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xp instalation

xp instalation
« on: December 17, 2012, 03:35:18 pm »
Hi
On my pc (mobo ga-p57a-d3b3)there are xp , w7 ,w8 in multiboot
The xp boot stops at the middle of its logon
Icant reinstall- it  stops at after some moments without an error code and stays there
How can I reinstall the xp without destroying thr other Os?
Thnx

Re: xp instalation
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 07:35:20 am »
Assuming you have each on a seperate disk, just disconnect all disks except the XP disk.

Otherwise try an XP rescue disk. 

Did you try booting XP in safe mode?

Did you try F12 to boot directly from disk?
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Re: xp instalation
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2012, 05:25:16 pm »
Hi
The OS's are on seperate partitions on the same disk
How to get /create a xp rescue disk?
treied safe mode- didnt help
Tnx

Re: xp instalation
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2012, 08:59:21 pm »
Hi
The OS's are on seperate partitions on the same disk

Multiboot menus are tough to diagnose.  I stopped using them a long time ago and I'm not familiar with them anymore.

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How to get /create a xp rescue disk?

I mean to boot from your xp install cd and repair from there if possible

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treied safe mode- didnt help
Tnx

Have you had diskcheck come up scanning your drive at boot time?  Sometimes it thinks it's fixing things when it breaks things instead.  I've been getting it a lot since win 8.  It's fine with single boot, but it throws a fit multi-boot.

If you tried reinstalling xp and it failed, then you may have bigger problems
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