i have a Dell running XP Pro svc pk 3. . just in the last couple of days,
the computer will not "load" completly when booting. . will stop at a
certain point and stop. .
Break the problem down into parts because I can probably list 50
different reasons for your symptoms. Don't waste time trying to fix
it. First learn what is wrong. Decision time. Do you choose to
identify a hardware problem or a software problem?
For example if you suspect hardware, then it is a Dell. Unlike
inferior machines, it comes with comprehensive hardware diagnostics
that load and execute without software complications - without
Windows. Only the better computer manufacturers provide diagnostic -
on the hard drive, on a provided CD, and from the web site.
Or software. Well, booting options include the ability to see each
filename as each driver loads. Where does it stop? Without that
answer, then everything performed is nothing more than wild
speculation. If the problem is loading a driver, then the list stops
on the file that does not load properly.
Meanwhile, of course you have reviewed Device manager and system
(event) logs for failures. Windows routinely finds a problem, records
it, then works around it. You don't learn about the failure until you
are ready to find and fix it. But again, another example of not
trying to fix anything yet. First get the facts.
Well, it stops. Stops where? That would have better defined with
diagnosis path to take first - hardware or software. All those post
that said "I saw this and did that" don't provide any useful facts
since I could list another 50 'try this and try that' suggestions.
First find a problem. Fixing it comes later. Trying to find a
problem by first fixing it even wastes time by curing symptoms. Not
even known yet is where it 'stops'. In BIOS execution? While loading
Windows drivers?
