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DaveByers   02-09-2009 at 11:17:16 PM

I woke up this morning to find my computer had tried to restart itself, but it needs me to hit F1 to proceed. On doing so it started to load windows and then reset. After numerous attempts I got it through windows only for it to restart again minutes later. Now regardless of how many attempts it won't start windows. I am running XP on a pent 4 and am at a loss. Help please.

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covertxt5   02-09-2009 at 11:30:45 PM
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have you added or updated any hardware? if so go into safe mode (f8 during startup) and uninstall the drivers for that particular hardware.

While in safe mode - go to the run command and type msconfig - - in the startup tab - click on disable all and reboot.

another thing to try is take out any hardware that you can and try booting it up - if it boots up fine - lets say with the dialup modem (example hardware) not installed - than that may be your culprit.

hope that helps

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Krystian   02-09-2009 at 11:35:50 PM
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Ok, first of all. Is your computer a laptop or a desktop??

What brand and model is it?

What is the message it gives with the pressing F1 request?

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DaveByers   02-09-2009 at 11:56:04 PM
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Its a pc desktop clone, no new hardware added recently. It will not load safe mode or any other mode of windows. The message after pressing F1 is verifying DMI Pool data, It then go's to the screen asking what mode I want to use, standard, safe etc.

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techmanc   02-10-2009 at 03:57:55 AM
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Try tapping the F8 key as its booting up then select "Load last known good Configuration" System will reboot and hopefully boot up

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DaveByers   02-10-2009 at 09:58:28 PM
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The option you suggest is there with the safe mode , safe mode with networking etc. The computer will not enter windows under any circumstances. Now I am being told by other sources that there is a virus that meets this description.

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Enter   02-11-2009 at 05:16:49 AM
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I agree with DaveByers, there is a type of virus that in form of script(which can be made from notepad,funny? I am not kidding.) that capable to accomplish this. Furthermore, this virus cannot be detected by norton(as far as i know) but avast can(I already test this). If you are norton user, think twice. This how the virus works :

-A person made the virus, send as malware.
-The malware downloaded into your computer when you doing something(email,etc)
-You see a weird app in your desktop.
-You click it.
-Nothing happens.
-Next morning , want to use xp. Reboot forever....

For all forumer, beware. This type of virus does not activate if you does not click it.So, trash it forever when u found it.

For you DaveBryers, just reformat.


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techdeuce   02-12-2009 at 11:00:29 PM
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Seen this on too many PC's too, automatic windows update at 3am, downloads and installs an update... then either fails during the install or there is a poweroutage during the install. Leaves messed up, missing or currupted system files. If you have your xp CD you can do a repair installation, but if you feel afraid to do this, let a real professional fix it. Or possible virus, or possible hard drive bad spots in the system32 folder under windows.

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jaeseven   09-29-2009 at 04:24:40 AM
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techdeuce wrote :

Seen this on too many PC's too, automatic windows update at 3am, downloads and installs an update... then either fails during the install or there is a poweroutage during the install. Leaves messed up, missing or currupted system files. If you have your xp CD you can do a repair installation, but if you feel afraid to do this, let a real professional fix it. Or possible virus, or possible hard drive bad spots in the system32 folder under windows.



I am a professional, but this one pc I have is crazy. It won't boot up after a reinstall of windows xp either, but it will do fine with linux. It worked with xp before so I'm semi lost. The hdd is fine itself, but that is what it blames the error on. The only thing I have left to try is chkdsk /f while it is in another computer, other than that I have tried everything from boot loaders to killdisks to wipe excess information corrupting the installation to chkdsk /r after a chkdsk /p in the recovery section. I don't know what else I'm going to be able to do with it.

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Bronze Win XP badge aford10   09-29-2009 at 08:14:02 AM
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jaeseven wrote :

I am a professional, but this one pc I have is crazy. It won't boot up after a reinstall of windows xp either, but it will do fine with linux. It worked with xp before so I'm semi lost. The hdd is fine itself, but that is what it blames the error on. The only thing I have left to try is chkdsk /f while it is in another computer, other than that I have tried everything from boot loaders to killdisks to wipe excess information corrupting the installation to chkdsk /r after a chkdsk /p in the recovery section. I don't know what else I'm going to be able to do with it.



What is the PC doing? Where is it hanging? BSOD?

Have you tried the fixboot or fixmbr command in the repair console?

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jaeseven   10-01-2009 at 12:29:09 AM
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yes I have tried those, I literally have almost tried everything, but it starts up and shows the loading screen for just a second then instant blue screen and then it restarts itself and does it all over again, I tried dif. xp cds, no use.

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