Windows XP wont go past the progess bar!!!

jay_bo · 09-30-2009, 01:54 PM

I have recently reset the motherboard bois settings....now for some strange reason i can boot into safe mode but i can not boot into normal mode, as it never progresses past the progress bar

I have tired a system restore to an early date that succeed. However it didnt solve my problem. I have also tired to repair the windows installation and also had no luck.

Any other ideas?

Many thanks

Osiris · 09-30-2009, 01:58 PM

What exactly did you reset? Back to default? Optimized Settings?

Did you try last known good configuration?

Trotter · 09-30-2009, 03:53 PM

XP? Try a repair install. That's been my solution for this several different times.

jay_bo · 09-30-2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Osiris

What exactly did you reset? Back to default? Optimized Settings?

Did you try last known good configuration?

Well i just pulled the jumper out and popped it back in again.

Osiris · 09-30-2009, 07:20 PM

Was the pc off when you did that or on?

jay_bo · 10-03-2009, 04:38 AM

Yea it was off Osiris . I wouldn't put my hands in if it was on haha

oldskool · 10-03-2009, 09:46 AM

Did you try Trotter's idea of a repair install ?

When you pulled the jumper and put it in, did you move the jumper over to the adjacent pin combination on the motherboard ?

. . .

. . . <<<< move to here ...

. . . <<<<<<then back

I have dealt with motherboards where you have to do that.

Mak213 · 10-03-2009, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay_bo

I have also tired to repair the windows installation and also had no luck.

Yes Repair install was tried.

Sadly, if a restore point and a repair install fails, there isnt much hope for recovery.

Trotter · 10-03-2009, 01:01 PM

Oh. Missed that point.

Time to pull the drive, pop it in a dock or another computer, and try to transfer any files you want to keep.

jay_bo · 10-04-2009, 10:56 AM

I've solved it = D

I first had a problem with the computer not posting anything out at all, so i decided to pull the jumper out of the motherboard and back in again which worked.... However, i was then getting problems getting past the windows progress bar, which turned out to be my sata dvd drive and now everything works. But i get a few errors messages every now and agian when i boot up which seems to indicate that my motherboard isnt finding my hard drive, so a simple restart fixes the problem.

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