XP Home Wont Boot

[milhouse97sj]

I am working on 2 Win XP Home machines that will not boot into Windows. They show the splash screen and flash a BSOD then reboot. This is the same if I choose Safe Mode or Normal. I have used the recovery console and run a chkdsk /r, chkboot, etc and tried to repair the install. Still no luck. I would like not to have to format and reinstall (possibility of losing customers data) Has anyone had this problem before and unable to resolve it? One of the machines has a new motherboard. The other just started doing it.

By the way, changed the RAM out as well. Forgot to mention that.

Thanks in advance

 

[bcastner]

Do you have a digital camera? Try to take a picture of the BSOD and post the exact error back here.

 

[milhouse97sj]

Only problem is that the BSOD lasts for like a split second then disappears. Its too fast to even think about reading.

 

[bcastner]

A repair/Upgrade reinstall will not lose customer data or installed programs, but you will lose hotfixes and service packs. So plan on a little time at the Windows Update site afterwards:

http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp&NoWebContent=1

 

[jmcse]

try a fix mbr in the recovery console. This has worked for me

 

[mws5872]

I agree try a repair/installation I know someone who had the same problem and that worked fine for them.gl