Hi Guys,

My daughter has been playing !!! and now the operating system is in a loop
mode. It has four option on starting Windows XP, normal, last known good
congig, command propmt mode, networking or safe mode.

I have tried them all and it keeps looping from start up back to this screen.

Can any one please advise or help.

From a frustated father of a sixteen year old !!!!

In news:80981C66-9392-49C9-908A-09C75EED7927@microsoft.com,
Colin <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi Guys,
>
> My daughter has been playing !!! and now the operating system is in a
> loop mode. It has four option on starting Windows XP, normal, last
> known good congig, command propmt mode, networking or safe mode.
>
> I have tried them all and it keeps looping from start up back to this
> screen.
>
> Can any one please advise or help.
>
> From a frustated father of a sixteen year old !!!!

If you can't get into the OS at all and there's no specific error messages
then the first line of troubleshooting would be a repair installation.

Repair Installation of XP :
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/general/xprepair.html

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"A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."

Sherlock Holmes

Hi

If none of those options allow you access to Windows, then you will have to
try a 'Repair' install of XP. Please have a look at the following article
by Michael Stevens:

"How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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"Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:80981C66-9392-49C9-908A-09C75EED7927@microsoft.com...
> Hi Guys,
>
> My daughter has been playing !!! and now the operating system is in a loop
> mode. It has four option on starting Windows XP, normal, last known good
> congig, command propmt mode, networking or safe mode.
>
> I have tried them all and it keeps looping from start up back to this
> screen.
>
> Can any one please advise or help.
>
> From a frustated father of a sixteen year old !!!!

Hi Will,

As it came pre loaded from PC world where would I get the XP CD from ??

Many Thanks

Colin

"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> If none of those options allow you access to Windows, then you will have to
> try a 'Repair' install of XP. Please have a look at the following article
> by Michael Stevens:
>
> "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> --
>
>
> Will Denny
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
> "Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:80981C66-9392-49C9-908A-09C75EED7927@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > My daughter has been playing !!! and now the operating system is in a loop
> > mode. It has four option on starting Windows XP, normal, last known good
> > congig, command propmt mode, networking or safe mode.
> >
> > I have tried them all and it keeps looping from start up back to this
> > screen.
> >
> > Can any one please advise or help.
> >
> > From a frustated father of a sixteen year old !!!!
>
>
>

Hi Colin

You'll have to look through the documentation that PC World supplied you
with in regard to reinstalling XP. I believe PC World will supply
'recovery' CDs at a cost of about £50 - but they may not include the option
to perform a 'Repair' install of XP. Try contacting the PC World branch
where you bought the system from.

--


Will Denny
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:059C6EF1-AF55-4F6E-8829-36B93A9EFBB8@microsoft.com...
> Hi Will,
>
> As it came pre loaded from PC world where would I get the XP CD from ??
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Colin
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> If none of those options allow you access to Windows, then you will have
>> to
>> try a 'Repair' install of XP. Please have a look at the following
>> article
>> by Michael Stevens:
>>
>> "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
>> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>> "Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:80981C66-9392-49C9-908A-09C75EED7927@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Guys,
>> >
>> > My daughter has been playing !!! and now the operating system is in a
>> > loop
>> > mode. It has four option on starting Windows XP, normal, last known
>> > good
>> > congig, command propmt mode, networking or safe mode.
>> >
>> > I have tried them all and it keeps looping from start up back to this
>> > screen.
>> >
>> > Can any one please advise or help.
>> >
>> > From a frustated father of a sixteen year old !!!!
>>
>>
>>

I am having exactly the same problem. But when i put in the windows XP cd it
won't even get to the point of recovery, says s file is corrupted,
"dac2w2k.sys" and closes down, going back into the loop. I can't get to a
prompt, nothing, just keeps looping

"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi Colin
>
> You'll have to look through the documentation that PC World supplied you
> with in regard to reinstalling XP. I believe PC World will supply
> 'recovery' CDs at a cost of about £50 - but they may not include the option
> to perform a 'Repair' install of XP. Try contacting the PC World branch
> where you bought the system from.
>
> --
>
>
> Will Denny
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
> "Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:059C6EF1-AF55-4F6E-8829-36B93A9EFBB8@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Will,
> >
> > As it came pre loaded from PC world where would I get the XP CD from ??
> >
> > Many Thanks
> >
> > Colin
> >
> > "Will Denny" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> If none of those options allow you access to Windows, then you will have
> >> to
> >> try a 'Repair' install of XP. Please have a look at the following
> >> article
> >> by Michael Stevens:
> >>
> >> "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
> >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Will Denny
> >> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the News Groups
> >>
> >> "Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:80981C66-9392-49C9-908A-09C75EED7927@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi Guys,
> >> >
> >> > My daughter has been playing !!! and now the operating system is in a
> >> > loop
> >> > mode. It has four option on starting Windows XP, normal, last known
> >> > good
> >> > congig, command propmt mode, networking or safe mode.
> >> >
> >> > I have tried them all and it keeps looping from start up back to this
> >> > screen.
> >> >
> >> > Can any one please advise or help.
> >> >
> >> > From a frustated father of a sixteen year old !!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Hi

Do you know what caused the original looping on your system?

