Locks after startup

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ShadowZero

My clean XP Pro install locks within a minute of starting
up. I'm running a Athlon XP 1600+, 256 MB DDR333, MSI KT3
Ultra MB, GeForce4 MX 440 64MB, Liteon DVD and CDRW drives.
I can't think of anything that would cause a lock after it
starts successfully. Please help if possible!!!
 
Has it ever worked, or is this a brand new install?
Overheating, dirty contacts/connection problems, RAM that
is damaged or is going bad, drivers that need to be
updated, etc, can all cause this.

You'll also want to disconnect as much stuff as you can
(USB devices, sound card, modems, NICs, etc) to see if
one of those devices is the culprit.
 
It worked before when it was running 9, but this is a
completely clean install. Most of my stuff is on the
motherboard, so I can't remove them. I need to see if it
is my DVD and CDRW drives that are causing it, as I had to
use a standard CDROM to install XP.
 
95/98/ME was much more tolerant of hardware that is
slightly bad or failing (albeit it will crash on you a
bunch). I'd bet on some piece of hardware causing the
problem.
 
That could have been why it was so jerky before. I've
never heard of a drive failing less than a year after
getting it, except for abusing it...
 
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