Windows XP startup

[Guest]

I recently installed XP Home upgrading from W98SE. Ever since, I'm unable to
start up completely to the desktop. When the XP start screen comes up with
the progress "dots" crossing the screen, they hang and the start up stops. I
have found that the only way to get a complete start up is to press the reset
button, wait 2 seconds, then press the power button to shut off the computer.
Wait a few more seconds and press the power button. From the text screen that
comes up, I let it do a "normal" start. It then does a complete start up.
(Yes, I can start in Safe Mode). I have noticed that if I wait for several
minutes before I restart that it hangs again. That is, it seems as if the
start will be complete if the computer is "warm". It won't start if it is
"cold".
I have tried everything I can think of like removing practically all of
my hardware like webcam, printer, scanner, etc. and uninstalling all of my
miscellaneous programs like antivirus, anti-adware, etc. I've checked
compatibility of all of the above on Windows compatibility lists. I've tried
system restore but that doesn't work because it just goes back to the same
condition. I've reinstalled XP. I've even checked the CMOS battery and it's
good. Although I can continue to start using the above mentioned method, it
is a pain and I'd sure like to find out what's causing the problem. Is it a
"boot" file problem? Any help will be muuuuuch appreciated.
BTW, my computer is a whitebox one, 800mhz, 5years old. I flashed the
AMIBIOS to the latest version the other day to see if that would work. Nada.
As I didn't want to carry a huge registry over from 98, I saved the documents
I wanted and did a clean install for XP. Now I wish maybe I hadn't!

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Sailor' wrote, in part:
| I recently installed XP Home upgrading from W98SE. Ever since, I'm unable
to
| start up completely to the desktop.
..
..
| BTW, my computer is a whitebox one, 800mhz, 5years old. I flashed the
| AMIBIOS to the latest version the other day to see if that would work.
Nada.
| As I didn't want to carry a huge registry over from 98, I saved the
documents
| I wanted and did a clean install for XP. Now I wish maybe I hadn't!
_____

Hardware problem. Possibly Windows XP doesn't support some hardware on the
motherboard. Also, a 800 MHz CPU is VERY marginal for Windows XP. How much
RAM is installed and what is the free capacity of the hard drive.

Phil Weldon

|I recently installed XP Home upgrading from W98SE. Ever since, I'm unable
to
| start up completely to the desktop. When the XP start screen comes up with
| the progress "dots" crossing the screen, they hang and the start up stops.
I
| have found that the only way to get a complete start up is to press the
reset
| button, wait 2 seconds, then press the power button to shut off the
computer.
| Wait a few more seconds and press the power button. From the text screen
that
| comes up, I let it do a "normal" start. It then does a complete start up.
| (Yes, I can start in Safe Mode). I have noticed that if I wait for several
| minutes before I restart that it hangs again. That is, it seems as if the
| start will be complete if the computer is "warm". It won't start if it is
| "cold".
| I have tried everything I can think of like removing practically all
of
| my hardware like webcam, printer, scanner, etc. and uninstalling all of my
| miscellaneous programs like antivirus, anti-adware, etc. I've checked
| compatibility of all of the above on Windows compatibility lists. I've
tried
| system restore but that doesn't work because it just goes back to the same
| condition. I've reinstalled XP. I've even checked the CMOS battery and
it's
| good. Although I can continue to start using the above mentioned method,
it
| is a pain and I'd sure like to find out what's causing the problem. Is it
a
| "boot" file problem? Any help will be muuuuuch appreciated.
| BTW, my computer is a whitebox one, 800mhz, 5years old. I flashed the
| AMIBIOS to the latest version the other day to see if that would work.
Nada.
| As I didn't want to carry a huge registry over from 98, I saved the
documents
| I wanted and did a clean install for XP. Now I wish maybe I hadn't!

