System corrupted.

Hi dudes, I believe my system has been corrupted after an illegal power-off of my CPU due to an electric cut-off. Ive not able to start my PC(it justs go back to the Boot up screen again when it reaches desktop). Ive did a couple of scandisks. Boot up is still slow and scandisks still shows bad results like "recovering lost files" etc.

So anyone knows of anyway of how to repair the software side of the CPU such that its back to normal. I believe my hardware hasnt got any problem, just that its the corrupted software.

I have no XP disk however to run the XP Repair.

So please, anyone has any alternative in repairing the software side of the system?

Thanks a lot in advance.

 

You might want to give Spinrite a try (from grc.com). It is paid software but one of the best.

 

tap the F8 key while booting and under options select last known good configuration.

 

Hello,
Call your electric company and demand that they fix it. It works for me where I live. They will fix anything that dies on your during power outage. You fix it, provide a receipt of payment and get full reinbursement. So check it. Maybe you can go to a shop, get your Windows reinstalled / buy one, then get the money back. But talk to them first.
Mrk

 

In your case I would try a simple restoration of a backup file, that contains your system partition [C:]. If you don't have a backup, its HIGH TIME to consider a backup solution. Some users have to learn it the hard way

 

seems that its a little late for me to backup.

I was thinking if using Windows XP Professional Disk can help repair the system?

Im on WIN XP PROFESSIONAL 2002 OS here.

So wonder if a normal win xp professional disk will do the job. my friend had a upgrade disk from Home Edition to Professional. Will that do the job?

thx.

 

1. You don't have an original winXPpro CD. How is that possible ?
You lost the CD ? You destroyed the CD ? You did an illegal installation of Windows ?
2. And you don't have a backup of your system.
3. And your computer is probably full of personal data, you don't want to lose.
4. And most probably you don't have a backup of your personal data either. Not even on CD/DVD ?
5. All you have is an upgrade CD from winXPhome to winXPpro of a friend.

Good grief man, you have put yourself in a crazy situation. How can you work with a computer like this ?
I'm not familiar with such situations, because I would never put myself in such situation.
So I give up and I sincerely hope you get help from a member that knows how to fix it.

 

if you tried to boot unsuccesfully using the last known good configuration. then go to the link below and print it and follow the directions for how to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents windows xp from starting. it will get you to a restore point that you can load and restore.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545

let us know how it goes.

 

I wouldn't buy a computer without installation CD's. What's the point of having a computer, that can't be installed from scratch.

 

Can you use these "recovery partitions" without losing your personal data

 

No, Generally they recover the entire drive to the factory condition. You'd have to backup all your personal data to removable media, before using the utility.

 

Thanks. I have to pay extra attention to this when I ever buy or recommend a brand computer. Certainly not my personal choice.

 

Thanks guys. Im able to boot properly now but still startup is relatively slow :O

 

your welcome. might I also suggest going here http://safety.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm?s_cid=sah should help with cleanup.

 

thanks. scanned.

ive downloaded bootvis and transition time from the XP LOGO to my desktop has increased significantly.

Only problem now is that the icons at the taskbar seems to be loading too slowly. MSN icon and Kaspersky icons appear only after abt 2 minutes after desktop is seen.

Any soln??

Thanks a lot in advance and for the patience.

 

you may need to look at what's starting up when your computer start up. thier is a simple program called asviewer located here http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=products
download it and run it - check the items in the list if you don't know what they are write them down then do a google search ie nwiz is a nivdia driver etc. pay particular attention to the ones in the Run section. once you find something their that you do not want starting you can then pick that entry do a right click and delete. Note you should make a backup of the registry before making changes just in case. or create a restore point so you can go back if things go wrong. good luck

 

By the way, how did u do it?

Also I will suggest to go for a backup now for future with some imaging software (plus instant recovery software if u like to add more).