No Boot after new installation

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Try running some RAM tests. I hear Memtest86 is good.

http://www.memtest86.com/

HQOFIQ wrote:
> I tried to give my pc (P4 2,4 GHz, 512 RAM 1066 RAMBUS, 2x 120 GB
> Western Digital HD) a new install with win xp pro (with sp2 included)
> ..
>
> Worked fine - the whole installation procedure passed smoothly - do
> the first updates, restart - hangs after the boot-screen (the one
> with the windows-logo and the blue bar running) ...
>
> At 1 out of 10 trials i can get to the desktop, the other 9 it will
> continue to do nothing at the black screen until i do a reset ...
>
> What could it be? I tried a re-install for 4 times now - no other
> programmes installed yet: it seems that after the first updates from
> the internet something happens to windows that keeps it from running?
>
> the pc worked fine until i tried the new install - so there should be
> no problem with the machine at all! Harddisks are all quite new
> (according to S.M.A.R.T. ok) - but as soon as i download and install
> the windows updates fun is over!
>
> Is there anyone that could give me a hint or maybe had the same
> problem once?
>
> Thanks in advance!