Guest jrsjs Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Hello, My computer has been running fine except that occasionally booting up has been slow. Now suddenly, it is refusing to boot unless I either go into safe mode and use System Restore or I try using settings which last worked. The next time it may boot fine BUT the next time after that, it will likely not boot again unless I try System Restore etc. It is very frustrating. I have done nothing to the computer that I can think of in terms of new software or deletions or anything which might have caused this. One moment it was fine and then the problems appreared. Any help would be much appreciated. John
Guest Ron Badour Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 Re: Windows XP Home won't boot Since the PC boots in safe mode, there is apparently something being loaded in normal mode that prevents booting and you will have to determine what that might be (maybe a driver problem, virus, malware, etc.) Here is a troubleshooting method: How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316434 -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "jrsjs" <jrsjs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D4E2E11C-1736-4C1B-AB69-1A5CD73E7F0A@microsoft.com... > Hello, > My computer has been running fine except that occasionally booting up has > been slow. > Now suddenly, it is refusing to boot unless I either go into safe mode and > use System Restore or I try using settings which last worked. > The next time it may boot fine BUT the next time after that, it will > likely > not boot again unless I try System Restore etc. > It is very frustrating. > I have done nothing to the computer that I can think of in terms of new > software or deletions or anything which might have caused this. > One moment it was fine and then the problems appreared. > Any help would be much appreciated. > John
Guest jrsjs Posted September 10, 2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Re: Windows XP Home won't boot Thank you Ron. That is much appreciated and I will try following the article and let you know how I get on. Best wishes, John "Ron Badour" wrote: > Since the PC boots in safe mode, there is apparently something being loaded > in normal mode that prevents booting and you will have to determine what > that might be (maybe a driver problem, virus, malware, etc.) Here is a > troubleshooting method: > > How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316434 > > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > "jrsjs" <jrsjs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:D4E2E11C-1736-4C1B-AB69-1A5CD73E7F0A@microsoft.com... > > Hello, > > My computer has been running fine except that occasionally booting up has > > been slow. > > Now suddenly, it is refusing to boot unless I either go into safe mode and > > use System Restore or I try using settings which last worked. > > The next time it may boot fine BUT the next time after that, it will > > likely > > not boot again unless I try System Restore etc. > > It is very frustrating. > > I have done nothing to the computer that I can think of in terms of new > > software or deletions or anything which might have caused this. > > One moment it was fine and then the problems appreared. > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > John > > >
Guest jrsjs Posted September 13, 2007 Posted September 13, 2007 Re: Windows XP Home won't boot pHi Ron, It's a strange thing but the computer seems to have recovered on its own. I will keep a note of this in case it happens again. Thanks indeed: much appreciated. Best wishes, John "jrsjs" wrote: > Thank you Ron. > That is much appreciated and I will try following the article and let you > know how I get on. > Best wishes, > John > > "Ron Badour" wrote: > > > Since the PC boots in safe mode, there is apparently something being loaded > > in normal mode that prevents booting and you will have to determine what > > that might be (maybe a driver problem, virus, malware, etc.) Here is a > > troubleshooting method: > > > > How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP > > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316434 > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Ron Badour > > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > > > > "jrsjs" <jrsjs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:D4E2E11C-1736-4C1B-AB69-1A5CD73E7F0A@microsoft.com... > > > Hello, > > > My computer has been running fine except that occasionally booting up has > > > been slow. > > > Now suddenly, it is refusing to boot unless I either go into safe mode and > > > use System Restore or I try using settings which last worked. > > > The next time it may boot fine BUT the next time after that, it will > > > likely > > > not boot again unless I try System Restore etc. > > > It is very frustrating. > > > I have done nothing to the computer that I can think of in terms of new > > > software or deletions or anything which might have caused this. > > > One moment it was fine and then the problems appreared. > > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > > John > > > > > >
Guest Ron Badour Posted September 13, 2007 Posted September 13, 2007 Re: Windows XP Home won't boot Maybe it just needed time to digest something <G>. Thanks for the feedback -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "jrsjs" <jrsjs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F97901A8-84CE-423A-B8AB-27EE7C6A2113@microsoft.com... > pHi Ron, > It's a strange thing but the computer seems to have recovered on its own. > I > will keep a note of this in case it happens again. > Thanks indeed: much appreciated. > Best wishes, > John > > "jrsjs" wrote: > >> Thank you Ron. >> That is much appreciated and I will try following the article and let you >> know how I get on. >> Best wishes, >> John >> >> "Ron Badour" wrote: >> >> > Since the PC boots in safe mode, there is apparently something being >> > loaded >> > in normal mode that prevents booting and you will have to determine >> > what >> > that might be (maybe a driver problem, virus, malware, etc.) Here is a >> > troubleshooting method: >> > >> > How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP >> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316434 >> > >> > -- >> > Regards >> > >> > Ron Badour >> > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 >> > >> > >> > "jrsjs" <jrsjs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> > news:D4E2E11C-1736-4C1B-AB69-1A5CD73E7F0A@microsoft.com... >> > > Hello, >> > > My computer has been running fine except that occasionally booting up >> > > has >> > > been slow. >> > > Now suddenly, it is refusing to boot unless I either go into safe >> > > mode and >> > > use System Restore or I try using settings which last worked. >> > > The next time it may boot fine BUT the next time after that, it will >> > > likely >> > > not boot again unless I try System Restore etc. >> > > It is very frustrating. >> > > I have done nothing to the computer that I can think of in terms of >> > > new >> > > software or deletions or anything which might have caused this. >> > > One moment it was fine and then the problems appreared. >> > > Any help would be much appreciated. >> > > John >> > >> > >> >
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