Re: Can't get XP Professional to boot

Anna,

Quite on the contrary. I went into the Bios and changed the booting
sequence. It now checks A: then CD then C: When I boot it from the CD, it
goes through installing the drivers and then at the very bottom, it says it
is loading Windows. All of this is on a blue screen with a small XP logo at
the top right, but more DOS looking than Windows. After a few seconds of the
notice that Windows is loading, the computer freezes. This happens when I
boot to the CD or to the A: drive, when it asks for the next disk several
times.

"Anna" wrote:


marriedhsdad wrote:
This problem started just before we were to leave for out of town
for
Thanksgiving.

I had been working on something and the computer froze. I pressed
the
quick flash to restart the computer. As it was going through the XP
Windows startup screen, the system froze again. I closed it down and
decided to deal with it when I returned home. Now I can't get into
the machine.

I tried to open it normally and it froze in the same place. So I
chose to startup from the last known boot that worked. It froze in
the same place. So I tried to start in Safe Mode. The computer went
through loading the drivers until it came to "mup.sys" and it froze.
Then I tried putting the original installation CD in and rebooted
from the CD. Windows started to load all the drivers. When it tried
to start Windows, it froze again. It's been sitting here for the
last
hour and nothing has occurred.

What should I try now? I'm frustrated and NEED to access this thing
today.

HS Dad

"marriedhsdad" later adds...
It is one I built myself 3 years ago. It has an AMD 2400 processor with
2G
RAM. It's a desktop. Yes I have three other computers... Two desktops
and
one
laptop.

"marriedhsdad" later adds...
If I could ge that far I would do it. Tried to start with XP startup
disks
rather than CD. It froze after loading all the drivers. I have removed
the
side panel of the computer to alieviate any heat buildup. The fans are
working just fine.


"Anna" wrote:
HS Dad:
While this could very well be a hardware problem as others have
suggested,
it's quite possible the problem is not hardware-related but involves a
corrupt OS.

You mentioned that you "rebooted from the (XP OS installation) CD" but
that
when you "tried to start Windows, it froze again".

Are you indicating that when you boot to the XP installation CD you are
unable to reach the XP Setup screen display? It's a bit unclear from your
original description of the problem because you refer to the system
"start(ing) to load all the drivers" as you boot to the XP installation
CD.

Then again you refer to using "XP startup disks rather than CD". Are you
referring to the series of floppy disks containing the XP OS installation
program?

In any event, if you *are* able to reach the XP Setup screen, hopefully
you'll be able to run a Repair install of the OS, so that if you are able
to
do so and the problem is not hardware-related but is one of a
not-terribly
corrupt OS, perhaps the Repair install will return the system to a
bootable,
functional system.

It's entirely possible I may be misunderstanding the precise nature of
your
problem but I thought I'd mention the above as a possibility for your
consideration in the event you are able to reach the Setup screen via the
XP
OS installation CD. I assume you know how to undertake a Repair install
of
the OS.
Anna


"marriedhsdad" <marriedhsdad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:95570B45-EAD4-42FC-9F50-A52BAEB8C5C2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Anna,
When booting from the original installation CD, the set of 6 floppies or
from the C drive, I never get to the XP setup screen. When using either
form
of installation, the computer hangs when it says it is loading Windows.


HSDad:
It sounds as if you're *not* actually booting to the XP OS installation CD
(nor the XP installation floppies for that matter). Rather it sounds as if
you're actually booting to your HDD.

I would guess that your BIOS boot priority order setting indicates a *first*
boot to the HDD rather than to the optical drive. But since you obviously
have some familiarity with your PC (having built the machine) I assume
you've checked your BIOS boot priority setting to insure the optical drive
is *first* in boot priority order. You have done this, yes?
Anna



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