CluelessNewbie Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Windows won't boot after I ran ccleaner. I can't boot in any mode: Neither safe/safe with networking/ start windows normally/ start last known good boot etc , etc, I've tried them all. Windows seems to start to boot up up then it instantly reboots. I think there is a flash of a blue screen before it reboots. After installing a running CCleaner I ran the analyze cleaned everything. Then I cleaned the registry. I had to do it 6 times each time I saved the registry and it cleaned more things until it found nothing to clean. Then I edited the start up and removed some items, Yahoo, adobe update, palm sync, quicktime update, something for an hp printer monitor. Then I rebooted. What should I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Oh, sorry, just read your title, WinXP. Did you select extra stuff from the Advanced section? Did you know what yo were cleaning when you were using the Registry Cleaner. What version of CCleaner are you using? Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessNewbie Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks for the quick reply! Did you select extra stuff from the Advanced section? No just used the default stuff. Did you know what yo were cleaning when you were using the Registry Cleaner. There were about 600 items to be cleaned. I didn't know what each of them were. What version of CCleaner are you using? I downloaded and installed the latest version as of yesterday. June 25, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 25, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2009 Do you have an xp cd? Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessNewbie Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Do you have an xp cd? Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Do you have an xp cd? If you do, you can see the guide here and run the system checker tool in-built in windows xp. Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 25, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2009 Or you can do a repair install which should allow you to keep all your programs etc but you would need to do windows updates afterwards. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessNewbie Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 So I should boot from the CD and type sfc /scannow or do a repair install and then do the windows updates? Which is better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 25, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2009 Try scannow if no joy try the repair. make sure it's a repair install you choose. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessNewbie Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks, I'm going to try the scan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessNewbie Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Another dumb question> I boot from the xp cd , I get a menu, of install xp, repair or quit? How do I get to run sfc /scannow ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessNewbie Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 I get to the recovery console, but I can't cd to c:/windows/system32 to run the sfc. It only see's the d:/winnt directory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 26, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 26, 2009 to do sfc /scannow http://ask-leo.com/what_is_the_system_file...o_i_run_it.html Is your cd a one that came with the computer and restores it to factory default, or is it a ''real'' xp cd? If you have a reall xp cd here is some info http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalj Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 You should repair. sfc is not going to fix your booting problem. Piriform Software User Guides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Yeah so ditch the sfc. Insert the CD, and chose repair Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluelessNewbie Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 It doesn't look good. I have a real windows xp disk I boot from the cd. I choose repair. I try the chkdsk c: /r And it replies ... after along time checking 52% ... Your disk has unrecoverable problems.... I try chkdsk c: /r again and this time it gets to 62% ... Your disk has unrecoverable problems... So I reboot and and during the first post SMART says that my drive failure is imminent and I should backup ... I try recover again and this time it takes a long time to even detect the disk... It looks like my computer disk drive is saying goodbye.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 27, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 27, 2009 Sorry to hear that it's likely to be your hard drive failing. If you have anything you need off the drive get a mate to download a livecd for you and see if it's able to see your drive and copy over any pictures, music etc that you have on there. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vis...ndows-computer/ Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skexis Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Have you tried fixmbr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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