Harvey
December 12th 03, 08:18 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>computer boots up okay but gets stuck as soon as blue
>welcome screen pops up. Computer "beeps" once and quits.
>If I hit Ctrl-Alt-Del then desktop pops up right away and
>computer runs okay. I just loaded Service Pack 1 prior
>to this and besides above problem, computer runs slow. I
>have checked the hard drive and run Norton Windoctor and
>Speed disk multiple times. I even reloaded Windows XP.
>Manufacturer says to reformat the hard drive and start
>over - don't want to do that yet. HELP!
>.
>
Try this from MS:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;294427
>computer boots up okay but gets stuck as soon as blue
>welcome screen pops up. Computer "beeps" once and quits.
>If I hit Ctrl-Alt-Del then desktop pops up right away and
>computer runs okay. I just loaded Service Pack 1 prior
>to this and besides above problem, computer runs slow. I
>have checked the hard drive and run Norton Windoctor and
>Speed disk multiple times. I even reloaded Windows XP.
>Manufacturer says to reformat the hard drive and start
>over - don't want to do that yet. HELP!
>.
>
Try this from MS:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;294427