I cannot use system restore becuase the computer will not go into safe mode.
My friend has a Windows XP Professional CD but I have Windows XP home edition.
Can I get away with using a XP professional CD on my XP home edition computer?
Why do you have to get into safe mode?
Go to start > Run and then type the following:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
That will bring up the SytemRestore GUI
becuase I keep getting:
We apologize for the inconveniance, but windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this.
If ur computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectadly, or was automatically shut down to protect ur files & folders, choose 'last know good configuration' to revert to the most recent settings that worked.
If a previous startup attempt was interupted due to a power failure or because the power or reset button was pressed, or if u aren't sure what caused the problem, choose 'start windows normally'.
Options:
Safe Mode
Safe mode with networking
Safe mode with command prompt
Last known good configuration (ur most recent settings that worked)
Start windows normally
I've tried both 'Last know good config' and ' start windows normally' but you just end up back onto this screen after it appears to be loading up.