Sorry if i've posted this in the wrong area.
I think my Boot Loop problem was caused by a virus.

Yesterday I started my computer and it gave me an alert saying
It was infected with a virus. Went on the internet for a
moment and after i typed in a search topic i was redirected to
another site. I then tried to restart my computer so I could
go into safe mode and USE AVAST or System restore, as it has
worked a few times in the past. This is when my computer started
to boot loop. I tried to go into safe mode, and all of the other options on
F8 but it just loads for a moment before RESTARTING.

I have the Windows CD
and i was told on a few other sites to use it to repair or restore the computer
or something like that. The thing is i dont now exactly what i should do once i put
the CD in. Will it erase all of my files on my computer if i use it? Will it only get rid of
this Boot Loop or will it erase everything?

Thank You.Repair installation: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/How-to-repair-Windows-XP-t138.htmlIt didnt work. Afterward it just went back to looping. 1. Disable Auto Restart. Use the <F8> function key during system startup to access the Windows Advanced Options Menu. Tap the key once or twice per second as you startup the computer (or immediately after POST completes and screen flashes black prior to displaying Windows XP logo with its processing bar display).

From the Windows Advanced Options menu, use the up/down arrow KEYS to select the "Disable automatic restart on system failure" and hit .

Hopefully it will stop on a Blue Screen.

2. Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Report the "exact" STOP code string with its four parameters as well as any short error string and/or software MODULE it might name.Okay. So i disabled the automatic restart and this is the error message i got.


STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0x804D9452, 0xF7C2A5C4, 0x00000000 )


Beginning dump of physical memory
Physical memory dump complete.
Contact your system administrator or technical sppor group for further
assistance.let's try with command CHKDSK /R/F in ur CD-XP using recovery consolve.
any ideas pls add more. Is there a certain procedure for doing that while using the disk?Boot to the XP CD...select the 1st R to load the recovery console...at the command prompt type in chkdsk /r and hit Enter...Is this going to erase my data?chkdsk /r will not affect any data...
Report back with results.It says this:

CHDSK found and fixed ONE or more errors on the volume.
19918848 kilobytes total disk space.
4516736 kilobytes are available.

16384 bytes in each allocation unit.
1244928 total allocation units on disk.
282296 allocation unites avalable on disk.

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