Fujitsu-Siemens laptop running XP Media centre.

When starting up, gets to blue screen (not BSOD) with "windiws
starting" but never progresses.

F8 - last known good configuration no better, VGA mode no different.

F8 - safe mode starts up fine.

From safe mode, trying to return to a previous restore point (even one
aeons ago) starts restoring files "procedure"/screen, but never
completes... at best some files get retsored (blue bar is partially
filled across the screen).

F8 - safe mode with command prompt OK but chkdsk /f doesn;t actually
ever start a scan on subsequent reboot into safe mode.

Am stuck with how to proceed.

Sorry if this is a FAQ but have googled and found nothing definitive
to date.

cheers

ian

Since it boots fine in safe mode, something being started at boot may be the
problem:

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316434

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Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


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