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Answer» Compaq Presario 2200 laptop is not booting to Windows XP.
I get an error message right after the Windows XP loading SCREEN (the screen with the loading bar) and then it goes blank for a few seconds, and finally to a BSOD that says "The Video Driver Failed to INITIALIZE". After that appears, it starts the whole process again.
I tried Windows Recovery. I can't safe mode it, and choosing previous working settings doesn't work either.
Help, please?Is this after you have re-installed xp? Or upgraded? Or did it just happen randomly i guess?
You could always try repairing the install USING the XP disc.How exactly did you run a Recovery ? ?The problem happened after the computer froze one day. I used the Windows XP disk to repair the installation but that didn't do anything.Are you SURE you did what it states here: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htmCarbon Dudeoxide, yes I did it the way it was instructed.I don't see any harm in doing it again.
(Try to repair the repair installation, if you know what I mean )I've attempted to repair install many times with the same end result. Repair in repair installation? No, I don't know what you mean. Ha ha.Sorry, repair the repair installation.
What were you doing when the computer froze?
Is this laptop still under warranty?Changed settings from 32 to 16 bit color when it crashed. The laptop is DEFINITELY OUT of warranty.
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