Windows Keeps restarting

[ahgrafx]

Hi everyone, first post here hope you guys can help me out. Last thing i remember doing is installing msn messenger and halfway through seemed to be frozen so I restarted the computer. After this as far as it get is the progress bar under the windows icon then restarts. sayse autochk.exe cannot be found. I dont have my OS disk with me cause I am moving and have all my software in storage hope someone can help. I'm running xp with sp2
thanks in advance

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

During bootup tap the F8 key a few times. You should see a screen that gives you several choices. I.E safe mode/safe mode with command prompt etc.

Choose last known good configuration.

Let us know what happens.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:

 

[ahgrafx]

done that several times still says cant find system file

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Can you boot into safe mode?

Regards Howard

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Try continuously tapping the spacebar during bootup. This may allow your computer to skip autochk.exe.

Regards Howard

 

[ahgrafx]

im trying to run checkdisk that is when it says it cant find autocheck

 

[ahgrafx]

and when i start normally i get:
windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\windows\system32\config\system\

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Without your OS disk I don`t know what else to suggest.

Maybe some of our other members will have other ideas.

Sorry I couldn`t help you.

Regards Howard

 

[ahgrafx]

Without your OS disk I don`t know what else to suggest.

Maybe some of our other members will have other ideas.

Sorry I couldn`t help you.

Regards Howard

no worries thanks howard
help everybody, I have graphics I have to do !!!!!! haha

 

[ahgrafx]

will a copy of xp work if its not professional??