Windows xp active desktop wont restore

How do I restore my trashbin on my desktop [ 1 Answers ] How do I restore my trashbin on my desktop. Active desktop recovery [ 12 Answers ] Hi I have a problem with my laptop Epsxe suddenly minimize and no display after restore [ 2 Answers ] Hello. Browse All Topics. Answer Find questions to answer. Find today's questions. Find unanswered questions. Search Search Topics. Advanced Search. Not a member? Find latest posts by CrayonTiger.

Send a private message to Andrew Carstens. Updated with details : — Rachel Nark. I updated your post - can you confirm this is the screen you are getting if not, I will edit your post — Dave. What happens when you click Restore my active desktop — Dave. If the suggestion from Microsoft doesn't work then your limited to reinstalling Windows.

We need more information about what the crash was. A screenshot also would be helpful. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Dave Dave 25k 10 10 gold badges 51 51 silver badges 68 68 bronze badges.

Community Bot 1. Kunal 1, 5 5 gold badges 20 20 silver badges 29 29 bronze badges. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. If the master boot record is corrupt, the partition boot sector can't do its job and Windows won't boot.

If you suspect Windows XP won't boot because the master boot record has been corrupted, you can use the Recovery Console tool Fixmbr to fix it. For example, the device pathname format for a standard bootable drive C configuration would look like this:. When Windows XP encounters a fatal error, the default setting for handling such an error is to automatically reboot the system. If the error occurs while Windows XP is booting, the operating system will become stuck in a reboot cycle--rebooting over and over instead of starting up normally.

In that case, you'll need to disable the option for automatically restarting on system failure. When Windows XP begins to boot up and you see the message Please select the operating system to start or hear the single beep, press [F8] to display the Windows Advanced Options Menu. Now, Windows XP will hang up when it encounters the error and with any luck, it will display a stop message you can use to diagnose the problem.

If you can't seem to repair a Windows XP system that won't boot and you have a recent backup, you can restore the system from the backup media. The method you use to restore the system will depend on what backup utility you used, so you'll need to follow the utility's instructions on how to perform a restore operation.

If you can't repair a Windows XP system that won't boot and you don't have a recent backup, you can perform an in-place upgrade. Doing so reinstalls the operating system into the same folder, just as if you were upgrading from one version of Windows to another. An in-place upgrade will usually solve most, if not all, Windows boot problems. This screen will prompt you to press R to repair the selected installation or to press [Esc] to install a fresh copy of Windows XP.

In this case, initiating a repair operation is synonymous with performing an in-place upgrade, so you'll need to press R. When you do so, Setup will examine the disk drives in the system.

It will then begin performing the in-place upgrade. Keep in mind that after you perform an in-place upgrade or repair installation, you must reinstall all updates to Windows. Greg Shultz is a freelance Technical Writer. Previously, he has worked as Documentation Specialist in the software industry, a Technical Support Specialist in educational industry, and a Technical Journalist in the computer publishing industry.