Cold boot problems

[Guest]

I cant cold boot my pc I have just upgraded to Xp Pro. When I cold boot it
stops my monitor keyboard or mouse dont work and I gcan't get into bios ither.
if I remove cmos battrey then restart i get up then if i restart it works
but if I shutdown completly I have to pull the battrey again

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I cant cold boot my pc I have just upgraded to Xp Pro. When I cold boot it
stops my monitor keyboard or mouse dont work and I gcan't get into bios ither.
if I remove cmos battrey then restart i get up then if i restart it works
but if I shutdown completly I have to pull the battrey again

Instead of removing the battery, try pressing the reset button.

If this does not help, repost in a hardware group or take your
PC to your friendly computer dealer. You are currently posting
in a Windows newsgroup but your question has nothing at all to
do with Windows.