Windows wont Startup

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From: Mike (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/07/04 

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 11:52:37 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>I get to the windows loading screen and it just sits
there for a while and
>loads and loads then finally it goes to a screen that
says something like a
>recent hardware of software change might have caused
this. Then is gives safe
>mode options and last know good configuration for the
startup choices and
>NONE OF THEM WORK!!!!
>So I attempted a repair with the windows disk. and when
i press "R" to go to
>the the repair thing it freezes on examining my
harddrive. Then I even went
>in and tried to do a full reinstall of windows and it
did the same thing.
>right before this started happening i did virus scan no
problems and ad-ware
>scan with no problems had firewall and everything. I
dont think that it is
>sp2 because i have had it for about 2 weeks without any
problems.
>
>ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE JEEBUS IS WRONG?!?!?
>.
>Could be a hard drive failing. Maybe some bad memory? Go
to memtest86.com and download memtest to floppy. Put the
floppy in and boot your machine. Give it at least 12
hours.

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