Unable to boot after Windows Update

Hi, my laptop was running perfectly under Windows XP Pro SP2, and suddenly
after I decided to visit Microsoft Update to make sure I patch the system for
any security issues I could be exposed to, I encounter with a looped boot
problem... Unfortunately after updates were installed the system asked to
reboot the computer, which I did, and I havent been able to start Windows
again, not even in safe mode nor Last Well known configuration.
I tryed entering the recovery console and renaming kernel32.dll to
kernel32.old and expanding a new copy from the installation CD with no
success when booting. Can you please advise me with a solution to this
problem other than reinstalling everything...

Thanks in advance,
Roger Meyers

Hi there,

Probably you took a driver update which messed up your sytem, always take
drivers from the manufacturers website: that is if you really need to fix a
driver issue.

You can try a repair all your programs and settings remain working, however
all your winupdates will be gone.

Boot from cd and proceed choose install windows the ( second) repair option
should show up.

system properties -> advanced->startup and recovery ->settings-> system
faillure automaticly restart should be unmarked , this will help
trobleshooting any future problems.

Let us know if this helped.

Best regards,
Michel Denie

"RMeyers" <> wrote in message
news:93614AFA-E5D1-4D3E-B2F2-...
> Hi, my laptop was running perfectly under Windows XP Pro SP2, and suddenly
> after I decided to visit Microsoft Update to make sure I patch the system
> for
> any security issues I could be exposed to, I encounter with a looped boot
> problem... Unfortunately after updates were installed the system asked to
> reboot the computer, which I did, and I havent been able to start Windows
> again, not even in safe mode nor Last Well known configuration.
> I tryed entering the recovery console and renaming kernel32.dll to
> kernel32.old and expanding a new copy from the installation CD with no
> success when booting. Can you please advise me with a solution to this
> problem other than reinstalling everything...
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Roger Meyers

Yes It did... Thank you very much for your help!

Regards,
Roger Meyers

"realcestmoi" wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> Probably you took a driver update which messed up your sytem, always take
> drivers from the manufacturers website: that is if you really need to fix a
> driver issue.
>
> You can try a repair all your programs and settings remain working, however
> all your winupdates will be gone.
>
> Boot from cd and proceed choose install windows the ( second) repair option
> should show up.
>
> system properties -> advanced->startup and recovery ->settings-> system
> faillure automaticly restart should be unmarked , this will help
> trobleshooting any future problems.
>
> Let us know if this helped.
>
> Best regards,
> Michel Denie
>
> "RMeyers" <> wrote in message
> news:93614AFA-E5D1-4D3E-B2F2-...
> > Hi, my laptop was running perfectly under Windows XP Pro SP2, and suddenly
> > after I decided to visit Microsoft Update to make sure I patch the system
> > for
> > any security issues I could be exposed to, I encounter with a looped boot
> > problem... Unfortunately after updates were installed the system asked to
> > reboot the computer, which I did, and I havent been able to start Windows
> > again, not even in safe mode nor Last Well known configuration.
> > I tryed entering the recovery console and renaming kernel32.dll to
> > kernel32.old and expanding a new copy from the installation CD with no
> > success when booting. Can you please advise me with a solution to this
> > problem other than reinstalling everything...
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Roger Meyers
>
>
>