Re: Windows won't start properly--get message in dos mode

Hi there,

I am writing in refrence to the errors,

My suggestion is to download, a reg cleaner, such as CCleaner, Reg Mechanic,
to fix the registry as their may be old and corupt entris that need
fixing/deleating,

Hope that helps

"I hate technology" <Ihatetechnology@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:4DDC9ACF-7B37-46F5-9A32-2ADAEBF53CB0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
hi I'm sorry to hijack anyones post but it's seems the only way I can post
anything I have tre=ied to post a new thread but the screen just flickers
and
I get nowhere I have run chkdsk nothing showed up in the event viewer I
have
errors but can't post them anywhere seems this computer won;t let me do
anything I can't unistall or install anything or contact microsoft,I've
run
stinger nothing showed there either please forgive me for hijacking your
thred but I relly need help to fix my machine.
thanks for understanding

"I hate technology" wrote:

Ihave the same problem except when in any of the safe modes nearly all my
services are stopped I don;t know how o fix these. In event viewer I have
loads of errors but can't do anything with them as everything i follow in
suggested helpful tips won't work,I am logged on as administratrator but
I am
very limited, this is my last resort, it's driving me out of my mind. I
have
been thriugh device manager and all devices are working properly please
help!!

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

When this happens you'll want to start in safe mode with and without
networking so you can check Device Manager to find out specifically
what
isn't working hardware wise. Also check Event Viewer for errors.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

"Krystal Flower" wrote:
|I have had this problem several times. I'm running XP. Forgive me
for I
| don't know exactly what I'm talking about (but not completely dumb!)
|
| What happens: I turn on the computer and I get a dos screen that
says
| something like "Windows failed to start properly...blah blah...this
may be
| due to recent changes you've made to hardware or software.
| Then it gives options to start in safe mode, safe mode with
networking,
safe
| mode with something else (can't remember), or start windows normally.
|
| There have been no recent changes that it suggests. This problem
happened
a
| week ago. After letting the computer try to restart about 20 times
(because
| I left it unattended), I started in safe mode and researched HELP AND
| SUPPORT. I found an error log that showed several of the restart
attempts
| failed because of "some device connected to the system wasn't working
| properly" or something like that. The only thing I could think of
that
would
| cause that is the external modem/router for the DSL. So, I
disconnected
the
| power supply, ethernet cable and phone cable from the modem. I
restarted
| normally and "voila!" it worked! I plugged the modem back in and
have had
no
| problems starting Windows since then (a week ago)...until today!!
|
| So, today, after a couple attempts of starting windows normally
without
| unplugging anything, I decided to try the same thing with the modem
again,
| and it worked again. I have contacted my DSL service, who supplied
the
modem
| and they checked it and said it was working properly. Something
isn't
| working properly!! At the time, I couldn't connect to the internet
and
they
| blamed it on a virus. I run Norton Internet Security. I ran a full
system
| scan a week ago, after the problem then and it found 3 adware files
and
| deleted them. But that doesn't seem like it would cause windows not
to
start
| at all!
|
| Can anyone help? Thank you!!





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