Windose XP won't boot.

Tattooed · 1 Apr 2006 at 11:04

I'm having problems getting xp to boot. When the "Welcome to Windose" screen comes up it just freezes.

Any suggestions?

basmic · 1 Apr 2006 at 11:18

I had this problem on a customer's machine.

It wouldn't even boot up into Safe Mode.

The only way round it was to repair the XP installation, backup all the important files, and clean the slate with XP and did a clean installation.

Netguy · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:10

Hi,

I had a similar problem, I couldnt log in, couldnt log in Safe mode either, I tried everything people suggested, then in the end, I reset the Cmos battery, it worked.

Try that

EDIT: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17555658

Tattooed · 2 Apr 2006 at 14:59

Thanks

managed to get it working again.

Caged · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:13

I think your problem was because you were trying to boot Windose when you should have been trying Windows.

Zefan · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:14

Caged said:
I think your problem was because you were trying to boot Windose when you should have been trying Windows.

You post my thoughts.

me227 · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:30

Caged said:
I think your problem was because you were trying to boot Windose when you should have been trying Windows.

Aw I was hoping nobody would have made a joke about that yet.

atpbx · 2 Apr 2006 at 19:27

Ive had to switch to windows 64 as not only would xp not work properly when it loaded, it got to the point that i couldnt even install it.

Funny i know, there is'nt any reason why that should be so, but it would spit its dummy out and blue screen when it came to windows set up.

basmic · 2 Apr 2006 at 20:36

Tattooed said:
Thanks managed to get it working again.

Out of interested, how did you get it working?

me227 · 2 Apr 2006 at 20:54

atpbx said:
Ive had to switch to windows 64 as not only would xp not work properly when it loaded, it got to the point that i couldnt even install it.

Funny i know, there is'nt any reason why that should be so, but it would spit its dummy out and blue screen when it came to windows set up.

Is your disc scratched at all?

atpbx · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:21

me227 said:
Is your disc scratched at all?

No, the disc is fine, the computer just stopped working with XP altogether this morning, i've spent all day arsing around trying to get it to work when i couldnt waste any more time with it as i need it for my banking tommorow, so i shoved xp64 on here and low and behold eveythign is fine.

Managed to get drivers for everything as well.