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    Windows XP don’t Start

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    by juanjose.perez ·

    Hello

    My windows XP workstation don’t start it keep on the windows black Screen like a freezing, can you help me?

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    • #2987877

      Clarifications

      by juanjose.perez ·

      In reply to Windows XP don’t Start

      Clarifications

    • #2987854

      things to try

      by jck ·

      In reply to Windows XP don’t Start

      1) try on boot to see if F8 key gets you to safe mode. it might be a bad driver file that won’t load and locks things up

      2) try unplugging unnecessary peripherals that might be malfunctioning

      3) if all else fails, boot from a floppy/USB/external drive install of the OS and try to see if the drive is even readable.

      • #2971796

        Raid Card damage

        by juanjose.perez ·

        In reply to things to try

        Thanks JCK I use the safe mode but don’t work, i get the HDD in a external adapter an make a scandisk and works good and take out the raid card and connect to IDE0.

        regards

    • #2987707

      OR get a copy of your HDD

      by oh smeg ·

      In reply to Windows XP don’t Start

      Makers Testing Utility and test the HDD for correct function. then better still grab yourself a copy of the Ultimate Boot CD from here

      http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html

      Burn it to a CD Blank and insert into the Optical Drive of this computer and if necessary reset the BIOS to Boot off the Optical Drive before the HDD in the BIOS Boot Order. Save the changes when you Exit BIOS and let the system load the Ultimate Boot CD’s Menu and test the hardware.

      If everything passes you can then set about using the Ultimate Boot CD to repair Windows if you are unable to enter Safe Mode.

      Col

      • #2971801

        Raid Card damaged

        by juanjose.perez ·

        In reply to OR get a copy of your HDD

        thanks for the response, i made first a Scandisk option and work in safe mode but dont start normally, so i check the hardware installed on the PC and suprise the on card is damaged so i change the HDD ide to a normal and works, thanks

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