Can I do a Win Xp Home Sp3 Repair with a bootable USB?
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Oct 4, 2014 at 06:49 AM
Oct 4, 2014 at 06:49 AM
I don't understand how to get to this point in the instructions, restart the computer in Safe Mode using the Command Prompt. At the Command Prompt type C:\Windows\System32\Restore\Rstrui.exe and then on the keyboard, press the ENTER key to start the System Restore.
Isn't this the choice called safe mode with command line? If so, as I said above none of the choices work. If it is not since the instructions mention command prompt, and not command line, I have no idea how to get there or to the start menu mentioned.
Also will this system restore, send it back to factory, or just to where I was before the crash?
Isn't this the choice called safe mode with command line? If so, as I said above none of the choices work. If it is not since the instructions mention command prompt, and not command line, I have no idea how to get there or to the start menu mentioned.
Also will this system restore, send it back to factory, or just to where I was before the crash?
I also have a VGN-A790 but mine has its original hard drive. The drive failed a couple of weeks ago with no prior indication of a problem.
The monitor shot you posted is the output from Windows as it tries to boot in safe mode. It's listing drivers as they are loaded. If I try to boot in safe or normal mode the last thing I see is a BSOD with a BOOT_VOLUME_UNMOUNTABLE. It flashiest by very quickly - had to video tape it to be able to read it. This could be a hardware problem or parts of the Windows system files could be damaged.
The instructions you ask about appear to be for using the Recovery files stored on a hidden partition on the hard drive. If the drive is trashed, you won't be able to recover this way.
At some point before the problem did you make copies of the Recovery files on DVD? If so, boot from the DVD and the prompts should be basically the same. If you didn't, you are probably SOL. The machine is too old to boot from USB. (I'm still trying to figure out what "removable media" is that shows up in BIOS. I made the DVDs but my reader doesn't work. If your DVD works, you could try booting a "live" version of Linux and see what you can recover.
I'm not surprised the copy of XP you got from eBay won't install. Sometimes the version that was sold with a machine will install only on that machine.
Good luck.
The monitor shot you posted is the output from Windows as it tries to boot in safe mode. It's listing drivers as they are loaded. If I try to boot in safe or normal mode the last thing I see is a BSOD with a BOOT_VOLUME_UNMOUNTABLE. It flashiest by very quickly - had to video tape it to be able to read it. This could be a hardware problem or parts of the Windows system files could be damaged.
The instructions you ask about appear to be for using the Recovery files stored on a hidden partition on the hard drive. If the drive is trashed, you won't be able to recover this way.
At some point before the problem did you make copies of the Recovery files on DVD? If so, boot from the DVD and the prompts should be basically the same. If you didn't, you are probably SOL. The machine is too old to boot from USB. (I'm still trying to figure out what "removable media" is that shows up in BIOS. I made the DVDs but my reader doesn't work. If your DVD works, you could try booting a "live" version of Linux and see what you can recover.
I'm not surprised the copy of XP you got from eBay won't install. Sometimes the version that was sold with a machine will install only on that machine.
Good luck.
Oct 4, 2014 at 08:57 PM
Isn't this the choice called safe mode with command line? If so, as I said above none of the choices work. If it is not, since the instructions mention command prompt, and not command line, I have no idea how to get there or to the start menu mentioned.
Also will this system restore, send it back to factory, or just to where I was before the crash?