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by whtabtbobb

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greetings!
I have xp home that wont get past the welcome screen. When I choose a user, it gives me the message that it's saving settings, then goes back to the welcome screen

How can I get into system restore if I can't get past the welcome screen?
Safe mode brings up welcome screen too, I tried that.
It is set to 1st boot from cd, but when I boot with mswindows cd, it sees cd, but doesnt boot to it.
Starts regularly and I'm right back to welcome screen.
How do I get past the welcome screen?
thank you!
bob- whtabtbobb@aol.com

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by captbilly1eye

If your computer won't boot Windows normally and won't boot into the Safe Mode GUI, you can still access System Restore. Start by booting the system using the Safe Mode With Command Prompt option. After you log on, type the following command line at the command prompt:
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
Press [Enter]. and System Restore will run as it normally does. You can follow the steps in the wizard to perform a restore operation.

Beyond that, here's an excellent TR document that may hold the answer you're looking for. It's titled '10 things you can do when Windows XP won't boot.'
http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/download.aspx?docid=172040

Good Luck!

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