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I just did a repair install of Windows XP on a computer and now it is
hanging on the startup screen (Black Windows XP with the scrolling blue
bar). I let it sit there for two hours & it doesn't change & there is no
hard drive activity after the first minute or so. I am at a loss as to how
I can troubleshoot this.
I actually did repair installs on two computers. Both had stable XP SP3
installations. I did the repair installs because I upgraded the
motherboard on both computers (Intel board --> Intel board) & a repair
install has always worked to recognize the new hardware.On PC#1, the
repair install worked flawlessly. On PC#2, the boot is hanging on the
scrolling blue bar screen.
There were no hiccups during the XP install. Only after setup was finished
am I stuck on the scrolling blue bar screen. I can boot into safe mode and
I had a look at device manager. All of the devices are installed, no
yellow or red marks or oddball entries, duplicates or hardware from the
old motherboard.
I had a look at the startup items. There didn't seem to be anything
unusual.. adobe reader speed launcher, quicktime, nvidia control panel, et
al. I did try removing all of the startup items and the boot still hangs.
Autoexec.nt & Config.nt don't show anything unusual. Nor does Doug Knox's
startup tracker, run from safe mode.
Windows XP Pro SP3, Asus P4P800-VM, 3Ghz P4, Geforce 6600GT
no cards other than the video card plugged into the motherboard
CMOS /BIOS looks normal, clearing /resetting the BIOS didn't do anything.
No antivirus, ad blocker, firewall, etc installed at this time.
Helllllp?
hanging on the startup screen (Black Windows XP with the scrolling blue
bar). I let it sit there for two hours & it doesn't change & there is no
hard drive activity after the first minute or so. I am at a loss as to how
I can troubleshoot this.
I actually did repair installs on two computers. Both had stable XP SP3
installations. I did the repair installs because I upgraded the
motherboard on both computers (Intel board --> Intel board) & a repair
install has always worked to recognize the new hardware.On PC#1, the
repair install worked flawlessly. On PC#2, the boot is hanging on the
scrolling blue bar screen.
There were no hiccups during the XP install. Only after setup was finished
am I stuck on the scrolling blue bar screen. I can boot into safe mode and
I had a look at device manager. All of the devices are installed, no
yellow or red marks or oddball entries, duplicates or hardware from the
old motherboard.
I had a look at the startup items. There didn't seem to be anything
unusual.. adobe reader speed launcher, quicktime, nvidia control panel, et
al. I did try removing all of the startup items and the boot still hangs.
Autoexec.nt & Config.nt don't show anything unusual. Nor does Doug Knox's
startup tracker, run from safe mode.
Windows XP Pro SP3, Asus P4P800-VM, 3Ghz P4, Geforce 6600GT
no cards other than the video card plugged into the motherboard
CMOS /BIOS looks normal, clearing /resetting the BIOS didn't do anything.
No antivirus, ad blocker, firewall, etc installed at this time.
Helllllp?