Insert a Windows XP CD into your CD/DVD drive.
Restart your computer.
It should now be booting off your Windows XP disc.
If it doesn't boot off the CD. Follow the steps below:
Change boot order in BIOS
- When your computer is starting up tap the Del key and until you enter the Bios, when in Bios click on Boot order and change it to :
- CD/DVD
- Hard Drive (HDD)
- Floppy
- Then save and exit Bios (Your computer should now be restarting)
While it is booting off the disk you should get a prompt to Press
R to enter recovery Console, Press
R.
Press
1 to log onto Windows then press
Enter. You will need the administrative password to get into to command prompt. If the administrator password was blank press
enter.
Type into the command prompt :
chkdsk /r and press
Enter. When the Disc Check is complete type in
Exit and press enter. Remove the Windows XP CD.
Windows should start up normally now.
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