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Virtual XP won"t boot after update.

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 05/10/2009
From: Zane
Message:

Hi Guys & Girls

I have XP as a virtual machine, which recently completed an update. The
thing is it restarted after the update and now it won't boot into windows.
The XP logo with the blue animated bar comes up, sits there for a bit then it
restarts.
It then keeps doing and never starts.
Has any one got any ideas how I can get it to restart with out losing any
data on the drive. Its important that I don't lose the data.
Thanks
Zane

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Re: Virtual XP won"t boot after update.

Sent: 05/10/2009
From: zane
Message:

Hi Mark,

I've used winimage and got some data back.
I've tried restarting in safe mode, etc etc and it still doesn't boot....
any ideas?

Thanx
zane

"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:

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> "Zane" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> > Has any one got any ideas how I can get it to restart with out losing any
> > data on the drive.
>
> Boot it in safe mode.
>
>
> > Its important that I don't lose the data.
>
> http://www.winimage.com/winimage.htm
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
>
>

Re: Virtual XP won"t boot after update.

Sent: 05/10/2009
From: zane
Message:

It gets to the windows logo with the blue animated bar it then goes blank and
restarts its self. This then just keeps going round in a loop.
Every thing was fine yesterday, xp vm started it then informed an update had
installed and that it needed to restart.
I did that(Restarted) and then that was it..... no go, right before I was
due to start scoring a cricket match.... hence my frustration.

Cheers
Zane

"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:

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> "zane" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> >>> Has any one got any ideas how I can get it to restart with out losing
> >>> any
> >>> data on the drive.
> >>
> >> Boot it in safe mode.
>
> >
> > I've tried restarting in safe mode, etc etc and it still doesn't boot....
> > any ideas?
>
> How far does it get...?
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
>
>

Re: Virtual XP won"t boot after update.

Sent: 05/10/2009
From: Robert Comer <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

>It gets to the windows logo with the blue animated bar it then goes blank and

You might boot the XP VM from an XP install CD, select recover on the
first screen to get to the recovery console, then running a chkdsk.
I've seen some slight corruption cause this kind of behavior with XP.

And if that doesn't work, boot from that same XP media, enter past the
first install screen, then it will find the old install and ask if you
want to repair it, take that option.

Also best would be to restore the whole .vhd file if you have a
backup, then you don't have to worry about fixing the current one.

--
Bob Comer

On Sun, 10 May 2009 04:21:01 -0700, zane
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:

Show quoted text

>restarts its self. This then just keeps going round in a loop.
>Every thing was fine yesterday, xp vm started it then informed an update had
>installed and that it needed to restart.
>I did that(Restarted) and then that was it..... no go, right before I was
>due to start scoring a cricket match.... hence my frustration.
>It gets to the windows logo with the blue animated bar it then goes blank and
>restarts its self. This then just keeps going round in a loop.
>Every thing was fine yesterday, xp vm started it then informed an update had
>installed and that it needed to restart.
>I did that(Restarted) and then that was it..... no go, right before I was
>due to start scoring a cricket match.... hence my frustration.
>
>Cheers
>Zane
>
>"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> "zane" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>
>> >>> Has any one got any ideas how I can get it to restart with out losing
>> >>> any
>> >>> data on the drive.
>> >>
>> >> Boot it in safe mode.
>>
>> >
>> > I've tried restarting in safe mode, etc etc and it still doesn't boot....
>> > any ideas?
>>
>> How far does it get...?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Rae
>> ASP.NET MVP
>> http://www.markrae.net
>>
>>

Re: Virtual XP won"t boot after update.

Sent: 05/10/2009
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"Zane" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

Boot it in safe mode.

http://www.winimage.com/winimage.htm

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

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> Has any one got any ideas how I can get it to restart with out losing any
> data on the drive.
> Its important that I don't lose the data.

Re: Virtual XP won"t boot after update.

Sent: 05/10/2009
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"zane" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

How far does it get...?

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Show quoted text

>>> Has any one got any ideas how I can get it to restart with out losing
>>> any
>>> data on the drive.
>>
>> Boot it in safe mode.
>
> I've tried restarting in safe mode, etc etc and it still doesn't boot....
> any ideas?

Re: Virtual XP won"t boot after update.

Sent: 05/10/2009
From: "Mark Rae [MVP]" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

"zane" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
news:(email address - cut out)...

In addition to Bob's advice, do you happen to recall what the update was...?

--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Show quoted text

>> How far does it get...?
>
> It gets to the windows logo with the blue animated bar it then goes blank
> and
> restarts its self. This then just keeps going round in a loop.
> Every thing was fine yesterday, xp vm started it then informed an update
> had
> installed and that it needed to restart.

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