XP Pro wont boot.

[Killabrew]

I am having this exact same problem. I am sure that it doesn't have
anything
to do with the hardware at this point. I was a SP2 beta tester
(wondering if
you were as well?) and didn't upgrade to the official RTM version. My
own
personal opinion is that the liscense for the beta timed out and is
now
throwing a hissy.

I can get the comp to boot up into safe mode just fine (which is why I
am
positive it's not hardware related) so auto update either dl'd
something last
night and it's conflicting or it's the sp2 beta license problem.

Kyle Holgate

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Hi im new to the forum. The other day I using my computer (Compaq
Presario), and the all of a sudden it rebooted without any warning.
While it was starting when it showed the windows XP boot screen it
jammed. So I turned it off and when I tried to boot it would'nt. I
have
some ideas as to what the problem can be:

1. Its overheating.
2. The CPU is fried.
3. There's something wrong with the video card.

If any of you can help me that would be great. I have 2 fans inside
the
computer and about 1 week ago I bought a new CPU cooling fan. I
believe
the video card is a NVIDIA TNT2. Please help me with this problem.
Thanks in advance!

No im not a beta tester although i'd like to be one. When I turn the
comp on it makes some noises but displays nothing on the monitor.

 

[Guest]

Have you verified that the Video cable connection on the back of the machine
is tight? Do you get any thing on the screen during the post? If yes to the
last question can you press the F8 key during the post and get to the point
where you can select safe mode? If so I would suggest going to help and
support then system restore and restore back to a known good time. I did
that yesterday morning before I posted here and my machine booted right up
when I got home. No more issues.

Let me know if that worked.

If it doesn't fix it, I would lean towards a video card failure. I know
it's not the best news but I have had them overheat and fail within 2 weeks
of purchase.

Kyle Holgate