My main computer will not boot! It has been a few days now, this useful article covers my attempts at restarting it.
10 things you can do when Windows XP won't boot | TechRepublic:
CHKDSK /P fixes 95% of all Windows XP boot problems in my experience. It is run from the Recovery Console as described in some of the other steps. Run CHKDSK /P first, then reboot and hope for Windows. If it blue screens again, go back into the Recovery Console and try the 'in place upgrade' as described. If you find there is no OS found to 'upgrade', reboot, back into the recovery console, and then run BOOTCFG /ADD or /REBUILD, and name the XP install if found. If BOOTCFG /REBUILD wont finish, slave the hard drive in another system and run a full disk check from within Windows. After all 5 tests complete, backup your data just in case, and reinstall HDD in the original PC. Go through the original steps again that I mentioned and oftentimes the XP install will show up for the 'in place upgrade'. If no luck, well you just backed up, so blow it out and start over. Trust me, this is the way to go.