 

[Hoppy]

Sailor wrote on Sat, 9 Sep 2006 11:17:02 -0700:

S> I recently installed XP Home upgrading from W98SE. Ever since, I'm
unable to
S> start up completely to the desktop. When the XP start screen comes up
with
S> the progress "dots" crossing the screen, they hang and the start up
stops. I
S> have found that the only way to get a complete start up is to press the
reset
S> button, wait 2 seconds, then press the power button to shut off the
computer.
S> Wait a few more seconds and press the power button. From the text screen
that
S> comes up, I let it do a "normal" start. It then does a complete start up.
S> (Yes, I can start in Safe Mode). I have noticed that if I wait for
several
S> minutes before I restart that it hangs again. That is, it seems as if the
S> start will be complete if the computer is "warm". It won't start if it is
"cold".
S> I have tried everything I can think of like removing practically all
of
S> my hardware like webcam, printer, scanner, etc. and uninstalling all of
my
S> miscellaneous programs like antivirus, anti-adware, etc. I've checked
S> compatibility of all of the above on Windows compatibility lists.
S> I've tried system restore but that doesn't work because it just goes back
to the
S> same condition. I've reinstalled XP. I've even checked the CMOS battery
S> and it's good. Although I can continue to start using the above mentioned
S> method, it is a pain and I'd sure like to find out what's causing the
problem.
S> Is it a "boot" file problem? Any help will be muuuuuch appreciated.
S> BTW, my computer is a whitebox one, 800mhz, 5years old. I flashed
the
S> AMIBIOS to the latest version the other day to see if that would work.
Nada.
S> As I didn't want to carry a huge registry over from 98, I saved the
documents
S> I wanted and did a clean install for XP. Now I wish maybe I hadn't!

Hello Sailer --

There's a TON of things that might be wrong, but since you seem to be able
to cold boot into Safe Mode, it sounds like a hardware/driver problem. Have
you tried booting using the selective startup? Try bypassing one driver at a
time to see if you can identify the errant driver.

Go into Administrative Tools and check the Events Viewer for anything that
may be hanging. (Hopefully XP Home has it.)

BTW, the XP clean install IS the way to go -- get rid of those nasty 98
artifacts. Have you updated to SP2 yet? Also, make sure all your drivers
are the XP versions.

Since you have a scanner, just for the heck of it, go into Services and make
sure that WIA (Windows Image Acquisition) is set to "Manual".

XP installs a bunch of crap that can really slow down your system. Your CPU
if far from ideal, but it should be fine as long as you don't load up too
much garbage. It you're intent on keeping the box for a while, max out your
RAM. You're probably running ATA133/100 which you can pick up on eBay for
$15-20 per stick. You're no longer confined to 512MB as you were with 98.

Let us know how you fare. Don't worry -- you'll get 'er working....

 

[Phil Weldon]

Er, ATA 133/100 is a hard drive specification, not a RAM specification.

||
| Hello Sailer --
|
| There's a TON of things that might be wrong, but since you seem to be able
| to cold boot into Safe Mode, it sounds like a hardware/driver problem.
..
..
| much garbage. It you're intent on keeping the box for a while, max out
your
| RAM. You're probably running ATA133/100 which you can pick up on eBay for
| $15-20 per stick. You're no longer confined to 512MB as you were with 98.
|
| Let us know how you fare. Don't worry -- you'll get 'er working....
| --
| Hoppy
| (e-mail address removed)
| ~~
|
|

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

BTW, the XP clean install IS the way to go -- get rid of those nasty
98 artifacts.

I strongly disagree. Unlike with previous versions of Windows, an upgrade to
XP replaces almost everything, and usually works very well.

My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much easier
than a clean installation. You can always change your mind and reinstall
cleanly if problems develop.

It you're intent on keeping the box
for a while, max out your RAM. You're probably running ATA133/100
which you can pick up on eBay for $15-20 per stick.

ATA 133/100 pertains to hard drives, and has nothing to do with RAM.

You're no longer
confined to 512MB as you were with 98.

Yes, you're not confined to 512MB with Windows XP, but no, you weren't
confined to it in Windows XP either.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I strongly disagree. Unlike with previous versions of Windows, an
upgrade to XP replaces almost everything, and usually works very well.

My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much
easier than a clean installation. You can always change your mind and
reinstall cleanly if problems develop.




ATA 133/100 pertains to hard drives, and has nothing to do with RAM.




Yes, you're not confined to 512MB with Windows XP, but no, you weren't
confined to it in Windows XP either.

Typo, sorry. That should have read "Yes, you're not confined to 512MB with
Windows XP, but no, you weren't confined to it in Windows *98* either."

 

[Guest]

'Sailor' wrote, in part:
| I recently installed XP Home upgrading from W98SE. Ever since, I'm unable
to
| start up completely to the desktop.
..
..
| BTW, my computer is a whitebox one, 800mhz, 5years old. I flashed the
| AMIBIOS to the latest version the other day to see if that would work.
Nada.
| As I didn't want to carry a huge registry over from 98, I saved the
documents
| I wanted and did a clean install for XP. Now I wish maybe I hadn't!
_____

Hardware problem. Possibly Windows XP doesn't support some hardware on the
motherboard. Also, a 800 MHz CPU is VERY marginal for Windows XP. How much
RAM is installed and what is the free capacity of the hard drive.

