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Win XP Pro Won't load just shuts PC down

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by anigwa

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I istalled XP on my PC as an upgrade frome 98. When installed I could get as far as entering my password then I would get a blank screen and lockup as XP went to load. I finally got it to load and then I got a blue screen error. I can't remember allof it but I believe the most important is as follows: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
STOP: 0X000000D1 (0X00000000,0X00000002,0X00000000,0X00000000)
Beginning physical memory dump.
The rest had to do with checking hardware instalation which I did. While the PC was up I did a capadability check and had no conflicks. I then took a new HD and did a clean install of XP using NTFS files. Now the computer actually shuts off after entering the password when XP starts to load. I can hear a click in the PC when it shuts down. AMD Slot A 750Mhz,Maxtor HD,LG CD-RW rom, Aureal Vortex Sound, VooDoo3 Video,Gateway Jabil(kadoka)AMD Motherboard.
Hope someone has the answer, PLEASE!

Thanks,
Ron

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by quintar51

I would try booting up in safe mode, and check it it does it there as well.

If the problem persists, I think it might be a memory issue or a power supply problem.

If it boots up okay in safe mode, unintsall all components such as video card,sound card etc, and install one at a time to see which one gives you the problem.

by anigwa

Thanks, got it figured out, it was the sound card. I'm no computer wizard and since XP loaded the Sound card and said in the check up that it was supported, I didn't look at it. Thanks for you input.

Regards,

Ron

by timwalsh

From the Windows XP Professional Resource kit:

"Stop 0xD1 messages can occur after installing faulty drivers or system services. If a driver is listed by name, disable, remove, or roll back that driver to confirm that this resolves the error. If so, contact the manufacturer about a possible update. Using updated software is especially important for backup programs, multimedia applications, antivirus scanners, DVD playback, and CD mastering tools."

Hope this helps.

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