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by dmit2 1 view

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i have windows xp service pack 1
that will not boot, keeps rebooting when i tried to run setup gave me a registry error stop. stuck can't do anything

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by ciscodude

Boot the PC from your XP CD, enter setup and then choose R for Repair. This will allow you to rerun XP Setup and reinstall XP without loosing data. Also Check Microsoft articles 314466, 307545, and 216417. I just had the same problem last week.

by dmit2

i have tried going into the recovery console but it still gives me the stop error. when i try to reinstall i still get the error. does windows xp create boot disk it would really help.

by gbrownlee

If your pc has a floppy drive, run memory and hard disk drive diagnostics. Both programs are small enough to fit on a floppy. I use memtest86+ for testing ram and I download disk diagnostics from the HDD manufacturers website. Could also be a bad power supply or motherboard.

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