Phil Weldon

|I recently installed XP Home upgrading from W98SE. Ever since, I'm unable
to
| start up completely to the desktop. When the XP start screen comes up with
| the progress "dots" crossing the screen, they hang and the start up stops.
I
| have found that the only way to get a complete start up is to press the
reset
| button, wait 2 seconds, then press the power button to shut off the
computer.
| Wait a few more seconds and press the power button. From the text screen
that
| comes up, I let it do a "normal" start. It then does a complete start up.
| (Yes, I can start in Safe Mode). I have noticed that if I wait for several
| minutes before I restart that it hangs again. That is, it seems as if the
| start will be complete if the computer is "warm". It won't start if it is
| "cold".
| I have tried everything I can think of like removing practically all
of
| my hardware like webcam, printer, scanner, etc. and uninstalling all of my
| miscellaneous programs like antivirus, anti-adware, etc. I've checked
| compatibility of all of the above on Windows compatibility lists. I've
tried
| system restore but that doesn't work because it just goes back to the same
| condition. I've reinstalled XP. I've even checked the CMOS battery and
it's
| good. Although I can continue to start using the above mentioned method,
it
| is a pain and I'd sure like to find out what's causing the problem. Is it
a
| "boot" file problem? Any help will be muuuuuch appreciated.
| BTW, my computer is a whitebox one, 800mhz, 5years old. I flashed the
| AMIBIOS to the latest version the other day to see if that would work.
Nada.
| As I didn't want to carry a huge registry over from 98, I saved the
documents
| I wanted and did a clean install for XP. Now I wish maybe I hadn't!


Thanks for your reply. I only have 256mb of RAM right now. I bought a 256mb stick on ebay but it isn't recognized by the system. Can't understand why unless it was DOA. The system hangs and won't even start! The computer works fine with either or both of the 128 sticks I now have after I do get it started with the method I mentioned earlier. Does RAM have anything to do with my weird start up? As for the OS it has SP2. The HDD is 20gig with 14 gig free. BTW I installed a second HDD of 10MB before I installed XP. I converted drive C: (the main) to NTSC but left the 10gb one at FAT32. Could that have any effect on my problem? The funny thing is as I described earlier, the start up hangs on initial start BUT it does start when I restart using the "normal" start up method from the text screen.

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Sailor' wrote, in part:
| Thanks for your reply. I only have 256mb of RAM right now.
| I bought a 256mb stick on ebay but it isn't recognized by the
| system. Can't understand why unless it was DOA. The system
| hangs and won't even start! The computer works fine with either
| or both of the 128 sticks I now have after I do get it started with
| the method I mentioned earlier.
..
_____

Thanks for your follow-up post. I'll have to think about the new
information for a while, and will post again when I have more to offer. It
will probably be a list of questions.

For now,
* not all memory that fits in a motherboard slot is compatible.

* 256 MBytes of memory which you have as two 128 MByte sticks is not a
limitation on whether Windows XP boots or not, but is a limitation on
performance. You might want to disable as many startup tasks as possible
and see if that helps.

* You might try starting with a log file enabled to find out the last
successful step before starting Windows XP hangs.

* Your secondary hard drive formatted as FAT32 should have no effect on
startup, but FAT32 is not as secure and robust file system as NTFS.



Phil Weldon



| Thanks for your reply. I only have 256mb of RAM right now.
| I bought a 256mb stick on ebay but it isn't recognized by the
| system. Can't understand why unless it was DOA. The system
| hangs and won't even start! The computer works fine with either
| or both of the 128 sticks I now have after I do get it started with the
| method I mentioned earlier. Does RAM have anything to do with
| my weird start up? As for the OS it has SP2. The HDD is 20gig
| with 14 gig free. BTW I installed a second HDD of 10MB before
| I installed XP. I converted drive C: (the main) to NTSC but left the
| 10gb one at FAT32. Could that have any effect on my problem?
| The funny thing is as I described earlier, the start up hangs on initial
| start BUT it does start when I restart using the "normal" start up
| method from the text screen.

