Not Loading to Desktop

[JStreet]

I have a computer that has XP Home running on it and it will not load to the
desktop. It shows the XP Logo and it shows the progrees bar going by twice
and then blank. The hard drive light stops flashing and it goes not further
but the green light is on the monitor.

I have reformatted the hard drive and reinstalled the XP. I have used the
Recovery Console to check to see it there are any errors on the hard drive
and it comes back clean.

It is an ASUS motherboard and I have used their checking program to see if
it finds any errors on the hard drive and it doesn't.

I ran software from Microsoft to check the RAM and it came back clean.

I took a video card out of another system and put it in and still no progress.

Has anyone else ever ran across this before? Can anyone recommend any better
testing software that I can use that does not require it be ran from the GUI?

Thanks

 

[JStreet]

I forgot to mention that the computer will go into Safe Mode.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Then you have a driver problem. Since it happens on a new install, it's
probably some video card problem.
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[JStreet]

I put in another video card and when I go into safe mode and look at the
hardware everything checks out fine, no driver issues.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

You might try a bootlog (safe mode option menu) to see what loads last
before the stop.
it creates ntbtlog.txt in the windows folder.
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[JStreet]

I am not sure if I am understanding what you are suggesting, are you talking
about using the Enable Boot Logging from the Advanced Menu Options? If I use
this it freezes up again. The only option I am able to use on this area is
Safe Mode.

Thanks

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I am not sure if I am understanding what you are suggesting, are you
talking
about using the Enable Boot Logging from the Advanced Menu Options? If I
use
this it freezes up again. The only option I am able to use on this area is
Safe Mode.

Thanks

Yes, that's the log, and you would look at the log file after letting the
system hang; restart in safe mode to read the file in Notepad.

Does the system boot in VGA mode? If it does, the problem is likely with
the video driver, but if it doesn't, it's another driver or failing
hardware. The log file should give you good clues.

HTH
-pk