Windows - boot up problem

Hi mate,


I had the same probl;em a couple of weeks ago, at 1st I thought it was my CPU overheating due to dust build up on fans so gave em a good clean up, still no joy, stripped the pc down to basic config (HDD, 1x memory, removed dvd/cd drive, still no joy) turned out to be a dodgy PSU, bought one for £25 and hey presto. It turned out that although it was starting to boot it was just unstable, have you got a spare psu or a mate that doesnt mind you butchering theirs to see if thats what it is.

Hope this helps

Phil

Originally Posted by pearsoph

Hi mate,


I had the same probl;em a couple of weeks ago, at 1st I thought it was my CPU overheating due to dust build up on fans so gave em a good clean up, still no joy, stripped the pc down to basic config (HDD, 1x memory, removed dvd/cd drive, still no joy) turned out to be a dodgy PSU, bought one for £25 and hey presto. It turned out that although it was starting to boot it was just unstable, have you got a spare psu or a mate that doesnt mind you butchering theirs to see if thats what it is.

Hope this helps

Phil

Thatd be unuual at 1 year old.

A repair will work. Or a fresh install to a different directory (Windows or WINNT) making sure you leave the filesystem intact!. Quick format is a big no no

Your XP install/repair disk should have, alongside the repair option, something called the recovery console or something like that. It's like an updated version of DOS for XP - i.e. no graphics, just command line.

Within that there should be the checkdisk utility (chkdsk, if I recall recorrectly). This will scan the filesystem and look for problems in that area, which is what is most-likely got stuffed when the system was originally switched-off prematurely (in my opinon).

Rob

[/quote]pearsoph wrote:
Hi mate,


I had the same probl;em a couple of weeks ago, at 1st I thought it was my CPU overheating due to dust build up on fans so gave em a good clean up, still no joy, stripped the pc down to basic config (HDD, 1x memory, removed dvd/cd drive, still no joy) turned out to be a dodgy PSU, bought one for £25 and hey presto. It turned out that although it was starting to boot it was just unstable, have you got a spare psu or a mate that doesnt mind you butchering theirs to see if thats what it is.

Hope this helps

Phil


Thatd be unuual at 1 year old.

Yeah I know that would be unusual but mine was just over 1 year old, admittedly the pc was on for prob about 12-16 hours a day but it seemed to fry it in that short space of time..

Only offerin advice on my own experience.

Phil

[TSM]

You are all going over kill.

Why not first try pressing F8 and selecting the option that says 'Last Known Good Configuration'. This is revert some things to the way they were the last time the system was booted, this especialy helps if your system has just had an update then will not start etc.., its helped me in many a situation.

Originally Posted by TSM

Why not first try pressing F8 and selecting the option that says 'Last Known Good Configuration'.

Been there, done that

I'll have another bash at it tonight, and let you know how I got on

Originally Posted by Mr Toad

Been there, done that

I'll have another bash at it tonight, and let you know how I got on

It'll only work if you've not logged in since you had a problem.

I'm starting to think its the power supply... having worked on building PC I know how funny they sometimes can be... though normally they just go off.

I didnt think it would be the power supply when it happened to me as I also worked on Pc support rebuilding PC's and hadnt come across the problem often as they DO usually just switch off ,but sometimes its got enough to run BIOS but when booting into windows and interrogating the HDD it seems to take more power and its then that it falls over, at the very least a cheap power supply wont break the bank and even if it isnt that then you can keep the PSU as a spare!! Just an easy way to find out if its that, borrow a psu from another pc (as long it has the relevant power connex to go in your motherboard).

Hope this helps

Phil

Good plan - I have a spare PSU so will give that a go

All I need to do is find some time to actually look at the thing . .