I can't get this screen to come up.. why? (screenshot)

Discussion in 'Windows XP / Older OS' started by piercekalton, Oct 20, 2011.

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  1. piercekalton

    piercekalton MDL Senior Member

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    #21 piercekalton, Oct 21, 2011
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    now I'm getting the XP Repair Install screen, this obviously has something to do with what I did in ERD

    edit: what I did in ERD

    1. system file repair (long list of corrupt files replaced)

    2. partial system restore

    result: still can't boot, but now I can repair
     
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    #22 piercekalton, Oct 21, 2011 (OP)
    oh, also as a side note. the Win7 Startup repaired seemed to run some type of hard drive or disk check prior to attempting repair. I assume this was a chkdsk. so it did recognize something haywire and tried to do something about it

    I've actually had unbootable PC's that were remedied by a simple chkdsk /r and boot repair
     
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    #23 piercekalton, Oct 21, 2011
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    how can I tell if my XP install is AHCI or IDE?

    it doesn't even matter until it tries to load the driver right?
     
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    #24 piercekalton, Oct 21, 2011 (OP)
    I get all the way to mup.sys now.. what comes after that that would cause a blue screen?
     
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    #25 stayboogy, Oct 21, 2011
    where did you get the machine, and why does it have to have a "custom setup"?
     
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    #26 911medic, Oct 21, 2011
    Sounds like the ISO is corrupt(medium) or the rom drive is not reading well. The cd should read and install all the way to the last reboot I would think..
     
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    #27 piercekalton, Oct 23, 2011 (OP)
    it could be but I assume this is an F6 driver issue

    I've found out this XP installation uses AMD AHCI drivers and AHCI is enabled in the bios

    so I assume an XP repair install is going to fail at some point if I try to do it in native IDE mode without the drivers, is this correct?

    everything I have been doing so far is in native IDE mode. am I correct in assuming this is ok for repairing system files and chkdsk and the like, but not for a repair install?
     
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    #28 Tito, Oct 23, 2011
    As far I know, SP0, SP1 and SP2 XP lack of AHCI drivers; only SP3 XP uses somekind of generic AHCI driver ~ correct me if I'm wrong :confused:
     
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    #29 piercekalton, Oct 23, 2011
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    I didn't think SP3 had any AHCI driver (it may, but I'm unaware of it)

    but that's not my question, my question is will a non-F6 repair install fail when trying to repair an XP install that uses an AHCI driver while the BIOS is set to native IDE.

    I'm just confused about the details of the AHCI vs IDE driver issues when repairing/restoring/recovery console etc..

    to phrase differently, if I switch to native IDE from AHCI, should a non-F6 repair install work properly?
     
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    #30 911medic, Oct 24, 2011
    I think if the drive is recognized, you do not need the F6 drivers. (already installed somewhere)..Maybe try disconnecting all peripherals not needed to boot and repair. I have had some USB drives and card readers cause problems with installs and repairs at times....-Just a thought..:(
     
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    #31 piercekalton, Oct 24, 2011
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    thanks for the help everyone, I gave up on this
     
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    piercekalton MDL Senior Member

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    #32 piercekalton, Oct 24, 2011 (OP)
    the drive will always be recognized but if you have it set to the wrong mode in the bios windows will blue screen so that's why I figured a repair install might error also.

    I didn't think to disconnect the card readers and stuff from the board. ty for that tip
     
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