 

[Guest]

'Sailor' wrote, in part:
| Thanks for your reply. I only have 256mb of RAM right now.
| I bought a 256mb stick on ebay but it isn't recognized by the
| system. Can't understand why unless it was DOA. The system
| hangs and won't even start! The computer works fine with either
| or both of the 128 sticks I now have after I do get it started with
| the method I mentioned earlier.
..
_____

Thanks for your follow-up post. I'll have to think about the new
information for a while, and will post again when I have more to offer. It
will probably be a list of questions.

For now,
* not all memory that fits in a motherboard slot is compatible.

* 256 MBytes of memory which you have as two 128 MByte sticks is not a
limitation on whether Windows XP boots or not, but is a limitation on
performance. You might want to disable as many startup tasks as possible
and see if that helps.

* You might try starting with a log file enabled to find out the last
successful step before starting Windows XP hangs.

* Your secondary hard drive formatted as FAT32 should have no effect on
startup, but FAT32 is not as secure and robust file system as NTFS.



Phil Weldon



| Thanks for your reply. I only have 256mb of RAM right now.
| I bought a 256mb stick on ebay but it isn't recognized by the
| system. Can't understand why unless it was DOA. The system
| hangs and won't even start! The computer works fine with either
| or both of the 128 sticks I now have after I do get it started with the
| method I mentioned earlier. Does RAM have anything to do with
| my weird start up? As for the OS it has SP2. The HDD is 20gig
| with 14 gig free. BTW I installed a second HDD of 10MB before
| I installed XP. I converted drive C: (the main) to NTSC but left the
| 10gb one at FAT32. Could that have any effect on my problem?
| The funny thing is as I described earlier, the start up hangs on initial
| start BUT it does start when I restart using the "normal" start up
| method from the text screen.


Thanks once again. I'm interested in your comment "You might try starting with a log file enabled to find out the last successful step before starting Windows XP hangs." That may tell me what is causing the hang. How do I do that, please? Is it reasonable to expect that when it hangs on start and I find the "last successful step", then follow my usual method of successfully restarting, that I could find the NEXT step that could be the problem? With a successful start I would think it should produce a log for the complete start.

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Sailor' wrote:
| Thanks once again. I'm interested in your comment
| "You might try starting with a log file enabled to find
| out the last successful step before starting Windows XP hangs."
| That may tell me what is causing the hang. How do I do that,
| please? Is it reasonable to expect that when it hangs on start
| and I find the "last successful step", then follow my usual method
| of successfully restarting, that I could find the NEXT step that
| could be the problem? With a successful start I would think it
| should produce a log for the complete start.
_____

The following is a quote from "Windows XP Professional Resource Kit".

*****
Boot Logging
If your computer stops responding during startup, Boot logging allows
you to identify initialized drivers. THis information is useful if your
computer cannot complete the startup process. By examining the boot log,
you can identify the file name of the last file processed, which might be
causing the problem. YOu can then focus your troubleshooting efforts on the
suspect file and replace the file or search for an update.

To enable boot logging:
1. Restart the computer.
2. When prompted. Press F8, and then select 'Enable Boot Logging' on
the Windows Advanced Options Menu.

Enabling boot logging and restarting causes the operating system to create a
log file in the 'systemroot' directory named Ntbtlog.txt. You can view the
lof by doubling-clicking it. The log lists files that Windows XP
Professional attempted to load during startup. 'Loaded driver' or 'Did not
load driver' precedes the path to each file.

*****

This book is very useful for understanding and troubleshooting Windows XP.
It weighs about 6 pound, has over 1500 pages and has a list price of $59.95
US (probably discounted quite a bit by now.) Most of the information is
available online in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.


The log from the incomplete start would indeed show the last successful step
and the last file processed.

At this point, all I can suggest is a lot of research on your part or using
a reputable computer repair shop.

