XP doesn't work after system reset

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I have developed a very strange problem on my PC, everytime I have to press
the reset button on my case, or there's a power cut when Windows reboots, it
will boot to the desktop fine and I can move my mouse but no windows, no
programs or anything will open.

This problem is driving me insanse, the only way I can get windows working
again is to do a system restore to the a point before I pressed the reset
button.

I recently reformatted my drive and re-installed to overcome this problem
but it hasn't. It was the same with SP1 and SP2, I've had this machine(a64
3000+, 1gb RAMM) for well over a year and this problem only developed in the
last couple months.

Can anyone please help? I can't believe a reformat didn't fix the problem,
although I did choose the quick format option and when I installed a program
I had on before hand, it said was 'trial was up' which makes me think I
didn't fully erase all of the old files. Although everything seems brand
new, I had to re-activate too.
 
mark said:
Can anyone please help? I can't believe a reformat didn't fix the problem
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Me neither. Apparently you have some kind of hardware (not software)
problem.
 
mark said:
I have developed a very strange problem on my PC, everytime I have to press
the reset button on my case,
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There's already something wrong, before you even get to the rest, because
you shouldn't be having to push the reset button.
or there's a power cut when Windows reboots, it
will boot to the desktop fine and I can move my mouse but no windows, no
programs or anything will open.
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Virus, maybe.
This problem is driving me insanse, the only way I can get windows working
again is to do a system restore to the a point before I pressed the reset
button.

I recently reformatted my drive and re-installed to overcome this problem
but it hasn't. It was the same with SP1 and SP2, I've had this machine(a64
3000+, 1gb RAMM) for well over a year and this problem only developed in the
last couple months.

Can anyone please help? I can't believe a reformat didn't fix the problem,
although I did choose the quick format option and when I installed a program
I had on before hand, it said was 'trial was up' which makes me think I
didn't fully erase all of the old files. Although everything seems brand
new, I had to re-activate too.
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'Quick format' doesn't erase anything. It just marks all the space unused.

That's why it's 'quick'.
 
David Maynard said:
There's already something wrong, before you even get to the rest, because
you shouldn't be having to push the reset button.


Virus, maybe.


'Quick format' doesn't erase anything. It just marks all the space unused.

That's why it's 'quick'.
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Right. But, to be fair with regards to this issue, quick format should
remove all references to files. I.e., the new install over a quick
formatted drive looks to the OS the same as if the drive had been 'fully'
formatted - yes?
 
fj said:
Right. But, to be fair with regards to this issue, quick format should
remove all references to files.
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I don't know what or which 'references' you mean but every jot and twiddle
of information is still there, just remarked as 'available' space.
I.e., the new install over a quick
formatted drive looks to the OS the same as if the drive had been 'fully'
formatted - yes?
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To the "O.S.?" Perhaps. But the fact that a program could tell it had been
there is proof it need not be the case. And wasn't, for at least that program.

Would a virus be well behaved and 'respect' a quick format? I'll leave that
one to you.
 
David said:
I don't know what or which 'references' you mean but every jot and twiddle
of information is still there, just remarked as 'available' space.
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But that is largely sufficient, provided that the OS is trustworthy
and that only the OS has access to the disk outside of the file
system.
Would a virus be well behaved and 'respect' a quick format? I'll leave that
one to you.
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A virus wouldn't be able to detect it, if the OS under which it was
running were secure.
 
Mxsmanic said:
David Maynard writes:




But that is largely sufficient,
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We're not worrying about the 'largely' part.
provided that the OS is trustworthy
and that only the OS has access to the disk outside of the file
system.
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Unless you're willing to sign a written waiver guaranteeing that's the case
then it's moot.

A virus wouldn't be able to detect it, if the OS under which it was
running were secure.
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If the perfect security you allude to existed there wouldn't be any viruses
to begin with. However, since there are any contrary suggestion is wishful
thinking, or good ole carping.
 
David said:
If the perfect security you allude to existed there wouldn't be any viruses
to begin with.
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It does exist, and even many less than perfect operating systems have
no known viruses.
 
Mxsmanic said:
David Maynard writes:




It does exist, and even many less than perfect operating systems have
no known viruses.
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That's not only based on incorrect information it's a non sequitur even if
the premise were true.

Plus, it has not one thing to do with whether someone using Windows XP
should do a quick or full format and is, as I previously said, simply carping.
 
JAD said:
wasn't there a 'bios' upgrade for some 64 boards running the XPsp2 update?
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Don't know about 64 boards but you may be remembering the Intel Prescott
issue with some motherboards and sp2.
 
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