Windows suddently won't start

[Guest Lee M.]

I just swapped mobos and did a repair install on Windows 2000. After than

finished I applied SP4, loaded the nVidia drivers and the ATI video driver.

Everything seemed to be running fine. From the desktop I changed the color

depth from 16 to 32 bpp and it hung on a blank screen after I said OK to

make the change. Before restarting, I pulled the power plug to the floppy

drive (I had never connected the ribbon cable), plugged in the case fan and

closed up the case.

 

Now Windows won't start at all. It hangs on the splash screen at about 3/4

of the blocks in the progress bar in a normal startup. Tried to start the

last good configuration and in safe mode and it won't start there either.

Hangs on the "starting Windows" screen. It seems unlikely to me that any of

the above changes could have caused this problem. I am stumped and need

some expert help.

 

Thanks.

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Windows suddently won't start

 

More than likely incorrect chipset, controller or other drivers are the

cause. Probably not much you can do at this point.

 

 

 

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"Lee M." wrote:

>I just swapped mobos and did a repair install on Windows 2000. After than

>finished I applied SP4, loaded the nVidia drivers and the ATI video driver.

>Everything seemed to be running fine. From the desktop I changed the color

>depth from 16 to 32 bpp and it hung on a blank screen after I said OK to

>make the change. Before restarting, I pulled the power plug to the floppy

>drive (I had never connected the ribbon cable), plugged in the case fan and

>closed up the case.

>

> Now Windows won't start at all. It hangs on the splash screen at about

> 3/4 of the blocks in the progress bar in a normal startup. Tried to start

> the last good configuration and in safe mode and it won't start there

> either. Hangs on the "starting Windows" screen. It seems unlikely to me

> that any of the above changes could have caused this problem. I am

> stumped and need some expert help.

>

> Thanks.

>

>

>

[Guest Lee M.]

Re: Windows suddently won't start

 

I bit the bullet and did a fresh install.

 

"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message

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> More than likely incorrect chipset, controller or other drivers are the

> cause. Probably not much you can do at this point.

>

>

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

> "Lee M." wrote:

>>I just swapped mobos and did a repair install on Windows 2000. After than

>>finished I applied SP4, loaded the nVidia drivers and the ATI video

>>driver. Everything seemed to be running fine. From the desktop I changed

>>the color depth from 16 to 32 bpp and it hung on a blank screen after I

>>said OK to make the change. Before restarting, I pulled the power plug to

>>the floppy drive (I had never connected the ribbon cable), plugged in the

>>case fan and closed up the case.

>>

>> Now Windows won't start at all. It hangs on the splash screen at about

>> 3/4 of the blocks in the progress bar in a normal startup. Tried to

>> start the last good configuration and in safe mode and it won't start

>> there either. Hangs on the "starting Windows" screen. It seems unlikely

>> to me that any of the above changes could have caused this problem. I am

>> stumped and need some expert help.

>>

>> Thanks.

>>

>>

>>

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Windows suddently won't start

 

Good move.

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"Lee M." wrote:

>I bit the bullet and did a fresh install.