Re: Cannot load windows

Alastair

I imagine you may now be OK to install Vista if you have not already
done so? If you have not already installed Vista and are still
contemplating doing so you need to run the Vista Upgrade Advisor.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa905075.aspx

You may find that some peripherals and programmes that you do not wish
to replace, which run fine in Windows XP do not do so in Vista. Also I
installed a 128 mb Graphics Card and could not get a totally
satisfactory Score in Vista. I am not able to install a better graphics
card because my power management will not support a better card. Vista
runs fine but I do not think I am seeing it's full potential. Not being
a Gamer I suspect it less disappointing for me than it might be for
others.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Alastairg100 wrote:
I have upgraded it though. Now nothing except the case is left from
the 1999 model It now has 128mb GeForce FX5200 grafics card, AMD
Athlon XP 3000+ (2.2GHz I think) 1.2GB RAM with an extra 2GB waiting
to be installed, and a 250GB hard drive with a 500GB hard drive
waiting to be installed also


"Gerry" wrote:

Alastair

I think it would be a mistake to try to put Vista on a machine built
in 1999.


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Alastairg100 wrote:
I have already bought a new hard drive as it was only a 15GB hard
drive in the first place so it needed replacing anyway. Well I
believe the pc was first built in 1999, but then they were throwing
it away at my dads work so i got it, i then have upgraded everything
I believe around 2004 bit by bit. Would it still work if I put
windows vista on my new primary hard drive with a windows XP still
running on the hard drive that isnt responding?

I never got any CDs with the computer so i dont have anything to do
with windows 98, I believe i bought the oem version of XP as it was
bought from a online shop, although I am not totally sure?

Alasair

"Gerry" wrote:

Alastair

How old is this computer?

My reaction is the simplest solution is to buy new hard disk and to
reinstall Windows 98, using your XP upgrade and somehow obtain an
SP2 CD. You can borrow an SP2 CD as they are usable on any
machine. You would then need to reinstall your programmes. You can
then install the problematic hard drive as a second drive and
attempt to recover the data.

Another option is to replace the computer and put the problematic
hard drive in as a second drive with a view to attempting to
recover your data files.

Is your copy of Windows 98 an OEM or retail version? If it is an
OEM version you have no problem just replacing the hard drive but
if you opt for a new computer you should buy a new full copy of XP.

Further attempts to salvage your existing system could prejudice
data recovery.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Alastairg100 wrote:
Yes I do have a Windows XP CD as it was an upgrade from Windows
98, so I just bought the full version. However it has now just
gone from bad to worse as now when I turn it on the monitor will
not even acnowlege that there is a computer there. When I turn
them both on, the monitor has a green light to say it is on, if
it finds a pc it stays green, if not it goes into standby with a
yellow light, and now it never moves out of this?

Alastair

"Gerry" wrote:

Alastair

I didn't misunderstand. I was hoping the F8 option might get us
further forward.

Disconnect all peripherals except keyboard, mouse and monitor and
try again.

Do you have a Windows XP CD?

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Alastairg100 wrote:
Gerry you may have misunderstood me. I cannot load up to the
desktop as I cannoy load windows to be able to right click on
the my computer icon. However I can click F8 on load up
although when ever i select any of these options the up and
down arrow still works however when i select them the computer
freezes and goes no further again.

The error message reads:

We apologize for the inconvenience but windows did not start
successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have
caused this.

If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectedly, or
was automatically shut down to prevent your files and folders,
choose last known good configuration to revert to the most
recent settings that worked.

If a previous start up attempt was interrupted due to a power
failure or because the power or reset button was pressed, or if
you arent sure what caused the problem choose start windows
normally

Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt

Last Know Good Configuration (your most recent settings that
worked)

Start Windows Normally

Use the up and down keys to move the highlight to your choice.
Seconds until Windows starts: (Moves from 30 ->0)

Hope this helps
Alastair

If your computer


"Gerry" wrote:

Alastair

Please post a copy of the Stop Error Report.

Disable automatic restart on system failure. This should help
by allowing time to write down the STOP code properly. Right
click on the My Computer icon on the Desktop and select
Properties, Advanced, Start-Up and Recovery, System Failure
and uncheck box before Automatically Restart.

Do not re-enable automatic restart on system failure even after
you have solved the problem as it's better disabled. Check for
variants of the Stop Error message.

An alternative is to keep pressing the F8 key during Start-Up
and select option - Disable automatic restart on system
failure.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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Alastairg100 wrote:
I have recently got a virus and Norton told me to go onto
their website and apply a search which would search for that
virus. It said it had found 1 corrupt file and that it needed
to restart. I have restarted the computer and then later that
day turned it off. The next day when I came to it, it loaded
past the bios and Norton GoBack screen and then just before
it loaded windows it came up, and still does come up with the
screen saying that it had not been shut down correctly and
that you can choose to either load it in normal, safe mode or
the last known good configeration ect. However when ever i
move the up or down arrow, the counter disapears as it counts
down from 30, and then the computer freezes. The pc also
freezes if you let the counter count down normally. I then
cannot load windows or do anything with the computer.

Any suggestions?
Alastairg100


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