Windows XP will not load after machine shut down.

[John Clements]

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a problem with my windows XP on a HP Pavilion
>541c. windows will not load. If I unplug the power
cord
>and take out the CMOS battery, reinstall the battery and
>plug the machine in windows xp will load after I get a
>message about a bios error. I hit the delete key and
>windows loads properly. I shut down windows and the
>computer and is shuts down and powers off properly. The
>next time I go to start the computer I get the HP
screen,
>the floppy drive makes a normal sound and then the
>display goes black and I get a blinking cursor in the
>upper left hand corner and nothing else happens. I hold
>in the power button for a few seconds, the machine shuts
>off. Pressing the power button again gets the same
>results. I have to again unplug the computer and remove
>the battery, wait, replace the battery and cord and we
>start the same thing over again. Has anyone seen this
>and can you please help.
>
>Thank you in advance for your time,
>Tom Wilson
>.
Try a new battery instead of using the old one.