If you can't repair a Windows XP system that won't boot and you don't have a recent backup, you can perform an in-place upgrade. Doing so reinstalls the operating system into the same folder, just as if you were upgrading from one version of Windows to another. An in-place upgrade will usually solve most, if not all, Windows boot problems. This screen will prompt you to press R to repair the selected installation or to press [Esc] to install a fresh copy of Windows XP.
In this case, initiating a repair operation is synonymous with performing an in-place upgrade, so you'll need to press R.
When you do so, Setup will examine the disk drives in the system. It will then begin performing the in-place upgrade. Keep in mind that after you perform an in-place upgrade or repair installation, you must reinstall all updates to Windows. Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer. Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry.
Once the format operation is complete, close the Format dialog box to return to My Computer, double-click the drive C icon to access the root directory, and copy the following three files to the floppy disk: Boot.
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What is your system make and model? If there is a problem booting, XP is configured to automatically try to boot again and you can get stuck in a loop of just being unable to get past the boot options screen or none of the boot options you choose will work.
Sometimes when XP has a problem starting or crashes and tries to start again, it will give you a "short" menu of boot options and none of them will seem to be the right ones to get your system going again. You've tried them all! The options resemble the XP Advanced Boot Options menu, but the one option you need Disable automatic restart on system failure is not offered because XP has gone too far along in the boot process and offers you a limited number of boot options.
In other instances, drivers or other software that were recently installed on the computer may prevent it from booting into Windows normally. When this happens, we use the Advanced Boot Options to resolve the issues. These options, along with the other Advanced Boot Options, will be described in the next section. There are five options common to all four operating systems. The image below from Windows XP shows these five options.
Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 each have additional options. Three choices for Safe Mode are available. The first choice, Safe Mode, is a very basic boot up of Windows that uses generic Windows drivers from Microsoft instead of the drivers provided by the vendor. This option does not allow access to a network or the Internet which can be beneficial if the PC has an issue requiring Internet or network access be disabled prior to resolving the problem. The Safe Mode with Networking option also uses the same basic boot processes that Safe Mode uses but a generic network driver is added so that users can connect to their network or to the Internet.
This option is generally beneficial to use if access to the Internet is needed in order to allow remote access to the computer. An example of using the Safe Mode with Networking option would be allowing a technician to remote in to the computer to fix a problem such as a virus or corrupt files that are preventing Windows from starting normally.
This third Safe Mode option is more of an advanced function as knowledge of text-based commands is needed. The Last Known Good Configuration option is a good first option to try if changes to the operating system or drivers were recently performed and the computer is not booting normally after the changes were made. The Last Known Good Configuration does exactly what it sounds like it does. Windows loads the last system configuration in which the system booted normally. If the problem with Windows occurs after the desktop has been loaded, the Last Known Good Configuration will not fix the issue.
The Start Normally option is generally used for starting the computer in normal mode if it was accidentally booted into the Advanced Boot Options menu. This option also can be used if the computer was not shut down normally the last time it was used. When the computer automatically boots into the Advanced Boot Options menu as a result of this reason, using the Start Normally option should be tried prior to using the other advanced boot options. In addition to these five options used with all four operating systems, several more options are available in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
The image below from Windows 7 shows the new functionality added that was included starting in Windows Vista. Other than that, the boot options are the same for both operating systems. Enable Boot Logging is used to track the processes used by the computer when it is booted to Windows. This information can then be analyzed to find where the boot up process is failing. The Enable low-resolution video option is used if a problem with the graphics driver is preventing the user from using the computer.
This option allows a specific display resolution of x to be used to address issues with viewing items. Directory Service Restore Mode is only used if there is a domain a specialized grouping of computers using a specific type of server. This option is used to reconnect computers to a domain. Debugging Mode is an advanced mode in which two computers are used.
The working computer receives data from the non-working computer that is then used to fix the issue by analyzing the data using a program called a debugger.
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