Restart failures and frequent system crashes

[kevin kilduff]

Please help !!
______________

Been running XP now for 14 months. Most things work well
but each time I have to restart my PC -- e.g. after
installing a new program -- it boots into XP seemingly
okay although this is preceded by a couple of "popping
sounds". When it reaches the " account/s log-on " page
the cursor and a 2nd re-boot works fine ?!!

Cannot find ANY program which works as a back-up tool.
All the in-built facility seems to allow for is moving
information from an old PC -- which I don't possess -- or
allows information to be downloaded to floppy discs
only ?!! Other so-called back-up programs tried without
success are " Acronis TrueImage Deluxe" and " Intant
CD/DVD" by VBO.

Now getting more blue-screen system crahes than ever --
worryingly these are on the increase on boot-up but can
occur any time. Windows Media player V9 slows up my
system -- memory 256MB, speed 797 MHz, Service pack 1
installed -- something chronic so have opted to begin
using Real One Player instead.

Has anyone out there experienced any of the above & can
offer a solution.

P.S. My PC warranty ran out on April 30 2003 so am onmy
own !! T H A N K S !!

[Rich Barry]

Go here http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto
In the Select a Microsoft Product Box scroll down and choose WinXP
In the Search For Box type: Problems with SP1

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/winxp-sp1-problems.html

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1044588384
"kevin kilduff" > wrote in message
...
> Please help !!
> ______________
>
> Been running XP now for 14 months. Most things work well
> but each time I have to restart my PC -- e.g. after
> installing a new program -- it boots into XP seemingly
> okay although this is preceded by a couple of "popping
> sounds". When it reaches the " account/s log-on " page
> the cursor and a 2nd re-boot works fine ?!!
>
> Cannot find ANY program which works as a back-up tool.
> All the in-built facility seems to allow for is moving
> information from an old PC -- which I don't possess -- or
> allows information to be downloaded to floppy discs
> only ?!! Other so-called back-up programs tried without
> success are " Acronis TrueImage Deluxe" and " Intant
> CD/DVD" by VBO.
>
> Now getting more blue-screen system crahes than ever --
> worryingly these are on the increase on boot-up but can
> occur any time. Windows Media player V9 slows up my
> system -- memory 256MB, speed 797 MHz, Service pack 1
> installed -- something chronic so have opted to begin
> using Real One Player instead.
>
> Has anyone out there experienced any of the above & can
> offer a solution.
>
> P.S. My PC warranty ran out on April 30 2003 so am onmy
> own !! T H A N K S !!