Computer starts up but wont boot windows

If you loaded Windows while the hard drive was installed in another computer, with a different motherboard, it is no doubt configured with entirely different drivers that are not compatible with your motherboard. Such restarts when Windows tries to load are a typical result.

Hi

Which PC is it that isn't working? (brand name)
Or is it a custom built (need bios brand and rev version)

It freezes or restarts when booting from the Windows DVD?

We'll need more information about your parts. If this is a storebought PC, tell us the brand, model, and how old it is. If it is one you built or had someone build, please list the parts, particularly the motherboard, PSU (brand and model, not just wattage), graphics card, and RAM.
Does the machine also have integrated video? If it does, remove the graphics card and try it using the IGP.

Ok, as old as it is, look over the motherboard carefully for swollen, cracked, or leaking capacitors. Google will show you typical images if you search for "bad capacitors." Second, the CMOS battery may have croaked, causing the PC to "forget" what's in it (and therefor how to talk to its components). The CMOS battery is most likely a common CR2032, but check the old one to be sure.

Which RAM are you using?
How many / and are they 2/4/8 GB's?
Is the motherboard giving you a long or a short beep(s)?

Does your friend's PC have the same graphics card as yours?
If it works fine on the integrated graphics, you could also have a power problem. What is the brand and model (not just wattage) of the PSU?

Since it is five years old, please replace the CR2032, reset your CMOS to defaults, and retest.

You need to reset the CMOS to defaults, then make any specific settings you need, like boot order and setting the date and time. Did you get a new battery, or just put the old one back in?

It really seems that the hard drive is corrupted.
This will also happen when incompatible drivers are installed...or incompatible updates are installed...

Also, use these power settings:
Click Start, Click Control Panel,
Look at the top of the window, in the path bar you see “control panel >”
Click on “>” (in the path bar) now click on “all control panel options.”
(This will open up all the hidden controls available)
Click Power Options
click on the arrow to “show other plans”
Check the Box that says "high performance"
Click (in high performance) "change plan settings"
Turn off display: set to NEVER
Put the computer to sleep: set to NEVER
Click: Change advanced plan settings
Scroll down the list: Click on the + signs to expand the choices for each item on the list.
Require a password on wake up: set to NO
Hard disk: turn off the hard disk: set to NEVER
Wireless adapter settings:
Sleep: set to NEVER
Allow Hybrid sleep: set to NEVER
Hibernate after: set to NEVER
Allow wake timers: set to disable
USB settings:
USB selective suspend setting: set to NEVER
Power Buttons and lid:
Power button action: Setting: set to shut down
Sleep Button Action: set to: do nothing
PCI Express:
Link State Power Management, Setting: OFF
Processor Power Management: Minimum state (set to) 7%

System Cooling Policy: setting: Active
Maximum State (set to) 100%
Display
Turn off display after: setting: NEVER (turning off display automatically can cause freezing also)
Turn off the monitor power manually, when you want it off. Don’t use the auto monitor turn off.
Multimedia Settings:
When Sharing Media: Setting: Prevent idling to sleep
When Playing Video: Setting: Optimize Video
Click APPLY
Click OK

Open the bios set up and make sure "cool and quiet" is OFF. (AMD)
If there is a power saver or a "quiet mode" in the bios, shut it off...
There may be a performance setting in the bios setup you have...make sure it's cranked up to max.
in the bios, see that the allocation for video, if available, is maxed.

Now open the hardware manager profiles...
click start
click computer
click system properties
click device manager
double click on mice and other pointing devices
right click on HID compliant mouse
left click on properties
click on the power management tab
UN-check the box that says: "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power." (there is now NO check mark in this box)
click OK

Now repeat this procedure for all mice, monitors, keyboards, and ALL USB ports on the device manager list.

You must open ALL the devices one at a time, as above, and turn off the power saver, for each device.

NOW turn all the security back ON. NOW open your security antivirus. Make sure the antivirus is set to "gaming mode." Or "multimedia mode."
This prevents the security updating from interrupting your game / multimedia priority.
IF the security does not have "gaming mode" or "multimedia mode" get different security.
IF you are using "free" security downloaded from the internet, get rid of it NOW.
Use ONLY professional all in one security. DO NOT load multiple mismatched security programs, which conflict with each other.
DO NOT load free tools into your system such as: "driver sweeper" or any of that "free" goofy stuff.