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Windows XP/2000 - Won't Boot Keeps Restarting posted in the Operating Systems forums; On my wife’s computer there is a boot issue... I went into system config to disable programs from startup and I very stupidly also changed the start up selection. Now ...


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On my wife’s computer there is a boot issue... I went into system config to disable programs from startup and I very stupidly also changed the start up selection. Now when I start the pc it only goes to the windows loading screen then the screen flashes and it restarts itself. I tried to repair it with my windows disk and i also tried to start it from last know working config, safe mode, ect. But nothing has worked. It restarts even when trying in safe mode. I have a lot of family pictures and videos from the time my son was born and i would really hate to reformat and lose all of that stuff. I have def learned my lesson to back up my data. If there is any help I would GREATLY appreciate it. I’m lost and I’m hoping someone can help me. Someone told me it may be a bad power supply but the thing that seems kind of weird about it being the power supply is it happened right after I messed with those boot settings (1st tab in msconfig) and I clicked restart,... from that point on it never completely loaded again so I kind of doubt it’s a power supply issue.. I regret being so sloppy about where my files were at. I have folders with important stuff and pictures and files, videos of my sons first Christmas, vacation, birthday ect. All over the place mixed in with different softwear folders and editing stuff... I just worry if run the hard rive as slave on my pc that just searching through c drive I will miss a lot of stuff because a lot of them didn’t have file names associated with what they are most of them are just numbers from bulk uploading from my camera .. if I could just get it to load to the desktop I could fix it ... I already have the tools on a flash drive to fix the malware and virus that was giving me problems before I changes the boot settings and screwed it up .. . It’s a hard lesson to learn because these files are priceless. ... I’m to the point I’m about to drop it off and pay a pc store to fix it. .. I would rather try to get help from you guys here than pay the guy down the street that don’t have a very good rep, (I have heard some horrible stories with bad luck with him and a lot of friends say he is a crook) but I’m out of options and the computer has just been sitting messed up for over a month... PLZ SOMEONE!!!!!! (Help me get this thing to boot)

I’m Sorry if my long post made your eyes bleed, lol .. I really appreciate the help.. Thanks again, jOn*
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You have tried safe mode and last known good config so we will have to goto plan b

press F8 again and select safe mode with command prompt
this should work as its basically good old DOS

You will get a black screen that says C:

At the Command Prompt, type C:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe and press Enter.

this should give you a system restore from there restore it back a few days
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Do you require any further help with this matter and update would be helpful
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