Windows XP Repair Gone Wrong

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  1. Drath

    Drath What's a Dremel?

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    I had to use the repair option on the XP disk because some of my .dlls had been corrupted/edited by some stupid program I installed recently. Unfortunately, after it was done repairing, and it got to the Windows XP install menu, I rebooted my computer because I thought I choose the wrong option; later I found out that menu shows up after the repair has taken place. Now, after I boot my computer I get to that same install screen, except nothing loads, it's just a blue screen (not blue screen of death), just the blue background that the install menu should be over. I also tried repairing it again, and I still can't get into that install menu. I also can't boot in safe mode, and I can't boot normally because it goes right to that install menu (and then doesn't load).

    The screen I am referring to is shown on this website: http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm (THE LAST IMAGE).

    Basically, I interupted Windows while it was trying to install (or was getting ready to install) the repairs, so now it is confused and will not boot up or show the full menu again. Right now, I have to find a way to trick it into "not" installing the repairs, or atleast boot into windows again, and not into the install menu.

    *EDIT* I found out that I closed the installation before it could properly install my SATA drivers, which is why it will not boot or detect my hard drives anymore. I will have to download the drivers I need and then load them into the Windows Setup mode, but it only accepts floppy disks. I don't have a floppy drive! Is there a way to install these drivers without a floppy? More discussion here: http://www.techsupportforum.com/mic...17-windows-repair-gone-wrong.html#post1388347
     
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  2. Kierax

    Kierax What's a Dremel?

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    Perhaps put them on a cd...*long shot* or try to blag a floppy disk drive, I have one lying about I use for emergencies like this.
     
  3. Drath

    Drath What's a Dremel?

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    Do you think I could install the drivers from a linux OS?
     
  4. Golygus

    Golygus Minimodder

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    for the drivers to work from a cd, they have to be in the oem folder on a windows cd.

    best thing to do if format and re-load properly. If you have anything you need to keep, either put you hdd in something else, or boot the machine with some lkind of live os cd/dvd and backup from there.

    Normally if you interrupt the setup process where you were, it would be ok, but if not it may just be a simple case of running a chkdsk. The SATA drivers should have been loaded during the text based setup part, and I'm not sure why they would have a bearing at this point.

    Also, the xp repair bit has its own problems, like a lot of the time (since some windows update) after a repair, windows updates won't install (this may be fixed now, its been a little while since I've seen anyone use that repair feature).
     
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