Solved: Even Boot CD shuts down

[Fuelman]

I'm running windows XP. The neighbor kid was loading a game and the system locked up.
I used F8 but none of the safe modes or last configuration etc would work. I was able to boot once from my Windows install disk and removed the offending game and ran some basic cleanup utilities.
Still won't launch windows.
When I try to boot again from the disk, it begins to load files and then when loading the keyboard, the screen goes blue and the machine powers off.
Any help?

 

[Duckman69]

ouch that sucks...

you dont have the CD for a windows i guess?

you can try getting another restore windows cd ask on a new thread i heard a few well known members mention a site or 2 for it i just dont recall the thread or websites... maby you will have luck with that...

you may want to back up the files to another pc using your drive as a secondary drive in the other machiene, then format the drive from my computer by right clicking on the drive & click format... then try to reinstall windows... dont do this if all you have is the boot disc... maby you can borrow a reinstall cd for your system from some1...

i cant think of much else bout to crash out now ill post back another time hope you get it fixed though, later...

 

[tony007]

If you can back up your drive to another machine do a low level format using kill disk http://www.killdisk.com/ and then reinstall the operating system.

 

[Fuelman]

The CD I am trying to boot with is the Windows Install CD. Since I can't boot the machine in order to do a backup to another drive, I may just have to try the format options.

 

[Fuelman]

It looks like I missed something in the reply's: I didn't know I could use this drive as a secondary drive for another PC; how do I do that?

 

[tony007]

This has been discussed before http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/360473-how-do-i-move-files-2.html but if you are not sure I would go another route and copy all you need off the drive and save it to cd's or a mass storage device or external harddrive. Then do the low level format with kill disk and then reinstall your operating system.

 

[tony007]

http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive--step-by-step/ also http://www.smartcomputing.com/edito...le=articles/archive/g0704/14u6/14u6.asp&guid=

 

[Fuelman]

Thanks everyone, I learned a ton about saving my data. In the middle of teying some of these things I found that the real problem was the breaker popping on the power supply because I had the tower jammed in a tight space in an upstairs room. It sure performs better when I let it breathe.