winxp won't boot normal or in safe mode (no icons or taskbar)
From: galerie (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/04/04
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Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 15:05:31 -0700
thanks, I will try what you recommend. I'll let you know
if that fixes it. If not, I'll have to search for my CD
to repair. I tried to repair from safe mode with command
prompt and the restore window comes up but nothing in it.
>-----Original Message-----
>Galerie,
>
>This is a hard one to answer. The VIA Bus Master Drivers
>control the communication between your Hard Drive and
>Windows. I'm sure you are aware of this minor little
>detail. Obviously, this can ccause some serious problems
if
>it is not working right.
>
>First and fore most, I have to ask a rediculous question:
>Do you have an AMD processor on a VIA motherboard?
>Secondly: Are you installing VIA's 4n1 drivers?
>Third: Did you try to "install the drivers from a
specific
>location" instead of letting Windows search for them?
>
>If the answer to both of these questions is "YES" then
>well. You got a problem hehe... the most likely cause of
>this problem is that the BIOS and Windows ACAPI are
having
>conflicting issues when you PC is loading. The BIOS seems
>to be rejecting Windows IRQ preferences. We have 2 viable
>options here to try to alieviate this issue.
>
>1) First boot to your current safe mode. When Windows
loads
>and you can see what little of your desktop exists, press
>the Windows Key and the Pause/break key at the same time.
>This will pull up the System Properties screen. Go to the
>Hardware Tab and select the Device Manager.
>
>In the Device Manager click on the plus symbol next to
the
>"Computer Icon"
>
>It should now either state "ACAPI or Standard PC", Either
>way double click on this new sub menu and navigate to the
>"IRQ STEERING" tab. Deselect The IRQ Steering check box.
>Then Reboot.
>
>2) If that didn't work physically remove the Hard drive
>from the pc. Then restart it without a hard drive
present.
>Turn off the PC and re-insert it after the BIOS has
updated
>itself. The BIOS will then update its settings again and
>re-allocate your Hard drives resources.
>
>I have chosen to recommend solution #2 because I do not
>like giving advice as to what settings should be applied
in
>the BIOS SET UP. My advice could be wrong for your system
>and right for mine, there by completely ruining your
>system. Removing the Hard drive should really be the last
>straw. BUT IF it were my PC, I would enter the BIOS,
Choose
>to shut of power management. Then I would make sure that
>the Primary and Secondary Controllers are set to Ultra
DMA
>mode. I would also make sure that there were not any
>resource conflicts between the PCI cards etc. Save the
>Settings and re-boot.
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>hello. I can't boot normally in winxp pro or in safe
mode.
>>It comes up to the desktop screen but nothing else. no
>>icons or taskbar. I can't right click to see if active
>>desktop is on or not. The weird thing is that i get a
>>messsage saying new hardware found VIA Bus Master
Drivers,
>>insert cd to install new hardware. I put in the cd, it
>>doesn't find it, i downloaded newer drivers off the net,
>>still doesn't find it. Does anyone know what the problem
>>would be. I really don't want to do a reinstall of the
OS.
>>I ran stinger to see if I had any viruses and did run
>>spybot, I can do a few things through task manger but
>>typing file new and then running.
>>.
>>
>.
>
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