Computer Freezes on Startup.

[Lloyd144]

I have a problem.
When I boot up the computer, it takes me to the log in screen as usual, but when i try to load in, the screen freezes and i cant do anything accept press the reset button, sometimes however it loads up for about 5 minutes.

However I can still get into safe mode.

At first I thought it was nothing and just a regular crash, but i tried restarting several times but to no avail.

I tried system restoring to january 6th and the problem was still occuring.

So i decided to go to an earlier version of my computer which was created by norton ghost, but the problem was still occuring.

I tried removing all non essential hardware and swapping the graphics card but still nothing is working.

My PC specs are:-
Pentium 4 3.2 GHZ
1GB DDR 400 Ram
ABIT 256 MB Graphics Card
300GB HDD

and the operating system is Windows XP Professional with service pack 2.

Please HELP!

 

[VICone]

The fans working on the processor right?

 

[Vikas]

Looks like the problem is with some computer hardware rather than XP. (As you have tried restoring from ghost image).

Boot into safe OS and open the device-manager and look for any warnings (! mark on devices).

Also you could scan the eventvwr for any errors.

--Vikas

P.S. Could be related to SP2, you never know

 

[SHAWN]

try a fresh install with an xp cd. i would try that first so then you can def rule out a software issue

 

[HeddaLora]

Try this:

Boot into safemode, then reconfigure your security/anti-virus program to NOT boot on startup. Then try booting. It's always worth a try. (Maybe something else more recently loaded is causing a dll conflict, etc.) I'd also do a full virus/trojan scan and a full adware scan (try AdAware or whatever you have).