[Munday]

I installed a 20 gb hard drive disconnected my old one that didn't work, installed winxp and it boots only to safe mode. From there I can access the net ( I am now) and I have tried to change startup items in msconfig, but it still only boots to safe mode. I cannot revert to an older startup that worked successfully, as it hasn't happened yet. What can I do?

TY, Kelly

 

[johnwill]

Althought this sounds like a hardware incompatibility, since it's a new install, you might boot the CD and run a system repair.

 

[Monkey]

Have you tried pressing F8 before Windows starts up and choosing Start Windows Normally?