can't get xp to work right on cerleron 1.3 G cpu

[~Mike Hollywood]

HI,
This is driving me nuts. It's just a regular pc running xp, 256 mb ram,
used only for storing and viewing jpegs, internet browsing, and email.
20 gb hard drive, onboard sound and ethernet adapter. agp video card. 56k
modem (which I removed)

Here's what it does, loads to the point where windows starts to load the
task bar (I think that's what its called, you know, the bar across the
bottom that has the clock in it on the far right), and then it hangs.
Repeated restarts sometimes gets it to the desktop but when you click on an
icorn the hour glass displays for a few seconds and then dissappears, but
the programs don't run. This all started after auto updates found a bunch
of updates and installed them. I did a restore point a couple of times,
that worked, and did the updates again with the same result. The last time,
however, the restore point didn't work. I could get to the restore points
because f8 got me into safe mode. AVG said there are no viruses present.

What i did next:: set bios to boot from cd and did an xp repair install,
but it hung at the same place.

Last attempt: formatted the drive, did a clean install, and it still hangs
where it begins to load the task bar?

Anybody have something like this happen before?

TIA

Mike

ps: Asus A7v mobo (I think)

 

[sandy58]

HI,
This is driving me nuts. It's just a regular pc running xp, 256 mb ram,
used only for storing and viewing jpegs, internet browsing, and email.
20 gb hard drive, onboard sound and ethernet adapter. agp video card. 56k
modem (which I removed)

Here's what it does, loads to the point where windows starts to load the
task bar (I think that's what its called, you know, the bar across the
bottom that has the clock in it on the far right), and then it hangs.
Repeated restarts sometimes gets it to the desktop but when you click on an
icorn the hour glass displays for a few seconds and then dissappears, but
the programs don't run. This all started after auto updates found a bunch
of updates and installed them. I did a restore point a couple of times,
that worked, and did the updates again with the same result. The last time,
however, the restore point didn't work. I could get to the restore points
because f8 got me into safe mode. AVG said there are no viruses present.

What i did next:: set bios to boot from cd and did an xp repair install,
but it hung at the same place.

Last attempt: formatted the drive, did a clean install, and it still hangs
where it begins to load the task bar?

Anybody have something like this happen before?

TIA

Mike

ps: Asus A7v mobo (I think)

Do you have your own WinXP cd?
If you can, set bios to "default" & reboot.
Did Windows complete a full install?
You have done a full clean install and it still hangs so it could be a
screwed-up cd?
Borrow a WinXP cd from a buddy, is my best suggestion, Mike. Sorry. :-(

 

[John Doe]

HI,
This is driving me nuts. It's just a regular pc running xp, 256
mb ram,

Maybe not necessary, but should be at least 512.

Here's what it does, loads to the point where windows starts to load
the task bar, and then it hangs. Repeated restarts sometimes gets it
to the desktop but when you click on an icorn the hour glass
displays for a few seconds and then dissappears, but the programs
don't run. This all started after auto updates found a bunch of
updates and installed them.

Leave the modem off when you install XP.

What i did next:: set bios to boot from cd

Last attempt: formatted the drive, did a clean install

From the XP CD, right?

Are you using Windows XP service pack two? If not, combine your
Windows XP original CD with service pack two. It's called "streaming".
There are instructions on the Internet.

Good luck.

 

[JAD]

Maybe not necessary, but should be at least 512.


Leave the modem off when you install XP.

should he run some wires from the computer to the modem on the bench?, he REMOVED IT.
maybe you should stop snipping pertinent stuff

 

[JAD]

HI,
This is driving me nuts. It's just a regular pc running xp, 256 mb ram, used only for
storing and viewing jpegs, internet browsing, and email.
20 gb hard drive, onboard sound and ethernet adapter. agp video card. 56k modem (which
I removed)

Here's what it does, loads to the point where windows starts to load the task bar (I
think that's what its called, you know, the bar across the bottom that has the clock in
it on the far right), and then it hangs. Repeated restarts sometimes gets it to the
desktop but when you click on an icorn the hour glass displays for a few seconds and
then dissappears, but the programs don't run. This all started after auto updates found
a bunch of updates and installed them. I did a restore point a couple of times, that
worked, and did the updates again with the same result. The last time, however, the
restore point didn't work. I could get to the restore points because f8 got me into
safe mode. AVG said there are no viruses present.

if it is booting in safe mode then there is a driver or startup software that is locking
things up. On board sound? disable it untill you get a good boot.

 

[~Mike Hollywood]

thanks for the replys, didn't think to disable the onboard sound. good
idea.

hmm.. It could be a bad xp cd, i never thought of that either.

I have a working xp pc, so what i'm planning on next is cloning it onto the
drive that hangs, and see what happens then.

mike

 

[John Doe]

should he run some wires from the computer to the modem on the
bench?,

Stupid ideas from stupid minds.

he REMOVED IT.

He removed a 56k modem.

maybe you should stop snipping pertinent stuff

Obviously the original poster has a cable modem connected to the
"ethernet adapter", and that's why the computer is used for "Internet
browsing", and that's why he continues to do "auto updates", and
that's why he talks about "viruses". All that was after he removed the
56k modem.

So the obsessed troll JAD doesn't even read the messages he replies to
when he wants to correct another regular author.

 

[JAD]

Stupid ideas from stupid minds.


He removed a 56k modem.


Obviously the original poster has a cable modem connected to the
"ethernet adapter", and that's why the computer is used for "Internet
browsing", and that's why he continues to do "auto updates", and
that's why he talks about "viruses". All that was after he removed the
56k modem.

You don't KNOW ANY of that, complete assumption.
Useless information that's why I didn't consider it..........................

 

[John Doe]

You don't KNOW ANY of that,

It's from the original message.

Useless information that's why I didn't consider it..........................

JAD misspelled "I didn't read the original message, as usual".

Otherwise, apparently JAD doesn't understand what he reads.

 

[JAD]

aparently you've taken on spell checker duties again....

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boring bullshit ahead , move along...............