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[undead.fox]

Hello everyone,

I got a pc here with XP pro in it, its on a 120 GB Maxtor HD and my PC's a P IV HT 3.2 Ghz with 1 Gb of ram. Problem is, when i boot, i try to boot XP, it loads the bootscreen, then the computer restarts. For the moment i use my old Vista Trial but please end my suffering ... 

Thx to everyone.

[ale52]

Need...more...info...gasp 

Antivirus & antispyware protection / service packs installed / when did it start happening / did it ever work right / installed any new software?

Alan <>< 

[undead.fox]

Oh Sorry about that ! 

I got SP 2 , It ran fine till today. I got Symantec Client Security , Windows FIrewall and I use Spybot Search and DEstroy for Adware Crap... Plus I don't recall installing any new software.

COuld it be caused by a XP hotfix ? I think one hotfix was installed lately 

[ale52]

Was all of this software installed (Symantec in particular) prior to the problem?

Alan <>< 

[undead.fox]

Yes, Symantec has been on my comp since the beginning, almost a year now.

[ale52]

Can you  boot into SafeMode?

Alan <>< 

[undead.fox]

No, it goes with the same symptoms. Any diagnosis doc ? 

[ale52]

"COuld it be caused by a XP hotfix ?"  Anything can be caused by a hotfix. 

Do you have all your stuff backed up?  Sounds like you might have to do either a repair with the real Windows CD or do a wipe and reinstall.

Alan <>< 

[undead.fox]

Well, since i had taken the precaution of installing a little 20 GB hd, I used it to install Vista and got some files on it... thus I can make a backup of my files. I dont have the XP disc though...

[ale52]

So you have 2 drives in one machine?  One with XP on it and a second with Vista?  Did the problem start after you installed the 2nd drive with Vista on it?

Alan <>< 

[ale52]

Sorry undead.fox, I have to leave now. 

Don't go away as there are very able people on this site that can help.  Please hang in there, OK?

Alan <>< 

[undead.fox]

i'll sure do alan  thx a lot... And no its been since the beta release of vista that the 2nd drive is installed (around january).

thanks for anyone helping here,
David

[patio]

I suggest removing the Vista drive and going from there to reduce the amount of variables...

[undead.fox]

patio, I really need that computer to be functionnable and XP wont boot, so I keep vista... I have tried rescue disks like BArtPE and it wont even boot from the CD ... could there be simply a problem in the bios ? 

[GX1_Man]

Do you have a real XP CD to do a repair install? Like Patio, I think disconnecting the Vista drive for now is a smart idea.