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Start Windows Normally First, NONE of these above options work. I have tried hitting F8 on start up. The story: A friend shipped me her hard drive for other reasons can't get her Netscape mail to show up. It was fine when she used it last. I have put it in two known good towers, same thing. I have switched all the jumpers around, just to try it. I have tried different cables, different electrical outlets I have scanned it for viruses: NO viruses found.

I have made it a slave and backed up MyDocs, mail, et cetera. BUT, I want to get it fixed now while I have the time. My question is: Can I download a Restore Disk? I have that a phone call away. I just need to be able to run diskcheck, or whatever other tools the Restore Disk offers. Need Windows 11 help? A recent hardware or software change might have caused this. The following error displays when starting the computer with Windows XP: We apologize for the inconvenience but Windows was unable to start successfully.

The computer may continually restart after displaying this message. This issue can be caused by a recent hardware or software change. Step 1: Removing recently added hardware Use the steps in this section to disconnect any recently added hardware and test for the error.

Disconnect the mouse, and any other peripherals attached Printer, scanner, webcam, zip drive, phone cord, network cable and other devices.

Leave only the keyboard and monitor cable attached. The computer displays the We apologize for the inconvenience Allow the timer to count down from 30 to 0. If the computer successfully starts to the Windows desktop and does not restart to the error message, connect one device and wait until Windows recognizes it.

To find if a device is causing the error, continue connecting the devices, one at a time, restarting the computer each time, until the device that is causing the error is found. Check with the device vendor technical support for known issues, resolutions, updated drivers and troubleshooting information for the device. When the We apologize for the inconvenience When the logon screen appears, select Administrator and enter the password if applicable.

Type: rstrui and press Enter. The System Restore screen will appear. On the Welcome to System Restore window, select Restore my computer to an earlier time , then click Next.

On the Select a Restore Point window, select a date that is highlighted in bold print from the calendar. Select a restore point from the window labeled, On this list, click a restore point and click Next. Figure : Selecting a restore point. If a message about closing programs appears, click OK. A Confirm Restore Point Selection window appears. The PC should shut down and turn on automatically after the restoration completes and a Restoration Complete window should appear.

If the PC stops responding, restarts automatically, or the error message reappears, skip to Step 6 to restart from the last known good configuration.. If the We apologize for the inconvenience Step 3: Disabling startup items to start Windows caution: The steps in this section are used to prevent all startup items from opening including antivirus software and other software that may provide important functions.

Use these steps only for troubleshooting purposes:. At the first screen, press the F8 key repeatedly until the Windows Advanced Options Menu or the We apologize for the inconvenience Press Enter to select it. Note that it will look like Windows is reinstalling the operating system fresh, but it is not! Always make sure that you are using the same XP CD that came with computer originally or the repair may fail in the middle!

Allow the install to complete and then restart your computer and see if you can log on. Your desktop settings may be back to their defaults because of the repair. Last resort would be to simply reinstall Windows, but that means you lose your data. Make sure to back it up first because Microsoft will no longer help you with issues related to Windows You can also try to log into safe mode and if you can, that means you can try to do a system restore by going to the command prompt and typing in the following command:.

Now follow the instructions on to choose an earlier state to restore your computer back to. Hope that helps someone fix their problems! In my case.. Wow buddy it worked!

Had to remember my DOS a little.