re: Windows will not start. Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 11:19 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Jacob6601 (2160 messages posted) 1. I do not think that BIOS option turns off the memory check, it simply hides it. If the "compaq" screen was deleted, it will not show (hiding the memtest). Does the option to turn on or off stick even though it does not work? 2. The ESC problem is a buffer (hardware). Try another keyboard. If it is not the keyboard, it is deeper in the machine. I suggest you just wait out the memory check. 3. There is a possibility your memory is bad, but I doubt it. Check at Compaq for diagnostics. Other memory tests are listed below. memtest86 = http://www.memtest86.com/ Simmtester = http://www.simmtester.com/page/products/doc/download_fp.asp Written in response to: Windows will not start. (Bernie.: Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:50 pm) Responses to this message: re: Windows will not start. (Bernie.: Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 10:21 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Windows will not start. (Bernie.: Sat, May 2, 2009, 11:50 pm) re: Windows will not start. (Norm: Sun, May 3, 2009, 5:59 am) re: Windows will not start. (Jacob6601: Sun, May 3, 2009, 11:19 am) re: Windows will not start. (Bernie.: Sun, May 3, 2009, 10:21 pm) re: Windows will not start. (Jacob6601: Mon, May 4, 2009, 6:42 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum