XP fails to boot

[colgate]

Whenever i boot up the pc, it only gets to the windows xp boot screen and then stops. So i have to manually switch off. When i boot up again it goes onto the safe mode select screen. If i select "last known good configeration" it will boot up normally, except that found new hardware pops up,(this does'nt happen every time) eventually installing Matrox Graphics Millenium G200 AGP. I can then use the pc as normall. When i shut down and then reboot it does the same and so i end up booting with last known good configeration.

All scans with Adaware, Spybot Search&Destroy and AVG as well as online scans with Panda and Bitdefender came up clean.

Any help would be greatly appreciated..  

[sodataxi]

Odd...

Tell us more about your graphics card, M/b, and make of your PC with a model

Have you tried system restore?  Start>All Progs>Acc>Sys tools>Sys Rest

Do you get any beeps/sounds from the case?

Have you opend the case/installed new hardware prior to this happening?

Is Your Graphics Card built into the M/b?

Have you tried to remove all USB devices then boot up?



Soda

[colgate]

Video BoardDescription  Your Results  
Brand/Model Matrox Graphics Millennium G200 AGP
Resolution 1024x768 pixels
Colors 16 million
DirectX version 5.03.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
OpenGL version 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Acceleration options Enabled
Performance 3.14 MP/s (No similar CPU/MHz/video)  

Memory ConfigurationDescription  Results  
RAM installed 384 MB
Windows RAM 384 MB
Total RAM slots 3
Available RAM slots 1
Max RAM module size 256 MB
Memory Type 128+128+128;|DIMMSDRAM;T5
Speed Rating 1139 MB/s (101% of 993 similar)  

Main BoardDescription  Your Results  
Brand/Model  VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C692BX
Type  Desktop
Serial Number  Not available
BIOS  Award Software International, Inc. 4.51 PG 12/20/99
System Board  693-686  

ProcessorDescription  Your Results  
Brand/Model  Intel Pentium III  
Nominal Clock Speed  600 MHz
Measured Clock Speed  600 MHz
External Clock Speed  66 MHz
CPU Load  5%
Speed Rating  1616 (98% of 993 similar)  


Yes i did do system restore, but it did'nt improve things at all.
I also used the c d repair console, and now i only have 1 restore point.

I get 1 short beep, although it has done this since i first got it about 10 months ago (brought secondhand)

Have tried to boot with all u s b devices removed.

Had trouble installing a 256mb pc100 memory stick. It is currently in place but is only picked up as a 128mb stick. If it is removed it still has the same problems.

Hope that this is helpfull.

Colgate

[colgate]

   I decided to formatt and start over, but xp would not install. So i thought that i would install 2k then upgrade to xp.
   I was able to install 2k, which i was unable to update easily as had problems with usb bandwidth. So my broadband external modem would'nt connect.

   I then upgraded too xp, and all is well. Just hope it continues to be problem free.
I have set automatic updates to notify only, and i check them out prior to downloading and/or installing.

Thanks for all help.  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[GX1_Man]

By the way, you don't have to install 2000 to install XP in normal machines. It sounds like yours has other issues which will need to be addressed sooner or later.

[u_dont_c_me]

hey im not that good wit computers but i had the same problem wit mine and it turned out to be the harddrive was fried so .................  :-/ hope this helps