XP Boot Problem Crazy

[xeroxero]

I had an XP/SP2 system working fine for quite a while. One day, after
a restart, the system no longer boots. It does not get to the XP logo.
It does not even get to the boot menu. After the BIOS finishes, the
system just hangs. I created an XP boot disk (formatting and copying
NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM, BOOT.INI from another XP/SP2 system with a single
IDE drive) and tried to boot the system, and the same thing happens.

The IDE DPS test available from the PC's BIOS menu showed no problems.

I booted from my XP CD, and after the message "inspecting hardware
configuration..." I get the same blank/black screen.

I booted a 3rd-party recovery CDROM, and I saw the hard drive (single
partiion 160gb C: drive) and all files fine.

It just won't boot XP.

Help!

 

[Dave Patrick]

Sounds like hardware failure.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| I had an XP/SP2 system working fine for quite a while. One day, after
| a restart, the system no longer boots. It does not get to the XP logo.
| It does not even get to the boot menu. After the BIOS finishes, the
| system just hangs. I created an XP boot disk (formatting and copying
| NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM, BOOT.INI from another XP/SP2 system with a single
| IDE drive) and tried to boot the system, and the same thing happens.
|
| The IDE DPS test available from the PC's BIOS menu showed no problems.
|
| I booted from my XP CD, and after the message "inspecting hardware
| configuration..." I get the same blank/black screen.
|
| I booted a 3rd-party recovery CDROM, and I saw the hard drive (single
| partiion 160gb C: drive) and all files fine.
|
| It just won't boot XP.
|
| Help!
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