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i installed windows xp successfully. turned it off then turned it back on again it gets to the screen where it says something vdmi pool update successful then gives me the options to run safe mode, safe mode networking, safe mode with command prompt, load last config that worked or start normally. i have chosen each 1 of those options it does the same thing it reboots and goes back to that screen. can any one help me.
it runs windows 98 perfectly, i reformatted the clean installed.

Intell celeron 2.4ghtz
Sapphire radeon 9100igp
1xsamsung 512mb ram @400 mtz pc3200
1x256 mb ram pc3200
western digital 40g hardrive
standard vga graphics card

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A concise troubleshooting path to stop the boot-loop and find the root cause (builds on ’s repair suggestion and the symptoms reported by ).

Start by getting the actual error

  • At the first boot-screen press F8 and choose “Disable automatic restart on system failure.” Let it fail so the blue‑screen STOP code and the faulting file are visible — that code is the most useful clue (for example 0x0000007B usually points at boot/storage drivers; UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME points at filesystem corruption; BAD_POOL_CALLER often means memory/driver issues).

If the XP disc will boot: use Recovery Console

  • Boot the installer, press R for Recovery Console and run these (one at a time):
chkdsk /r
fixboot
fixmbr
  • If NTLDR/NTDETECT errors appear, copy them from the CD from the i386 folder (CD drive letter may be D:):
copy D:\i386\ntldr C:\
copy D:\i386\ntdetect.com C:\

If the XP disc won’t boot: diagnose hardware first

  • Verify the installer disc is actually bootable (try it in another machine or try any other known-bootable CD/bootable USB).
  • Reseat memory and test one DIMM at a time (mixed sticks can fail or be incompatible). Run memtest86+ if you can boot a utility CD/USB.
  • Swap IDE/ATA cables and confirm master/slave jumpers are correct; try another optical drive if available.
  • Remove non-essential cards/peripherals; try with just PSU, motherboard, one RAM stick, keyboard and monitor.
  • Clear CMOS if BIOS settings might be corrupted.

If Windows 98 still boots, use it to copy important files off the XP partition before further attempts. After hardware is confirmed healthy, retry the Recovery Console repair; if that still fails a clean install on a verified, working machine/drive is the final practical step.

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Do you get a flashed blue screen of death be4 it reboots? I recommend using the xp cd to try to repair the installation.. if that doesn't work, then you should reformat and reinstall xp.

How old is this computer? If it came installed with '98, then it might be better to buy a new one..

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Do you get a flashed blue screen of death be4 it reboots? I recommend using the xp cd to try to repair the installation.. if that doesn't work, then you should reformat and reinstall xp.

How old is this computer? If it came installed with '98, then it might be better to buy a new one..

no it came with xp but i need more ram so i installed win 98 till i got more ram. and i don't get a blue screen

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o okay.. try repairing the installation

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It won't let me boot the window s xp cd

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Make sure the cd drive is before the hd in the 'boot device priority' section in the bios.. When the computer completes post, it should ask you to press enter to boot from the cd.

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still doesn't work

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