Can't boot up after updates installed

[Guest]

I have an HP pavilion XT983 running Windows XP Home Edition. Windows
automatically downloads updates, but does not install them until the machine
is shut down. When I shut down a couple of days ago, it installed 5 updates.
Now the machine won't start back up. The fan is running and the light is on
the power button, so I know it has power. But it's not going through any
bootup, and the monitor comes on then within a couple of seconds the green
light turns yellow. I can't even boot to safe mode or anything. Anybody
have a suggestion?

 

[Rich Barry]

Tina, try unplugging the Computer from the wall receptacle. Reconnect and
see what happens.

 

[Guest]

Barry:
That seems to have done the trick. How in the world could that possibly
have anything to do with it??? I had it unplugged the whole weekend and just
plugged it back in this morning and that's when it wouldn't boot.

 

[Guest]

It's not an updates problem,it's a pc problem check you power supply i think
that the power supply is the cause of the problem,if not i think you must
check your bios

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help, I'm back up and running.

It's not an updates problem,it's a pc problem check you power supply i think
that the power supply is the cause of the problem,if not i think you must
check your bios

 

[Rich Barry]

Tina, like Adel said it's a PC problem. In my case I have a flaky
Motherboard and sometimes pulling the plug gets me started again.