If you can get an XP installation CD disk (Toshiba should have supplied one)
you can boot from the disk. A short way into the installation process, it
will recognize that XP is already installed and give you a chance to
"repair" XP. Try "yes". The worst, if the repair does not work, is that you
will have to reinstall XP over the top of whatever is on the computer. The
only thing I've had to do after that (twice) is run "Windows Update" to
bring XP current on security from whatever was on the installation disk.
Everything else worked fine without having to reinstall anything else.

Does the Toshiba recovery disk have a "repair" function?

I hope this helps.

Tom Mayer

----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Shane" <[log in to unmask]>


I forgot to mention that I had already tried to get into safe mode. Pressing
F8 doesn't give me the screen with the options. This is a Toshiba Satellite
A45 laptop. I do have a recovery disk but that puts the laptop back where it
was at time of purchase. Would really prefer not to go that drastic.

Thank

Rob Shane

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Tom Mayer

Try opening in "safe mode" by pressing F8 during boot process. Then go to
  restore. You might also want to uninstall the problem program while in
safe
  mode.

  Tom Mayer

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "R. Shane" <[log in to unmask]>

Hello,
      I just installed a program on my laptop with WinXP home that required
a
  system reboot and it now won't go past the log on screen. Freezes at
loading
  personal settings. How do I access the restore points not being able to
  completely boot.

  TIA
  Rob Shane

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