Re: Windows XP won't boot up

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KS wrote:
The repair install sounds a lot better than wiping everything and reinstalling, but it turned out to be some sort of hardware problem. It boots normally unless I have more than one USB device plugged in, although it doesn't seem to matter what's plugged in. Kind of strange, but not nearly as mysterious as what I started with. Thanks to both of you.

Consider putting the devices on a powered hub so they don't load down the system.. Safe Mode probably doesn't access the devices and that could be why you were able to boot that way.

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