Windows not booting

S

Seth

I recently did a clean install using Windows XP:Home
Edition(Upgrade) and now the computer will not boot up to
Windows at all when I select "Start Windows Normally"
or "Last Known Good Configuration", the only way I can
boot up to Windows is by using "Safe Mode" or "Safe Mode
w/ Networking".

During the Installation, when it got to "Finalizing
Installation", the computer restarted like it was supposed
to, it got to the Windows Logo and crashed. So, I rebooted
the computer and it went straight to the desktop, I got to
do stuff for about a minute, then the screen gets all
corrupted and it says something about a Device Failing and
that I should restart the computer. I restart the computer
and it does the same thing. It does this a couple of
times, and now it just won't boot normally at all.

Is their a way I can fix this?

Computer Specs:
ASUS A7S333 motherboard
1.53 Ghz AMD Athlon XP 1800+ processor
512 Mb PC2100 DDR RAM
40 Gb 5400 RPM hard drive
56X CD-ROM drive
nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200 w/ 64 Mb of RAM
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy Gamer
Linksys 10/100 network card
 
B

BobDelaney

As you've just run Setup, I assume there is no information on the hard
disk worthy of mention, or that it is easy to back up. Boot from the Windows
CD, and first run the Windows XP Compatibility Check to see if you may have
any hardware problems. If so, rectify them, or remove the problem piece of
hardware.
Then, also booting from the CD, run the Recovery Console and run Diskpart
to delete the primary partition. Remember that this will delete **ALL** the
information on the hard disk. Now, format the hard disk, and re-run Setup
from the CD.
There is not much that requires user input in Setup, so Setup should
proceed with no further problems. Once you get Windows up and running
normally, and before you install any applications, spend a few hours running
all the service releases, patches, critical and recommended upgrades. Then,
one by one, with a reboot and the setting of a Restore Point in between
each, install your applications.
 
G

Guest

Ok, do you know of any other way I could probably fix
this without going so far as Formatting and Re-Installing
Windows?
I'm asking because I've already activated Windows and I
don't know if I can do it twice in a row.

Also, how do I run Windows Campatibility check?
On that 40 Gig hard drive which file system should I use,
FAT or NTFS? I originally picked NTFS.
 

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