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Comment on Windows XP Won’t Boot by Lee

Lee — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:41:10 +0000

Hi. My xp keeps rebooting and safe mode is not working. I put an xp disc and can get tO recovery console but when this starts it hangs at the checking Atari message or gets past that to a black screen where I cannot type anything.a couple of times I got to command prompt but when I try and start chkdsk nothing happens at all. Just before it reboots I get a blue screen but can’t read it before it goes back to the beginning. Plz help I dont know what else to do

Comment on How to style input tag file uploads in Webkit (Chrome, Safari) by Trover

Trover — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:07:11 +0000

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Comment on Bulletproof and fast css gradients by admin

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:34:04 +0000

I fixed the typo, thanks for the feedback.

Comment on Bulletproof and fast css gradients by ainos

ainos — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:01:43 +0000

hi there! you write “Forefox” instead of Firefox. Thank you so much!! The “position: relative;” solve my problem of the ugly text!

Comment on Windows XP Won’t Boot by Mike

Mike — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:20:58 +0000

Admin,
Thank you for pointing me to EBCD to repair my password problem. I was finally able to get to a machine to download their utility. I have tried the option to reset the password several times, but continually get:
Can’t Run windows password wizard
Failed to read ‘\SAM\Domains\Account’ key of SAM database
I have researched this error message, but have not found an answer. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike

Comment on Windows XP Won’t Boot by admin

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:56:56 +0000

It is likely the power supply in your computer is broken. When it starts doing funny things like turn on without pressing the power button it’s not a good sign and the power supplies is the most likely thing to be broken. I would replace it as new power supplies can be had for less than $50. If the power supply is not the problem than it’s likely the motherboard is broken.

Comment on Windows XP Won’t Boot by admin

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:48:47 +0000

I have seen this happen before because the hard drive is so messed up the recovery console cannot read the password file correctly so it won't take any password. It's pretty easy to reset with some other Linux based recovery disks. Check my Windows Password Recovery post for more info. Once the password is reset or removed it should word on fine.

Comment on Windows XP Won’t Boot by Mike

Mike — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:02:56 +0000

I am running Windows XP Pro SP3. I have an unmountable boot volume error and cannot boot in safe mode or get to a dos prompt. In using recovery console from my Windows XP SP2 CD it will not accept “Enter” for the admin password. I have confirmed that there is no admin password on the machine and never has been one used. How can I get past the admin password problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Comment on Windows XP Won’t Boot by ste nicko

ste nicko — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:07:15 +0000

hi there can you help.my pc has stopped completely.turn on the power and the fans come on and thats it.i have never had this happen.it won’t do anything so i can’t even get into bios or load from my xp disc.my wife said it was fine and made some beeping noises and then turned it self off.i have tried all the parts i can monitor mouse and keyboard are ok.will try the graphics card later.the only noticeable problem is when i switch the plug on at the wall the pc turns on which it should not do till i press the power button on the pc.hope you can help

Comment on Starting a Computer Repair Business by Jose Majano

Jose Majano — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:27:55 +0000

Wow good information, i been fixing pc for a while now, and this article is correct most problems are software related