help...!

[shrinkydinx]

during the installation of a program, i was prompted to crate a system restore point. i did. after installing and restarting windows wont boot, not even in safe mode.. how can i make use of this system resore point i created?!? thanks!!!

[redduc900]

Try running the System Restore tool from the Safe Mode command prompt...Restart the computer, and then press F8 during the initial startup to start your computer in Safe Mode with a command prompt | Log on to your computer with an administrator account, or with an account that has administrator credentials | Type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

...then just follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

[shrinkydinx]

when i boot in safe mode w/ command prompt, it gets to 'loading agp440.sys' and then nothing. no hard drive activity or anything... is there a way to restore from a boot disk or something?

[redduc900]

Problems When Windows XP Tries to Load the Agp440.sys Service
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324764&Product=winxp

[shrinkydinx]

its not agp440 thats the problem, if i disable it it hangs at the thing it loads before that.

i found an xp disk to boot from, but it doesnt let me run ****

[redduc900]

I would try a repair install...In the BIOS (normally under "Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu"), configure the computer to start from the CD-ROM drive (make the CD-ROM drive the first boot device) | Insert the XP CD while in the BIOS, save settings (F10) and reboot - (You can also boot with a 98/Me bootdisk with CD support and run Winnt.exe...located in the I386 folder on the CD).

When the "Press any key to boot from CD" message is displayed on your screen, press a key to start your computer from the XP CD | When you see the following message displayed on the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER:

To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER

At this point an option to press R to enter the Recovery Console is displayed...do not select this option | On the XP Licensing Agreement screen, press F8 to agree to the license agreement | Make sure that your current installation of XP is selected in the box, and then press the R key to repair XP | Follow the instructions on the screen to complete Setup.

You could also try booting to the "Last known good configuration".

[shrinkydinx]

well i ended up reinstalling windows...

i couldnt even "repair" the installation...i had to totally reinstall...

at least i was able to o it with my upgrade disc and didnt have to reinstall home, and then upgrade to professional...