See if the following link helps:

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=dac2w2k.sys&hl=en

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Will Denny
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Adolia" <Adolia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4B980304-D807-463A-B089-813A47DF5DF0@microsoft.com...
>I am having exactly the same problem. But when i put in the windows XP cd
>it
> won't even get to the point of recovery, says s file is corrupted,
> "dac2w2k.sys" and closes down, going back into the loop. I can't get to a
> prompt, nothing, just keeps looping
>
> "Will Denny" wrote:
>
>> Hi Colin
>>
>> You'll have to look through the documentation that PC World supplied you
>> with in regard to reinstalling XP. I believe PC World will supply
>> 'recovery' CDs at a cost of about £50 - but they may not include the
>> option
>> to perform a 'Repair' install of XP. Try contacting the PC World branch
>> where you bought the system from.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Will Denny
>> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>
>> "Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:059C6EF1-AF55-4F6E-8829-36B93A9EFBB8@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Will,
>> >
>> > As it came pre loaded from PC world where would I get the XP CD from ??
>> >
>> > Many Thanks
>> >
>> > Colin
>> >
>> > "Will Denny" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >>
>> >> If none of those options allow you access to Windows, then you will
>> >> have
>> >> to
>> >> try a 'Repair' install of XP. Please have a look at the following
>> >> article
>> >> by Michael Stevens:
>> >>
>> >> "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
>> >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Will Denny
>> >> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> Please reply to the News Groups
>> >>
>> >> "Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:80981C66-9392-49C9-908A-09C75EED7927@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi Guys,
>> >> >
>> >> > My daughter has been playing !!! and now the operating system is in
>> >> > a
>> >> > loop
>> >> > mode. It has four option on starting Windows XP, normal, last known
>> >> > good
>> >> > congig, command propmt mode, networking or safe mode.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have tried them all and it keeps looping from start up back to
>> >> > this
>> >> > screen.
>> >> >
>> >> > Can any one please advise or help.
>> >> >
>> >> > From a frustated father of a sixteen year old !!!!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

i googled it myself before i tried asking on here. I have no idea what
started it...i was moving the machine from one case to the other, and the
case (never did figure it out) wouldn't run the board, kept getting 3 long
beeps, swapped out the memory with every machine in the house but got the
same thing. Moved the machine back to old case and appeared everything was
fine then it came up asking to go into safemode, etc, and when you choose one
it reboots, in a never ending cycle.

I got the corrupt file message when i put in the windows xp cd to try to fix
it, and can't get around or passed it. Have narrowed it down to the hard
drive, switching out drive fixed the problem

still would like to figure it out, since i would like to be able to use that
drive!



"Will Denny" wrote:

> Hi
>
> Do you know what caused the original looping on your system?
>
> See if the following link helps:
>
> http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?q=dac2w2k.sys&hl=en
>
> --
>
>
> Will Denny
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> Please reply to the News Groups
>
> "Adolia" <Adolia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4B980304-D807-463A-B089-813A47DF5DF0@microsoft.com...
> >I am having exactly the same problem. But when i put in the windows XP cd
> >it
> > won't even get to the point of recovery, says s file is corrupted,
> > "dac2w2k.sys" and closes down, going back into the loop. I can't get to a
> > prompt, nothing, just keeps looping
> >
> > "Will Denny" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Colin
> >>
> >> You'll have to look through the documentation that PC World supplied you
> >> with in regard to reinstalling XP. I believe PC World will supply
> >> 'recovery' CDs at a cost of about £50 - but they may not include the
> >> option
> >> to perform a 'Repair' install of XP. Try contacting the PC World branch
> >> where you bought the system from.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> Will Denny
> >> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the News Groups
> >>
> >> "Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:059C6EF1-AF55-4F6E-8829-36B93A9EFBB8@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi Will,
> >> >
> >> > As it came pre loaded from PC world where would I get the XP CD from ??
> >> >
> >> > Many Thanks
> >> >
> >> > Colin
> >> >
> >> > "Will Denny" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi
> >> >>
> >> >> If none of those options allow you access to Windows, then you will
> >> >> have
> >> >> to
> >> >> try a 'Repair' install of XP. Please have a look at the following
> >> >> article
> >> >> by Michael Stevens:
> >> >>
> >> >> "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install"
> >> >> http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Will Denny
> >> >> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> >> >> Please reply to the News Groups
> >> >>
> >> >> "Colin" <Colin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:80981C66-9392-49C9-908A-09C75EED7927@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Hi Guys,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > My daughter has been playing !!! and now the operating system is in
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > loop
> >> >> > mode. It has four option on starting Windows XP, normal, last known
> >> >> > good
> >> >> > congig, command propmt mode, networking or safe mode.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I have tried them all and it keeps looping from start up back to
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > screen.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Can any one please advise or help.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > From a frustated father of a sixteen year old !!!!
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>