Re: XP Home Edition freezes at start-up

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Thanks. I plan to ask the admin when I get in touch with him about it. The
problem occurs at home, not at the office (so far). System Restore succeeded
completely. I will follow the other tips you offered at the end, and I
really appreciate it.
--
Ryk


"Maurice N ~ MVP" wrote:

> Ryk,
>
> You need to ask the administrator what he/she modified. It 'may' be that this setup is now waiting for a network connection or network login.
>
> Is the problem occurring at the office, or away from the office?
>
> Did the System Restore complete successfully all the way?
>
> A XP repair is one of the very last things to resort to. And it will require your having the XP CD (not a recovery CD).
>
> While in Safe Mode of XP, you should look at all the startup programs, and startup settings.
>
> Also, look at contents of the following 2 files in the Windows\System32 folder (or yours may be WINNT\System32) :
>
> Autoexec.nt
> Config.nt
>
>
> You may go to www.dougknox.com and download Doug's Startup tracker.
> That would help you get a complete list of startups.
> Hopefully you can download it from another pc, transfer to portable media, and setup & run while in Safe Mode.
> --
> Maurice N
> MVP Windows - Shell / User
> -----
>
> Ryk wrote:
> > I have current updated XP home edition on my Toshiba laptop,
> > successfully running for 2 1/2 years. I use it at home, and at work
> > I had the administrator set it up to permit me to log into their
> > network. Since then the computer freezes at start-up on the blue
> > screen that shows the Windows XP logo, and the words "Windows is
> > starting up". I found that I can navigate through this at startup by
> > tapping the F8 key rapidly before that screen appears. I tried the
> > System Restore to a date earlier than the administrator's work, but
> > no help. Is their a repair or restore procedure that will cure this
> > problem? Thanks.
>
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