Phil Weldon

|
|
| "Phil Weldon" wrote:
|
| > 'Sailor' wrote, in part:
| > | Thanks for your reply. I only have 256mb of RAM right now.
| > | I bought a 256mb stick on ebay but it isn't recognized by the
| > | system. Can't understand why unless it was DOA. The system
| > | hangs and won't even start! The computer works fine with either
| > | or both of the 128 sticks I now have after I do get it started with
| > | the method I mentioned earlier.
| > ..
| > _____
| >
| > Thanks for your follow-up post. I'll have to think about the new
| > information for a while, and will post again when I have more to offer.
It
| > will probably be a list of questions.
| >
| > For now,
| > * not all memory that fits in a motherboard slot is compatible.
| >
| > * 256 MBytes of memory which you have as two 128 MByte sticks is not a
| > limitation on whether Windows XP boots or not, but is a limitation on
| > performance. You might want to disable as many startup tasks as
possible
| > and see if that helps.
| >
| > * You might try starting with a log file enabled to find out the last
| > successful step before starting Windows XP hangs.
| >
| > * Your secondary hard drive formatted as FAT32 should have no effect on
| > startup, but FAT32 is not as secure and robust file system as NTFS.
| >
| >
| >
| > Phil Weldon
| >
| >
| > | >
| > | Thanks for your reply. I only have 256mb of RAM right now.
| > | I bought a 256mb stick on ebay but it isn't recognized by the
| > | system. Can't understand why unless it was DOA. The system
| > | hangs and won't even start! The computer works fine with either
| > | or both of the 128 sticks I now have after I do get it started with
the
| > | method I mentioned earlier. Does RAM have anything to do with
| > | my weird start up? As for the OS it has SP2. The HDD is 20gig
| > | with 14 gig free. BTW I installed a second HDD of 10MB before
| > | I installed XP. I converted drive C: (the main) to NTSC but left the
| > | 10gb one at FAT32. Could that have any effect on my problem?
| > | The funny thing is as I described earlier, the start up hangs on
initial
| > | start BUT it does start when I restart using the "normal" start up
| > | method from the text screen.
| >
| >
| > Thanks once again. I'm interested in your comment "You might try
starting with a log file enabled to find out the last successful step before
starting Windows XP hangs." That may tell me what is causing the hang. How
do I do that, please? Is it reasonable to expect that when it hangs on start
and I find the "last successful step", then follow my usual method of
successfully restarting, that I could find the NEXT step that could be the
problem? With a successful start I would think it should produce a log for
the complete start.

 

[Guest]

'Sailor' wrote:
| Thanks once again. I'm interested in your comment
| "You might try starting with a log file enabled to find
| out the last successful step before starting Windows XP hangs."
| That may tell me what is causing the hang. How do I do that,
| please? Is it reasonable to expect that when it hangs on start
| and I find the "last successful step", then follow my usual method
| of successfully restarting, that I could find the NEXT step that
| could be the problem? With a successful start I would think it
| should produce a log for the complete start.
_____

The following is a quote from "Windows XP Professional Resource Kit".

*****
Boot Logging
If your computer stops responding during startup, Boot logging allows
you to identify initialized drivers. THis information is useful if your
computer cannot complete the startup process. By examining the boot log,
you can identify the file name of the last file processed, which might be
causing the problem. YOu can then focus your troubleshooting efforts on the
suspect file and replace the file or search for an update.

To enable boot logging:
1. Restart the computer.
2. When prompted. Press F8, and then select 'Enable Boot Logging' on
the Windows Advanced Options Menu.

Enabling boot logging and restarting causes the operating system to create a
log file in the 'systemroot' directory named Ntbtlog.txt. You can view the
lof by doubling-clicking it. The log lists files that Windows XP
Professional attempted to load during startup. 'Loaded driver' or 'Did not
load driver' precedes the path to each file.

*****

This book is very useful for understanding and troubleshooting Windows XP.
It weighs about 6 pound, has over 1500 pages and has a list price of $59.95
US (probably discounted quite a bit by now.) Most of the information is
available online in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.


The log from the incomplete start would indeed show the last successful step
and the last file processed.

At this point, all I can suggest is a lot of research on your part or using
a reputable computer repair shop.

