freeze on startup

[Guest]

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

my PC has started to hang on the manufacturers page and refuse to go any
further.I have to diconnect and try again and again.Any ideas how to force
it to start when it does this and the probable cause?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

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

Boot to the XP setup CD, and press 'r' for recovery console, run the command : CHKDSK /R

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Mark L. Ferguson
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"russell sullivan" <russellsullivan@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:d5ic32$3km$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> my PC has started to hang on the manufacturers page and refuse to go any further.I have to diconnect and try again and again.Any
> ideas how to force it to start when it does this and the probable cause?
>
> Thanks
>