Computer not Starting Help Please

[Google]

Hey guys. I have been having trouble with my computer for a loooong time. I dont know exactly what computer it is but OS is Windows XP. When I started the computer one day, it just shutdown and restarted. And ever since then it hasnt restarted. So I am on my moms laptop to ask you guys for help. I have no way to get onto the computer. Safe mode doesnt work, debug mode etc. nothing works. Everythime I try turn it on it just goes to the windows xp loading screen for a split second (I can barely even see it, its so fast). And then it just restarts back to the beginning.

Any BIOS setting or anything I can possibly do on my own before taking it to get repaired???


Please help I  am not in the financial posistion to get it repaired and I need the computer fixed for school and my parents business.


Thansk alot.

-Google

[Broni]

Can you boot to Windows CD?

[Google]

I Can but will that help me? Because I do not want to re install windows until I have retrieved some data off my hard drive.

[racerrandy]

This happened on my computer and I was able to take the hard drive out and put it in an external case and get the things off I needed before I reloaded xp. Hope this helps.


Randy

[Broni]

If you can boot from Windows CD, run repair: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Google]

This happened on my computer and I was able to take the hard drive out and put it in an external case and get the things off I needed before I reloaded xp. Hope this helps.


Randy

Yea I was thinking of that I might try that if I cant get it fixed. Thanks.

And thanks Broni, Ill give it a try!!

[Google]

Ok I tried booting from a windows XP recovery disc. And it doesnt even boot the disc. It just goes as normal. Do I have any other options? I reall need to get ths fixed.


Thanks, and advice will be appreciated.

[Nofire]

do you hear a series of clicks or beeps on power up? if you do then you could eliminate the motherboard. if you do and it does not finish power up and boot then it could be a hardware issue.

[Google]

No clicks or beeps.

[Google]

Any suggestions I can try out.

[patio]

I thought you said you can boot to an XP CD ...i'm confused here.

[Google]

Yep I thought so, but I hadnt actually tried so I guess I was just speaking hopefully not truthfully. And when I tried, it doesnt work, so thats a no.

[JJ 3000]

Did you change your boot order in BIOS?

[Google]

Yes I did.

[scrolljoe]

Rather than looking at the software side of things..have you tried
swapping your power supply for a known working one ? Pretty
much looks like a power supply problem. Give it a try...best of luck.