Problem with Windows: Won't Load

Doug5984 · 02-06-2006, 03:02 PM

As some of you may know I built my own computer about a week and a half ago. So far everything was working great, I went out of town for the weekend and shut my computer down...and when I got home last night windows wouldn't load. The screen that says windows with the blue bar in the middle scrolling will do that for about a minute, then it will freeze up at that screen. It did this to me once before I had left, but I simply restarted the computer and everything came back working fine. Now it keeps getting stuck on that screen. If I start my computer in safe mode everything comes up like it should in safe mode. I am thinking this would be a software problem, is that correct?

Any ideas what I should do to fix this problem?

SackAttack · 02-06-2006, 03:14 PM

My dad had this problem a couple weeks ago and ended up replacing several pieces of internal hardware.

It works now, although I don't know what the magic combination was.

MizzouRah · 02-06-2006, 04:24 PM

Sounds to me like a hardware conflict. What do have plugged into the usb ports? system slots (pci, agp, pci express)?

I would unplug anything you have plugged into the usb ports first, boot pc. If it still doesn't boot, reseat all pci cards and try again. Next, I would probably try one memory stick at a time, etc.

Also, I think in safe mode you can still see the event log. Check that out for any errors as well.

Doug5984 · 02-06-2006, 06:06 PM

Ok so I started my PC in safe mode, played around some and tried updating some drivers.......
So now when I boot it- windows comes up right away like it shuold but then a blue screen flashes really quick- to quick to read it, and then it restarts and goes through the cycle again.

I'm lost now...any ideas?

Deattribution · 02-06-2006, 07:03 PM

Few things to try...

In safe mode check your device manager list (system properties/device manager) see if there are any listed hardware conflicts.

If you haven't already - pressing F8 (before the windows flash screen) at bootup and instead of selecting safe mode - selecting Last Known Good Configuration might help.

If you have your windows CD you can insert it and at the 'welcome to setup screen' press R for repair.

You could try running scan disk, check if there is a large amount of bad sectors.

Also, if you can think of anything you've installed prior to it stopping working - that could have possibly caused some sort of issue.

MizzouRah · 02-06-2006, 08:22 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308041

sterlingice · 02-07-2006, 04:56 PM

Any luck on this so far?

SI

Doug5984 · 02-07-2006, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Any luck on this so far?

SI

Been very busy with school- I'm going to try to tackle it tomorrow when I get off of work, I'm hoping to have it all sorted out- I want to get back to my Civ IV !!!

Also- SI I wanted to talk to you some about HT, I have 35 million in the bank and I'm looking to get back into things...a Div V team with 35 million should be fun

sterlingice · 02-07-2006, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug5984

Been very busy with school- I'm going to try to tackle it tomorrow when I get off of work, I'm hoping to have it all sorted out- I want to get back to my Civ IV !!!

Also- SI I wanted to talk to you some about HT, I have 35 million in the bank and I'm looking to get back into things...a Div V team with 35 million should be fun

Yeah, just don't go nuts and spend it all in one place and you can actually make a team that could make III in 2-3 seasons.

SI

02-07-2006, 04:56 PM	#7
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Any luck on this so far? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-06-2006, 03:14 PM	#2
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	My dad had this problem a couple weeks ago and ended up replacing several pieces of internal hardware. It works now, although I don't know what the magic combination was.

02-06-2006, 04:24 PM	#3
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Sounds to me like a hardware conflict. What do have plugged into the usb ports? system slots (pci, agp, pci express)? I would unplug anything you have plugged into the usb ports first, boot pc. If it still doesn't boot, reseat all pci cards and try again. Next, I would probably try one memory stick at a time, etc. Also, I think in safe mode you can still see the event log. Check that out for any errors as well.

02-06-2006, 06:06 PM	#4
Doug5984 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisiana	Ok so I started my PC in safe mode, played around some and tried updating some drivers....... So now when I boot it- windows comes up right away like it shuold but then a blue screen flashes really quick- to quick to read it, and then it restarts and goes through the cycle again. I'm lost now...any ideas?

02-06-2006, 07:03 PM	#5
Deattribution College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2003	Few things to try... In safe mode check your device manager list (system properties/device manager) see if there are any listed hardware conflicts. If you haven't already - pressing F8 (before the windows flash screen) at bootup and instead of selecting safe mode - selecting Last Known Good Configuration might help. If you have your windows CD you can insert it and at the 'welcome to setup screen' press R for repair. You could try running scan disk, check if there is a large amount of bad sectors. Also, if you can think of anything you've installed prior to it stopping working - that could have possibly caused some sort of issue.

02-06-2006, 08:22 PM	#6
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308041

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