PC won’t Launch Windows XP! keeps repeating CHKDSK sequence stages 1 to 5 but doesn’t start windows-PLS HELP!

November 2, 2009

PLEASE someone HELP !
When i turn my PC on, it goes through the following sequences :
Checking file system on C: The type of the file system is NTFS.
CHKDSK is verifying files ( stage 1 of 5 )…
file verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying indexes ( stage 2 of 5 )…
indexes verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors( stage 3 of 5)
security descriptor verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn journal…
Usn journal completed.
CHKDSK is verifying file data ( stage 4 of 5 )…
file data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifyig free space ( stage 5 of 5 )
free space verification completed.

Now, after going through the above sequential process, the screen shows
the familiar
WINDOWS XP prompt as if it is about to Launch Windows Xp BUT it
doesn’t… the whole process as listed above starts all over again ! it goes on over and over again – the same ‘groundhog day’ scenario !! today is the 3rd day
running
has occured after I downloaded and ran a REGISTRY CLEANER software with
DEFRAG etc. maintenance. Now, I’ve tried F8 to run XP on SAFE MODE ..also tried ‘ on F8 ‘LAST KNOWN CONFIGURATION THAT WORKED’ prompt..NOTHING—also I have no Xp CD’s .it comes back to the above sequence over n over again. I am a NOVICE at these things with limited computer knowledge cab anyone tell me what to do PLEASE

Why won’t my computer boot?

August 23, 2009

I have a dell inspiron 2200 that I purchased in the summer of 2005. It still used windows xp. about a week ago, I tried to restart my computer and it simply wouldn’t boot. after further exploration, i noticed that it does begin to load. it goes through a few sequences then gets to the black screen where there is a large window’s icon and the little moving status bar underneath for about 20 seconds, then simply goes black with the cursor still movable and on the screen. I’ve let it sit for about thirty mins in this screen with no progress.

I’ve done thorough diagnostics in the boot menu by pressing f12 at the beginning of the startup process hoping to find a problem. nothing resulted.

I also don’t believe my laptop came with a boot disc. Looking through some of the original paperwork that came with it, i found something that says my computer does not require an operating system cd or drivers cds. instead, it tells me to reinstall software by using system restore… i’d love to do this if my comp would actually boot!

somebody please help.

thanks