[phixgrrrl]

It all started when my mouse stopped responding and during subsequent reboots, I would just get the windows loading screen forever and never get past it.
I have xp home edition and its a custom built system. Let me know if you need any other specs.
i tried using a different mouse initially but didnt help.
I've reseated the hardware, checked all connections.
I cannot even load into safe mode. I get the option, choose it, and it begins loading all those necessary drivers and then just stops at some driver (I cannot remember which one...I am at the library writing this). It always does this.
I tried using last good config.,,,nothing.
When starting Windows normally, it just hangs at the loading screen with the little moving bar.
I re-installed windows (I have two drives; I reinstalled over Windows on the drive that had windows); ive tried repairing Windows; I then formatted the drive with Windows and tried a clean install and it hangs at the same point. What is going on? Is it a bad driver, bad hardware?
Thank-you

 

[bonk]

If you have 2 sticks of Ram take one out and then try and if no joy take that out and try the other one.

Got all the motherboard drivers installed?

 

[phixgrrrl]

Thanks.
I'll try that when I get home.
Yes as far as I know all my drivers are updated. The last update for my MB was in 2003; my system was made in 2001.
Any other suggestions?

 

[bonk]

Try just hooking up the basics like memory, video card, HDD, Also try changing the IDE cables around also reset the Cmos either by the jumpers on the board or taking the Cmos out for a few minutes and putting it back in.

 

[Lance1]

Good point bonk, also if you’re having problems such as this remove all non-essential hardware from the computer such as the nic card, sound card and modem and just end up with the video card and ram. Like bonk says, alternate the ram if you have more them one and always use slot one if there only one stick of ram. After alternating the ram and you still have problems move to slot two. Also if you have more then one CD-ROM, remove the slave and just have the master. I have had systems not boot because of a hokey CD-ROM.

 

[Rich-M]

Classic dead hard drive...see if you can run check disk on it in recovery console:
How to run checkdisk from recovery console (Windows xp). Courtesy dsenette

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
Note:Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
2. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
Note:If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
3. When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
4. At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following then press Enter:

chkdsk /r

5. Allow this to run UNDISTURBED until completed (45 min or so)
6. Report any errors

 

[phixgrrrl]

Hi all.
I ended up trying the memory thing, that did nothing. But once I unseated the audio card and the pci usb controller, windows started installing. Why that helped, I have NO idea. Anyone?
However, I now have a new problem but I'll post that separately.

Thank-you