Re: startup issue.... aaauuggghhhh

It sounds like your HD has some bad sectors on it. If the drive is a Maxtor,
I have found that the life of the drive can be less than a year. Where I use
to work we notice this with our Dell's having Maxtor drives.



Bob Eyster



"lorne" <stoner_123@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uppIGDp9FHA.3044@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>i tried a different hard drive just now and the video works... so the issue
> must be a winxp problem... is there such a thing as using sfc on a slave
> drive? i removed the hard drive and am scanning for virus infections but
> i
> dont think that is the cause... or is it?
> i tried to reinstall windows ontop of the existing one and i kept geting
> errors... like "cannot delete file xxxxx" click esc to continue... there
> were many files like that. once past that point, i got an error message
> that
> the windows/print folder cannot be created... click cancel to abort
> installation..... aaaauugghhh!!!!
>
>
> "Gazza" <Gazza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6836836C-DE1C-4BB2-A2F8-F1744FB817D1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Presumably you can get to safe mode by pressing F8 at startup.
>>
>> "lorne" wrote:
>>
>> > havent touched a thing... computer never opened.
>> >
>> > "ByTor" <ByTor@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:QBDjf.903$Yb5.538@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > > In article <ey40fDo9FHA.1276@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, stoner_123
>> > > @hotmail.com, lorne says...
>> > >
>> > > > I'm sorry for reposting.. i am getting desparate now!!
>> > > > a quick scenario.... computer (fairly new P4 2.8, 512MB RAM)...
> starts
>> > up,
>> > > > gets to the xp splash screen, then screen goes black with arrow
> cursor..
>> > > > system is not frozen as the mouse moves the cursor around.
>> > > > ctl-alt-del does nothing..... ctl-shft-esc does nothing. safe mode
> same
>> > > > issue..... i can access the BIOS (meaning video card works).
>> > > > should i try toreinstall OS on top of existing one?
>> > > >
>> > > > please.. all suggestions/comments are welcome.
>> > > >
>> > > > (again sorry for the reposting)
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > Did you check to see if all your inner hardwares are seated properly?
>> > > Have you touched anything or changed hardware recently?
>> > > --
>> > > *************************************************
>> > > The Tobes of Hades, lit by flickering torchlight
>> > > The netherworld is gathered in the glare
>> > > Prince By-Tor takes the cavern to the north light
>> > > The sign of Eth is rising in the air.
>> > > By-Tor, knight of darkness,
>> > > Centurion of evil, devil's prince.
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>


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