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Old 12-21-2007, 11:36 AM   #4 (permalink)
tonyisnt
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Default Re: Windows PC won't allow login

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Originally Posted by superdave1984 View Post
Try a repair install first before doing a full format. You need that XP disk however. You can try the recovery console and use fixboot then fixmbr commands. Failing that the repair install is next choice, then if that doesn't do it, a format may be your last hope.
That's what I was planning on doing, but we need to get an install disk. We're working on it, but I'm thinking a wipe and re-install might be the most likely option. If so, XP is probably going to be replaced with Arch Linux.
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