K8N Neo rebooting and wont go into windows!!!! Need major help!!

My brother just called me and before the game tonight he shut down his computer. He jusrt restarted it and it wont boot. It gets to a screen saying windows wasnt shut down properly blah blah blah. Start normally, start in safe mode, etc. What ever he chooses the computer reboots and does the same thing.
He said the lights are all changing colors but the top left led is red. Whats this mean. He is using a good 400-450 antec ps.

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Originally posted by ffactoryxx
should i go to recovery console or try to install. If recovery console what should i type to repair the hardrive or check it
No, do NOT use Recovery Console to do a repair installation.
Instead, boot to the Windows CD.  Do not press F2 or anything else, just wait until it gets to the point where it is asking if you want to "set up Windows XP now, Press Enter" or "Repair a Windows XP Installation Using Recovery Console".
Do NOT choose Recovery Console.  Instead, choose to Set up Windows XP now.
On the next screen, it will ask you to choose "R" to repair the current Windows XP installation.  **Do NOT press escape because that will install XP clean**.  Instead, choose R to repair the current XP installation.
Follow the prompts to repair your XP installation.
Warnings:  
1) Make sure you understand what you're doing.  Research the problem and be sure you want to do this.  It's your own risk and responsibility, not mine.
2) The repair USUALLY works nicely and will leave all  your settings, data, and programs intact, but you will have to reinstall all Windows Critical Updates and Service Packs after you do the repair.  Because of this, disconnect your internet connection (unless you have a hardware firewall) until after the Repair is complete and you activate your software firewall.  At that point, reinstall all critical Windows Updates and Service Packs.  
3) I'm telling you to disconnect your internet connection because otherwise you will  get a virus between the time when the repair is done and you finish installing critical updates, if you don't have a firewall running.
4) Backup your drive before doing anything I've mentioned above.  Don't blame us if you lose all your stuff!!!

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    Originally posted by phreakymind
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