start up and clock

[Guest]

i'm using windows xp home edition.lately the clock seems to stop whenever i
turned the system off i changed the battery , the problem remains also when i
start the computer it does not beep nor start until i push the reset button.
please help

 

[Pennywise]

i'm using windows xp home edition.lately the clock seems to stop whenever i
turned the system off i changed the battery , the problem remains also when i
start the computer it does not beep nor start until i push the reset button.
please help

Might try a memory test http://www.memtest86.com/

A cold boot does a complete BIOS test, resetting a machine skips the
memory check (and it boots up).

 

[Guest]

I had kind of a similar problem. Whenever I started my computer, the clock
started at the same time, only the year was about 4 years past. I had to get
a new motherboard. A couple of its components had over-heated and failed.
Another problem I had was that my other hard drive was not found in MY
COMPUTER, put that may be for a different reason. You problem may be
hardware and not XP at all. Take it to a shop and have it looked at may be
the thing to do.