamchukue mbwa wenu nyuma ya gari!".

Tukio lile bado linatuachia maswali? Je, ni kwanini Dr Kleruu alikwenda nyumbani kwa Mwamwindi siku ya Jumapili?

Je, yawezekana Mwamwindi na Dr Kleruu walikuwa na ugomvi mwingine kabla ya tukio?