RE: XP stalls during boot-up…

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When booting in safe mode, does it show the boot log on screen? What's
the =
last entry before it hangs? Is there still HDD activity after that?

Paul.

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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Tim Hawes
> Sent: 01 March 2010 06:56
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] XP stalls during boot-up=85
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> =85after changing out the hard disk for a larger one.
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> I=92ve ghosted each partition of my laptop HDD onto a new, larger hard
> disk
> and have set the active partition correctly. The machine now gets
> through
> the black win XP start screen but stalls part way through the blue
> =93letterbox=94 XP logo screen just before the =93Welcome=94 page.
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> I=92ve also tried starting in safe mode and last known good
> configuration, but
> it still stops booting in the same place.
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>
> Googling suggested using the recovery console but I=92ve only got an
XP
> Pro cd
> =96 the laptop needs XP Home and only has a recovery partition. To cap
it
> all,
> I can=92t remember the administrator password I setup 4 years ago=85
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> Any ideas?
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> Many thanks,
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>
> Tim.
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