XP Freezes

[Tom]

Hello,
Using Win XP Pro. Windows goes through Post, every thing
OK.Then screen freezes. I turn off power, and start up
again. Sometimes, it finishes booting. Sometimes, I have
to turn off power and start again 3 or 4 times to get
Win. to finish booting. Have run SFC, have used Restore,
checked Device Manager, run error check.
Any help appreciated.
Tom

 

[Malke]

Hello,
Using Win XP Pro. Windows goes through Post, every thing
OK.Then screen freezes. I turn off power, and start up
again. Sometimes, it finishes booting. Sometimes, I have
to turn off power and start again 3 or 4 times to get
Win. to finish booting. Have run SFC, have used Restore,
checked Device Manager, run error check.
Any help appreciated.
Tom

If you can get into Safe Mode, it probably is a driver issue. If you
can't get into Safe Mode, it probably is hardware. What changed between
the time things worked and the time they didn't? Give more details for
more help.

Malke

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Hello,
Using Win XP Pro. Windows goes through Post, every thing
OK.Then screen freezes. I turn off power, and start up
again. Sometimes, it finishes booting. Sometimes, I have
to turn off power and start again 3 or 4 times to get
Win. to finish booting. Have run SFC, have used Restore,
checked Device Manager, run error check.
Any help appreciated.
Tom
.

Have had the same problem before... sometimes when windows
stops working properly the only solution is to re-install
windows to get it back on track

 

[Tom]

-----Original Message-----


If you can get into Safe Mode, it probably is a driver issue. If you
can't get into Safe Mode, it probably is hardware. What changed between
the time things worked and the time they didn't? Give more details for
more help.

Malke
--
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
.

I can get into Safe Mode. As far as I know, nothing
apperantly changed. I get no error mesages, or anything.
Sometimes, it boots fine on the first time. Other times,
it takes 4 or 5 starts to get it to boot. Sometimes, it
boots as far as the XP splash screen. Where it sometimes
freezes. When it freezes, it isnt always in the same
place. Very erratic.
Tom

 

[Malke]

I can get into Safe Mode. As far as I know, nothing
apperantly changed. I get no error mesages, or anything.
Sometimes, it boots fine on the first time. Other times,
it takes 4 or 5 starts to get it to boot. Sometimes, it
boots as far as the XP splash screen. Where it sometimes
freezes. When it freezes, it isnt always in the same
place. Very erratic.
Tom

Erratic problems like you are describing are most always
hardware-related. Here are general hardware troubleshooting steps:

1) open the computer and run it open, cleaning out all dust bunnies and
observing all fans (overheating will cause system freezing); 2) test
the RAM - I like Memtest86 from www.memtest86.com - let the test run
for an extended (like overnight) period of time - unless errors are
seen immediately; 3) test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from
the mftr.; 4) the power supply may be going bad or be inadequate for
the devices you have in the system; 5) test the motherboard with
something like TuffTest from www.tufftest.com. Testing hardware
failures often involves swapping out suspected parts with known-good
parts. If you can't do the testing yourself and/or are uncomfortable
opening your computer, take the machine to a good local computer repair
shop (not a CompUSA or Best Buy type of store).

Malke