windows freezes on boot up

[McrRed]

Re: windows freezes on boot up

[QUOTE=thecrazybandit;271419]No blue screen of death on boot everything works fine once its running this is what happens when i turn the pc on the windows xp logo comes on screen runs a few seconds then freezes i cannot turn power off from button on the front so i have to turn off the power from the switch on the back of pc tower then i turn power back on from the power switch on the back of the tower the option of start windows normally comes up and other options as well i leave it to run down on the timer and it works fine if i try any other options it just freezes again on boot up[/QUOTE]

That is strange. So you're saying using the hard power off to reset works but the "soft" button on the front of the computer makes it hang? What happens if you hold the front button for more than 5 seconds?

I got round a stuck boot sequence the other day by using a linux ubuntu distrib on a pen drive to get round a faulty MBR, that was a failed hard drive. But this sounds different.

[luk4asz]

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To take apart the computer for parts. Clean the dust. Make your computer. Connect only the minimum amount of equipment needed to install the system. Install Windows again.

[herrr]

Re: windows freezes on boot up

[QUOTE=thecrazybandit;271419]No blue screen of death on boot everything works fine once its running this is what happens when i turn the pc on the windows xp logo comes on screen runs a few seconds then freezes [/QUOTE]
I don't want to be annoying...but it's exactly the moment when it tests devices...have you tried what I said before, without looking for more complicated things, like you're doing know?

[iiizootiii]

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sounds like a motherboard failure, i had something similar once and was told it was due to the capacitors not charging properly

[benchsirius]

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Trouble is safe mode or windows boot cd only boot up generic drivers and don't run graphics card, memory , gpu to full speed.

It is possible that rather than freezing completely it could be testing the hard drive. Turn off at that point makes the problem much worse.

What is the hd light showing at that point is it off (bad), blinking ( better), or permanently on ( really bad).

You could try a manual scan or chkdsk and that would cancel auto scans.

[parsonline]

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once this happend for me because my driver had problem
when windows load it was freez for seconds and when update drive problem solved.
sometimes hardware maybe have conflict together
however if you cant solved. you can restore your pc
for make sure from virus you check your system with update and strong antivirus and anti trojan

[kalpikos]

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[QUOTE=iiizootiii;271459]sounds like a motherboard failure, i had something similar once and was told it was due to the capacitors not charging properly[/QUOTE]

I agree with you mate

I believe too that it's a hardware problem.
The most likely is motherboard as his vga card is ok.
Unfortunately, I don't know a test that can be done to prove that the m/b is faulty.
Maybe you have to do a visit to your local computer repair.

[thecrazybandit]

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[QUOTE=herrr;271456]I don't want to be annoying...but it's exactly the moment when it tests devices...have you tried what I said before, without looking for more complicated things, like you're doing know?[/QUOTE]

I have done all the basic tests and have run it with just the graphic card connected nothing else and still the same

[kalpikos]

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Check for loose cables inside you pc.
Hard drives cables, cables from psu to m/b or vga etc

Finaly you can check your power supply.
Just because your pc initially turns on does not mean that the power supply is ok.
While it might not be common for your computer to get all the way to the Windows startup process with a damaged power supply, it does happen and is worth a look.
Replace your PSU and test again your system.

[herrr]

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[QUOTE=kalpikos;271508]Check for loose cables inside you pc.
Hard drives cables, cables from psu to m/b or vga etc

Finaly you can check your power supply.
Just because your pc initially turns on does not mean that the power supply is ok.
While it might not be common for your computer to get all the way to the Windows startup process with a damaged power supply, it does happen and is worth a look.
Replace your PSU and test again your system.[/QUOTE]
Hi, your approach is of course the best that we've heard, but there is something in all speeches of yours and others that I can't understand...
You seem to assume that the pc shuts down, collapses: I didn't understand this, but only that it stays quiet, expecting an answer from a part of the system, that doesn't come.
I made myself an idea of an hardware with no particular problem that turns on, but can't do its job because a part, not the core, of the system doesn't answer to booting call...
How do you explain that safe mode is OK, unless thinking that something (probably net, that doesn't run in safe mode) is not OK, but only a secondary part of the system...

[iiizootiii]

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considering you have reloaded windows it points to a hardware problem

after the computer is fully switched off for a while do you always boot normally, let it fail and then boot into safe mode or can you boot straight into safe mode. (if not, this would be a faulty motherboard)

you completley reloaded windows, did you make it do a full format of your hard drive (as it may be a faulty hard drive, have you scan the hard drive for errors)

another option is to go into bios and try it in some sort of safe default settings
otherwise all you can do is try swapping out parts including ram sticks (take one out, then the other, try them in different slots)

[thecrazybandit]

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All i can think that it is the motherboard i have tried a another power supply and a new set of ram cleaned all the dust out from around the fan area tried loading windows 7 checked all the bios setting and still the same i will see if i can find another motherboard just try

[mahrkpat]

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Sometimes it is more cost effective to get a refurbished pc then trying to get
the motherboard repaired, if you do a search you could get one running win 7
for well under a £100.

__http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_5?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&field-keywords=pc+desktop&sprefix=pc+de%2Ccomputers%2C176

[herrr]

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I think that if you really want some qualified opinions, you should post more details about your hardware, as a whole, not only motherboard, and anyway you should try to boot a very minimal windows (preparing it before in safe mode: in XP go to Control Panel/System/Device Manager) disabling (mouse on single devices - right click disable) ALL, but I really mean ALL devices (DVD drives also for example, net cards and so on...)
I really can't understand if this test was done, and if not...what are we talking about...about nothing...

[kostis]

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[QUOTE=mahrkpat;271557]Sometimes it is more cost effective to get a refurbished pc then trying to get
the motherboard repaired, if you do a search you could get one running win 7
for well under a £100.

__http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_5?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&field-keywords=pc+desktop&sprefix=pc+de%2Ccomputers%2C176[/QUOTE]


yes i agree, sometimes even the time you waste isnt worth it when you got an old pc-laptop. but money is not the object here, i like to take things to the end before i give up. this way you learn from your problems and next time you face them you will be ready to deal with them.