XP does not start

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ls,

I had a problem with my Windows 2000 the other day. Problem was that Windows
suddenly stopped working, so it would not start anymore. All I got was a
blank/empty (coloured) screen in the right resolution. Windows never made it
to the login-screen anymore.
Since I was not able to solve this problem, I decided to upgrade to Windows
XP. And so I did. I performed un upgrade/install, since I wasn't to keen on
installing everything else again. The upgrade went without any problems. But
when I start the machine now, it gets to where the XP logo (with
professional, since this is not an SP2 yet) is shown and says "please wait".
But no matter how long I wait, it does not get any further.
How can I tackle this problem?

Regards,

Adrie de Regt
Netherlands

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Adrie de Regt wrote:

> ls,
>
> I had a problem with my Windows 2000 the other day. Problem was that
> Windows suddenly stopped working, so it would not start anymore. All I
> got was a blank/empty (coloured) screen in the right resolution.
> Windows never made it to the login-screen anymore.
> Since I was not able to solve this problem, I decided to upgrade to
> Windows XP. And so I did. I performed un upgrade/install, since I
> wasn't to keen on installing everything else again. The upgrade went
> without any problems. But when I start the machine now, it gets to
> where the XP logo (with professional, since this is not an SP2 yet) is
> shown and says "please wait". But no matter how long I wait, it does
> not get any further. How can I tackle this problem?

The problem that was causing the issue in Win2k was not solved by
upgrading to XP. You have to get to the root of what is wrong and fix
it. Unfortunately, we don't have any information from you about the
computer so there isn't any way to give you focused help. It could be
hardware, bad drivers, a corrupted profile, malware, programs/services
that are starting with Windows and failing...and so on.

Here are links to help you make a good newsgroup post; they will give
you an idea of what information to include in your next post if you
want more help:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

If that all seems like too much, take the machine to a professional
computer repair shop (not your local equivalent of BigStoreUSA) and
have them figure it out and fix it for you. There is no shame in doing
this.

Good luck,

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

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In news:%235XXLnVlFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
Adrie de Regt <a.deregt@remove.this.hccnet.nl> typed:

> I had a problem with my Windows 2000 the other day. Problem was
> that
> Windows suddenly stopped working, so it would not start
> anymore. All
> I got was a blank/empty (coloured) screen in the right
> resolution.
> Windows never made it to the login-screen anymore.
> Since I was not able to solve this problem, I decided to
> upgrade to
> Windows XP. And so I did. I performed un upgrade/install, since
> I
> wasn't to keen on installing everything else again.


Upgrade installations normally go very well, and I usually
recommend them. The one time you should definitely *not* do an
upgrade is when you are experiencing a problem. An upgrade is not
likely to fix it, but is likely to make it much worse.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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> The upgrade went
> without any problems. But when I start the machine now, it gets
> to
> where the XP logo (with professional, since this is not an SP2
> yet)
> is shown and says "please wait". But no matter how long I wait,
> it
> does not get any further.
> How can I tackle this problem?
>
> Regards,
>
> Adrie de Regt
> Netherlands