Cannot reboot

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Hello Group,

All of the sudden my computer will not boot, running winXP Professional,
2.53 P4 processor, 1 gig RAM, never have had a problem with this home built
system, 2 years old... Nothing has changed, no new programs added.

When I try to boot computer it comes up with the normal bad boot options,
Start Window Normally
Last known good configuration
Safe mode DOS Prompt
Safe mode

Start windows normally just starts a cycle of the computer going through the
WINXP boot screen and then turning off and starting over going back to the
bad boot options as above...

Last known good sits on what seems to be a restore loading screen
indefinitely

Safe mode works fine, I can get in there scan for virus' using every program
I have, none found, including Trojans using Spy Sweeper, Ad Aware, and
Spybot S&D... The AV programs are AVG Virus, and Norton AntiVirus 2005...

so basically everything I try to adjust in safe mode, even telling it not to
load anything at start up by adjusting through MSCONFIG results in the next
reboot to the bad boot screen and away we go in our circle again...

Any ideas... My apologies if this is written poorly it has been a long
night trying to get this computer working... Thank god for my laptop and
wireless connection.. I am hoping there is something simple I am missing
and have just been to exhausted to figure it out. Thanks...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0EA1ADC5-C5A8-46DD-AC1B-6EFD5278504E@microsoft.com...
> have you tried restore wizard in safe mode?
>
> "cardinal pc" wrote:
>
>> Hello Group,
>>
>> All of the sudden my computer will not boot, running winXP Professional,
>> 2.53 P4 processor, 1 gig RAM, never have had a problem with this home
>> built
>> system, 2 years old... Nothing has changed, no new programs added.
>>
>> When I try to boot computer it comes up with the normal bad boot options,
>> Start Window Normally
>> Last known good configuration
>> Safe mode DOS Prompt
>> Safe mode
>>
>> Start windows normally just starts a cycle of the computer going through
>> the
>> WINXP boot screen and then turning off and starting over going back to
>> the
>> bad boot options as above...
>>
>> Last known good sits on what seems to be a restore loading screen
>> indefinitely
>>
>> Safe mode works fine, I can get in there scan for virus' using every
>> program
>> I have, none found, including Trojans using Spy Sweeper, Ad Aware, and
>> Spybot S&D... The AV programs are AVG Virus, and Norton AntiVirus
>> 2005...
>>
>> so basically everything I try to adjust in safe mode, even telling it not
>> to
>> load anything at start up by adjusting through MSCONFIG results in the
>> next
>> reboot to the bad boot screen and away we go in our circle again...
>>
>> Any ideas... My apologies if this is written poorly it has been a long
>> night trying to get this computer working... Thank god for my laptop and
>> wireless connection.. I am hoping there is something simple I am
>> missing
>> and have just been to exhausted to figure it out. Thanks...
>>
>>
>>

yes and it works, sort of... If I do the restore and choose a restore point
in which I know the computer worked, it will boot great, once... then the
next time I reboot it does the exact same thing... I have tried about 10
different restore points... This one has me a bit baffled, I do think I am
missing something simple but it obviously, is not apparent to me...