Before I even have a chance (due to long weekend getaway) to take care of the sick desktop, I now have another “sick” notebook.

As for the old desktop, I decided to take care of the problem by pulling the drive and recovering the files. No biggie. So now my concern is to recover my notebook. And I need all the help I can get.

My notebook has almost the same problem – it does not launch at Start up. This 2 year-old PC runs on XP-Pro. When I boot, it gets stuck at the screen that fills with text:

“We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows does not start successfully………………..

……………Choose start Windows Normally.
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Last Known….
Start Windows Naormally…………..”

I tried all of the above Modes (short of formatting the drive). Nothing works. It always goes back to this same screen.

I do have the Operating System CD on hand, but need guidance how to use it WITHOUT RE-FORMATTING my drive (only as last resort).

Any suggestions are welcome.