Hi i have a dell dimension b110 and i was trying to access the recovery console using a friends xp cd and i accidentally hit enter when i needed to press R and it loaded a files to the computer then rebooted now it keeps going to the windows installer to install windows xp is there a way to stop this and make it boot regular again.

Hello and welcome to PCHF

if you have an xp cd then i'd suggest just booting from that and reinstalling windows.

as far as i know its too late to stop the install now (i think u wrote over booting files)

You have no choice but to install windows now.

ok but i have a dell which comes with xp already installed and i dont think my key will work with a real windows cd? correct i have the registry backed up can i use ultimate boot disk and place these files back and it work? SAM, SYSTEM, SECURITY DEFAULT. if not do you know how much it is for a restore cd from dell.

What do you mean by a real CD?

If the CD came supplied with a new computer it means it is OEM it will go on any computer and use the computers origonal Key.

If it is retail and was bought as a seprate purchase with the key supplied with the disk then you cannot use it.

Wich of the above is it?

my dell didnt come with a restore disk so i used my friends retail xp cd because all i needed was the recover console. however after replacing the files above it boots back up normally to the login screen but my mouse and keyboard are not working so i cant login.

by real i meant retail windows xp.