xp startup/shutdown

[dabaerman]

I am having shutdown problems in xp home. fixed the sound driver issue, now
it is something else. while useing the troubleshooter, and following the script
in system config utility, selective startup, I cleared 'load startup items'. I
restart and the system hangs at the last black bios screen, just before
windows should start. I'm dead, its my friend computer and I would like to
give it back in better working condition.
I am a hardware mechanic and software issues really make me crazy!

Ron

[Gizmo]

Does it come up in Safe Mode?

[chrisbard]

When you start the rig press F8 and then choose Last known good configuration !

[dabaerman]

Originally Posted by gizmo

Does it come up in Safe Mode?

no

[dabaerman]

Originally Posted by chrisbard

When you start the rig press F8 and then choose Last known good configuration !

No to that. nada. will swap drives and try again. also won't boot from CD. I
can't start windows install to make repairs.

Ron

[robbie]

If you can get into the bios... choose "Load fail safe settings" A dieing HD will often cuz it to "stall" just after post cuz HD detection is usually set too "auto" so it looks for a new drive everytime you power it up. If the drive is dieing this sometimes will take the system a while to get past and then usually not have the drive installed.

I would suggest that you plug the drive into another box and try to save any info that way. Maybe try a different CD Rom as well.

[dabaerman]

actually the hdd is new. I was having issues with shutdown and thought I could
fix it. I will reset the bios and try it again. the wierd part is useing F8 gets me nothing.
F5 forces to bios option. all of the drives are recognized in the bios and startup. the machine has also developed issues when restarting from windows, the 'save/exit' in bios
and even the reset button. the board/bios may be going out.

Ron

[robbie]

Is this a BRAND NEW board?!?! Has it ran XP before without any probs?!?! It might require a flashing.

[dabaerman]

no, not a new board. just put in an 80g hdd. it ran xp for over a year with no
issues. I did reset the dios to 'defaults' got it to boot from the cd. things got
wierd running the repair wizzard(locked up?). restarted only to find the bios
is the problem. good news is I have 2 identicle boards with good bios chips.
so I will do a swap and get back to you guys on the results.

Ron

[dabaerman]

replaced the bios chip. it will only work with defaults loaded. but it works! may flash it later.


Ron

[cloasters]

Well done, sir!

[newfrase]

Originally Posted by dabaerman

I am having shutdown problems in xp home. fixed the sound driver issue, now
it is something else. while useing the troubleshooter, and following the script
in system config utility, selective startup, I cleared 'load startup items'. I
restart and the system hangs at the last black bios screen, just before
windows should start. I'm dead, its my friend computer and I would like to
give it back in better working condition.
I am a hardware mechanic and software issues really make me crazy!

Ron

I'm a computer technician, and I found that a full windows update has fixed most XP Home issues related to startup-shutdown. Goodluck.