xp pro hangs at blue screen before logon

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From: Jim (Wasabijim_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/23/04


Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:25:39 -0700

If you find an answer to this please let me know. I have
the exact same problem. The computer freezes sometimes
at the blue screen and sometimes before at the black
screen. I have to restart hard power off 2 or 3 times
before I can finally sign on.
>-----Original Message-----
>XP Pro installed on Dell Dimension 2400. The computer
has
>been up and running since Feb with no problems, the day
>before yesterday it would not start up. It gets to the
>screen just after the black screen and then hangs. No
>error message. No new software has been installed. Last
>know good configuration and safe mode gets to exactly
the
>same place. Tried scandisk from recovery console no
>problems reported, checked for viruses and spyware and
>nothing found. Any ideas what else I could try or what
it
>may be please?
>
>regards
>Lynette
>.
>



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