Windows XP will not reboot

in this instance i would resort to using the windows xp recovery console, here is how:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer. Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.

2. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.

3. When the Recovery Console menu is displayed, a numbered list of the Windows installations on the computer is displayed (usually only one entry-c:\Windows-exists). Press a number before you press ENTER, even when only one entry appears. If you press ENTER without choosing a number, the computer restarts and begins the process again.

4. When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.

for a full list of options / commands that can be used from here type HELP and hit enter, for info on a specific command type HELP COMMANDNAME and hit enter.

I would try two options, 1st would be to try he "fixboot" this writes a new boot sector on the system partition.

if this didnt work then try "Fixmbr" this option repairs the boot partition's master boot code. The variable device is an optional name that specifies the device that needs a new MBR; omit this variable when the target is the boot device.

I hope that this is of some use to you? i would be interested to know the outcome.

Try this and see if it works:
Restart your computer, and then press F8 or what ever you need to to get the promt during the initial startup to start your computer in Safe Mode with a command prompt.

Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account that has administrator credentials.

Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

This should restore your computer to an earlier state.
Good luck

CMOS configuration information has been corrupted.
Reboot computer press desinated key to enter cmos setup,using the computer manual reset the system configuration to default,manually set the hard drive to auto.
When prompted save the changes and exit

Sounds like a reinstall from the recovery console. Also, you might let the guy know what a twit he his and tell hime not to delete files when he doesn't know what he is doing.

I would bet that when the application or whatever was removed he chose to remove all [b]Shared Files[/b] so you'll be missing several DLL's that will prevent the machine Booting and the only real solution is to do a repair install of the OS and work from there to see what else needs reloading. If he removed shared DLL there will be more than just the OS not working quite a few installed Applications will be unusable as well.

Tell him that if he wants to remove applications [b]Never Chose to Remove Shared Files.[/b]

Col

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