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Microsoft published a knowledgebase article on fixing this problem without doing a reinstall. I'll try and find the number if you check back in a few days time. You can't restore it properly because a corrupted restore point is created, or something like that.
the post boot admin pw is (I think) different to the recovery console admin pw. he should try it. also, microsoft have a knowledge base article for people who can't boot beyond agp440.sys. I'll try and find the article number.
common problem with xp - applications not starting correctly, then taking up 99% cpu usage. my experiences show it happens with iexplore.exe, help centre, some virus scanners, etc.. it's quite random, and microsoft have not yet released a fix for it. i'm told it's partially due to corrupt/damaged system files. …
is it a case of it not being able to connect to the internet, or can it not load web pages?
When trying to load Word, a command prompt dialog box pops up for a few seconds before disappearing. Nothing else happens. The same problem occurs with most other utilities - it won't even run something simple like a ping command. The OS is Windows XP Home (no SP installed), and …
there's already a thread going talking about this problem. try some of the ideas in there, see if it fixes the problem. <a href="showthread.php?p=2045#post2045" target="_blank">svchost takes up to 99% of cpu </a>
what file system are you using - NTFS or FAT 32? If you're using FAT 32, plug the HD into a Win 98 system - you'll be able to access the secure info. The other option is to use a Linnux system to do a similar thing. Not quite sure …
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