I know what I did, but then it got worse and I probably made it worse.
First I re-wrote my boot.ini (I believe) with a program called "Style XP" to change my boot up screen. I rebooted it to see it in action and my computer wouldn't boot back up.
I can't reset most times any other way than a hard power supply boot because it stays "on" but wont beep and turn my monitor back on. Just humming away with nothing to show me, like a zombie. I have plenty of power.
All sorts of errors happened before it completely lost it's mind. Let me try to recall most of the combinations.
I hard boot/reset:
It beeps, it shows the Asus screen.. Forever.
Beeps, normal IDE screen, then it dies.
Beeps, normal IDE screen, then it reboots.
Beep Beep Beep.. Forever, physically normal but nothing on the monitor.
Safe mode (assuming it makes it past the first screens):
F8, safe mode, shows a driver list, freeze forever on that list.
Driver list, goes black and my monitor loses connection.
Driver list, enter.. It loaded once but there was no start menu.
Reinstall attempt (again assuming it passes the first fail list):
Runs normal to "run from disk" and goes black while scanning windows files.
Runs normal, reformatted, copied files, said preparing reboot and rebooted to nothingness, my computer humming, my monitor black and then it turned off as it does with no signal.
Now:
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP ('til I kill it) if I take out my RAMS and nothingness (fans running fine) or..
Doesn't beep, black screen.. same thing over the last few times. The normal grumling and rumbling inside the case is sometimes there at the very start, not always though.
The hardware seems fine. Could I be THAT unlucky that I broke XP and my HDD in one day? I don't even know what I could do!
Pent D, Win Xp Sp3.
