Re: PC hangs on boot up



spaceman.uk wrote:

Ok, I'm I am fairly green when it comes to advanced settings on my
system so go easy on me please. A few days ago I had a trojan on my system which i have now managed to
delete and the system is working fine when i can get into it. The
problem I have is upon boot up the system hangs just before the log in
screen. I get the windows xp pro splash screen and then the screen goes
blank. I switch the system off and press F8 and select last known
working configuration for windows and it boots fine. I have been
searching the messages on your forum to find the same problem but there
are many variants so I thought I would register and post my own message.
Great forum btw.


Anyway back to the problem in hand. I have run reg mechanic and all the
usual ad-aware, spybot, etc but the problem persists. Please help me as
I dont want to keep rebooting in last known config (which in affect
means booting twice every time). I am running a check disk upon next
boot and I will post up the results as soon as.

In the meantime hopefully someone can help.



Download and install OS and application updates/patches, and ditto that with hardware drivers.


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The reader should exercise normal caution and backup the Registry and data files regularly, and especially before making any changes to their PC, as well as performing regular virus and spyware scans. I am not liable for problems or mishaps that occur from the reader using advice posted here. No warranty, express or implied, is given with the posting of this message.


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