XP Pro Boot Problems, eg - 'Won't Boot'

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BillC

greetings
my college-student daughter had XP Pro running on a
newish Dell P-4, quite happy, no problems for many
moons.
suddenly (a shot rang out) (No, just kidding) the system
refuses to boot; it will display the splash screen and the
little activity animation begins.... then... PC powers-off and
starts up again. never gets any further than the activity
animation.
help please.
 
Many possible problems, from a virus to a hardware failure.
She has several choices, my suggestion is that she should
contact the college IT department and find an attractive
geek.


"BillC" <bclark_at_lrgh.org> wrote in message
| greetings
| my college-student daughter had XP Pro running on a
| newish Dell P-4, quite happy, no problems for many
| moons.
| suddenly (a shot rang out) (No, just kidding) the
system
| refuses to boot; it will display the splash screen
and the
| little activity animation begins.... then... PC
powers-off and
| starts up again. never gets any further than the
activity
| animation.
| help please.
|
|
|
 
greetings
ahhh, rudimentary minds think alike i see..
i suggested that first, but - gasp - the technogeeks
did Not shine that day.
she will be returning for the easter weekend, CPU in tow,
and expecting me to have a solution in hand.
but thanks anyway.
 
Have her try safe mode. (F8 during Windows startup) It could be a driver problem

----- Jim Macklin wrote: ----

Many possible problems, from a virus to a hardware failure
She has several choices, my suggestion is that she shoul
contact the college IT department and find an attractiv
geek


"BillC" <bclark_at_lrgh.org> wrote in messag
| greeting
| my college-student daughter had XP Pro running on
| newish Dell P-4, quite happy, no problems for man
| moons
| suddenly (a shot rang out) (No, just kidding) th
syste
| refuses to boot; it will display the splash scree
and th
| little activity animation begins.... then... P
powers-off an
| starts up again. never gets any further than th
activit
| animation
| help please
 
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