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Windows XP Home SP2 Creating Boot Problems??
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I am lost as to a solution on this. I have used XP Home on this PC since it came out. Recently, it updated itself to SP2 and I never expected any issues. Well, now the PC doesn't boot properly. If I start up the machine it will partially boot and then freeze even before the "XP" startup screen. If I turn off the machine and start it again it will then get to the startup screen and then freeze. If I turn off the machine and go one more time, it will get to afrer the screen and freeze, then another off and on gets it to the desktop and one final off and on for the machine to boot all the way until XP is usable. SO, I have to turn my PC off and on 4-5 times to get it to boot all the way. Each off/on gets it a little further in the process until it freezes again. Once finally up, the machine runs fine. What on Earth is causing this?? Never seen anything like this before and a Norton scan of the hard drive claims it's fine so I assume this is a problem with the update to XP. Any ideas on how to resolve this? My XP Home CD is, of course, earlier than SP2 so it won't let me reload or repair from it saying it is an "earlier version than installed on this machine". Help! |
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Windows XP Home SP2 Creating Boot Problems??
Hi,
Sounds like when you let SP2 install, your system wasn`t properly prepared. What you needed to do was ensure your system is spyware/malware free, virus free, empty out your cookies, temporary internet files, drivers are all updated, important data all backed up, hard drives defraged, then allow SP2 install. If you can boot into safe mode, use the add/remove programs to uninstall SP2, then properly prepare your computer. You should download spyware checkers like Lavasoft Ad-aware SE, Spybot Search & Destroy. It seems like spyware is one of the major reasons SP2 does not install correctly. Several of the MVP`s has websites that explains in better detail on how to prepare your computer. Jeff "Ryan" wrote in message om... Hi, I am lost as to a solution on this. I have used XP Home on this PC since it came out. Recently, it updated itself to SP2 and I never expected any issues. Well, now the PC doesn't boot properly. If I start up the machine it will partially boot and then freeze even before the "XP" startup screen. If I turn off the machine and start it again it will then get to the startup screen and then freeze. If I turn off the machine and go one more time, it will get to afrer the screen and freeze, then another off and on gets it to the desktop and one final off and on for the machine to boot all the way until XP is usable. SO, I have to turn my PC off and on 4-5 times to get it to boot all the way. Each off/on gets it a little further in the process until it freezes again. Once finally up, the machine runs fine. What on Earth is causing this?? Never seen anything like this before and a Norton scan of the hard drive claims it's fine so I assume this is a problem with the update to XP. Any ideas on how to resolve this? My XP Home CD is, of course, earlier than SP2 so it won't let me reload or repair from it saying it is an "earlier version than installed on this machine". Help! |
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