Phil Weldon

|
|
| "Phil Weldon" wrote:
|
| > 'Sailor' wrote, in part:
| > | Thanks for your reply. I only have 256mb of RAM right now.
| > | I bought a 256mb stick on ebay but it isn't recognized by the
| > | system. Can't understand why unless it was DOA. The system
| > | hangs and won't even start! The computer works fine with either
| > | or both of the 128 sticks I now have after I do get it started with
| > | the method I mentioned earlier.
| > ..
| > _____
| >
| > Thanks for your follow-up post. I'll have to think about the new
| > information for a while, and will post again when I have more to offer.
It
| > will probably be a list of questions.
| >
| > For now,
| > * not all memory that fits in a motherboard slot is compatible.
| >
| > * 256 MBytes of memory which you have as two 128 MByte sticks is not a
| > limitation on whether Windows XP boots or not, but is a limitation on
| > performance. You might want to disable as many startup tasks as
possible
| > and see if that helps.
| >
| > * You might try starting with a log file enabled to find out the last
| > successful step before starting Windows XP hangs.
| >
| > * Your secondary hard drive formatted as FAT32 should have no effect on
| > startup, but FAT32 is not as secure and robust file system as NTFS.
| >
| >
| >
| > Phil Weldon
| >
| >
| > | >
| > | Thanks for your reply. I only have 256mb of RAM right now.
| > | I bought a 256mb stick on ebay but it isn't recognized by the
| > | system. Can't understand why unless it was DOA. The system
| > | hangs and won't even start! The computer works fine with either
| > | or both of the 128 sticks I now have after I do get it started with
the
| > | method I mentioned earlier. Does RAM have anything to do with
| > | my weird start up? As for the OS it has SP2. The HDD is 20gig
| > | with 14 gig free. BTW I installed a second HDD of 10MB before
| > | I installed XP. I converted drive C: (the main) to NTSC but left the
| > | 10gb one at FAT32. Could that have any effect on my problem?
| > | The funny thing is as I described earlier, the start up hangs on
initial
| > | start BUT it does start when I restart using the "normal" start up
| > | method from the text screen.
| >
| >
| > Thanks once again. I'm interested in your comment "You might try
starting with a log file enabled to find out the last successful step before
starting Windows XP hangs." That may tell me what is causing the hang. How
do I do that, please? Is it reasonable to expect that when it hangs on start
and I find the "last successful step", then follow my usual method of
successfully restarting, that I could find the NEXT step that could be the
problem? With a successful start I would think it should produce a log for
the complete start.


Hello, again and thanks for keeping me posted. I did the boot logging thing and found the following which is a few lines from the log including what I assume are the first few lines of the next start. Here it is:

Loaded driver \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ScFBPNT.SYS
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\srv.sys
Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ipnat.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\HTTP.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
Service Pack 2 9 11 2006 12:48:55.500

The ipnat.sys file shows up several times in this situation. I'm wondering
if it caused the hang but a couple of other drivers did load before it hung,
or is it more likely that the kmixer.sys file was the last one to load
successfully and it's the NEXT one which doesn't appear that causes the
problem.
I sure appreciate your taking the time to help me with this problem. Would
it help if I send more of the log file or do you feel the problem driver file
is just not showing up here? For example, I wonder if, when the thing hangs
on start up, the log file is not even completed! I eagerly await your reply.
Thank you.

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Sailor' wrote, in part:
| I sure appreciate your taking the time to help me with this problem. Would
| it help if I send more of the log file or do you feel the problem driver
file
| is just not showing up here?
_____

At this point, all I can suggest is a lot of research on your part or using
a reputable computer repair shop.

Perhaps someone else here will have the patience to help further.

Phil Weldon

..
..
| > Hello, again and thanks for keeping me posted. I did the boot logging
thing and found the following which is a few lines from the log including
what I assume are the first few lines of the next start. Here it is:
|
| Loaded driver \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ScFBPNT.SYS
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\srv.sys
| Did not load driver \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\ipnat.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\HTTP.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
| Loaded driver \SystemRoot\system32\drivers\kmixer.sys
| Service Pack 2 9 11 2006 12:48:55.500
|
| The ipnat.sys file shows up several times in this situation. I'm wondering
| if it caused the hang but a couple of other drivers did load before it
hung,
| or is it more likely that the kmixer.sys file was the last one to load
| successfully and it's the NEXT one which doesn't appear that causes the
| problem.
| I sure appreciate your taking the time to help me with this problem. Would
| it help if I send more of the log file or do you feel the problem driver
file
| is just not showing up here? For example, I wonder if, when the thing
hangs
| on start up, the log file is not even completed! I eagerly await your
reply.
| Thank you.
|

 

[Jeremy C B Nicoll]

To enable boot logging:
1. Restart the computer.
2. When prompted. Press F8,

I've never seen any sort of prompt when I start my XP Pro machine.
Very briefly there are POST / memory test messages visible - not long
enough to read them - and then there's the Windows startup "moving
dots" display, then the Windows desktop.

Do I need to turn something on somewhere to get this prompt?

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Jeremy,

Immediately after the POST ends, start tapping F8 - there will not be any
message for you to do so, but you need to do it before Windows begins
loading to normal mode. The boot menu is only briefly available during this
time frame.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Thomas Wendell]

And if you get the menu where_to_boot_from, ESC out of that and still tap on
F8


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