Waiting a while didn't help, although maybe I should have waited longer.
chkdsk /p (from XP install disk) reported a disk error. chkdsk /r,
after about 5 hours (60gb disk), reported that it fixed one or more
problems. After that the system booted and seems to work.
I suppose this means I should replace the disk? Or might this just have
been some software problem? Are there other tests I should be running?
Adrian Belu wrote:
This looks like explorer not loading. Have the same problem 2 times out
of three, waiting for a faster disk to troubleshoot the problem. Have
you tried to wait (3 minutes for me).
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
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Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:22 PM
To: Jonathan Kelly
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] rescuing an x31?
Didn't work. None of lost known or the safe mode options do anything
other than go to a black screen with safe mode around the edges and some
XP designator at the top
Jonathan Kelly wrote:
F8 just after bios but before windows logo appears, then choose "last
known good configuration". --- Give that a try.
richard wrote:
My wife's x31 won't boot Windows XP. If I turn it on, it goes
through the Windows logo screen, then goes to a blue screen, but with
a working mouse, and just sits there. If I boot in safe mode, it
says safe mode around the edges, with a black screen and a working
mouse, and just sits there.
How do I go about trying to fix this?
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