Power failure and now only has blue screen with HP logo

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) (Repair) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315341

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"Bob" <bcs@internetcds.com> wrote in message
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> Please HELP!!!! Can anybody tell me what I can do to
> save my computer and file?? Someone accidently pushed
> the on/off switch on the power/surge protector and for
> about 1/2 second I had no power. It made my computer
> shut down. When it restarted it only makes it to blue
> screen with hp logo or black screen with system info down
> to where it says "entering setup" but then it goes no
> more. PLEASE PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!!
> To much to lose (approx. 38gbs)
> Thanks
> Bob

"PaulM" <paulsxp@paulsxp.com> wrote in message
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> How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) (Repair) of Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315341
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Won't do Paul HP don't supply disks

Bob best bet would be to get the bootdisk I think it is 6 or 8 of them
download it from http://www.bootdisk.com
you'll have to look around for it. man it saved my butt once
anyhow this should allow you to repair it

hope this helps


are you sure F8 won't work either
Just a thought

> "Bob" <bcs@internetcds.com> wrote in message
> news:085901c34a0f$45bdfe30$a401280a@phx.gbl...

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Bob wrote:

> Please HELP!!!! Can anybody tell me what I can do to
> save my computer and file?? Someone accidently pushed
> the on/off switch on the power/surge protector and for
> about 1/2 second I had no power. It made my computer
> shut down. When it restarted it only makes it to blue
> screen with hp logo or black screen with system info down
> to where it says "entering setup" but then it goes no
> more. PLEASE PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!!
> To much to lose (approx. 38gbs)
> Thanks
> Bob

To reinstall HP's version of XP (without a recovery disk - thank HP for
nothing) hit F10 when starting the computer. Hope you backed up your
data. If you *don't* have backups, then take the machine to a local
computer shop so they can slave the hard drive in another machine and
copy data for you. Have them reinstall Windows while you're there.

Malke
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