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Windows will not start.
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Windows will not start.
Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Posted by Bernie.
(5 messages posted)
Hello
I find this very difficult to describe, don't know if
windows or post is at fault.
Have Compaq Presario approx. four years old running xp, basic system.
Computer starts by running a memory check screen
with the option to bypass this screen by pressing ESC,
also has option to press F1 to enter set up (bios).
When entering bios there is an option to turn on or off
the memory check screen - called diagnostic check -
This no longer functions, it is possible to select and
confirm, this does'nt happen, the memory check always runs. I believe this is part
of - POST.
Normally ESC is pressesd immediately the memory
scanning screen appears - NOT always does windows
move on and load,the green loading bars stop and
after ten minutes or so the desktop appears with no
icons or mouse icon, and goes no further.
When the memory check screen is allowed to run for
ten seconds or more pressing ESC always produces
the above results, the only way out of this is to press
the power button on front of computer, a re start will
invariably be successfull.
There are no indications from windows there is a
problem except on restart sometimes the "windows was not able to start - choose last
known configuration that worked
, or start xp normally" screen appears. Selecting start
windows normally always works.
Event viewer yields nothing informative. By using START UP in msconfig I was not
able to recreate the
fault.De select all items and slowly add them back.
How is it possible that by delaying the use of ESC affects the way windows loads,
or doesn't ? and
why can't I turn diagnostic screen on and off, and
what do you think is the cause and remedy for all of this ?
Regards bs.
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re: Windows will not start.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 5:59 am
Posted by Norm
(1501 messages posted)
You might want to check the Compaq(HP)website for a bios update. Be careful though
if you don't do the upgrade correctly you can really mess things up.
Do you have to press ESC to continue because this is not normal?? Turning on the
system should boot up Windows XP without doing anything. Do you have a up to date
Anti Virus Program running? Have you run a Malware scan??
http://www.malwarebytes.org/index.php
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re: Windows will not start.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 11:19 am
Posted by Jacob6601
(2174 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
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re: Windows will not start.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Posted by Bernie.
(5 messages posted)
Hello again
Thank-you for the replies-
" Do you have to press ESC to continue because this is not normal" The answer is
yes, instructions on this screen read...Press F1 to enter set up, ESC to skip mem
test...this is the reason I wanted to by pass this screen to avoid the problem with
start up.
Anti virus, firewall, malware and spyware programs are installed and up to date.
I will run mem test diagnostic.
Does the
option to turn on or off stick even though it does not work?...No it does'nt stick
even though it is selectable
in bios.
Really my questions still remain ie:How is it possible that by delaying the use
of ESC affects the way windows loads,
or doesn't ? and
why can't I turn diagnostic screen on and off, and
what do you think is the cause and remedy for all of this ?
Forgetting the mem test screen what would cause
windows to load so slowly and then fail ?
Thank-you..bs.
On Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 11:19 am, Jacob6601 wrote:
>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
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re: Windows will not start.
Monday, May 4, 2009 at 6:42 am
Posted by Jacob6601
(2174 messages posted)
You have a hardware/bios problem. XP will not load over a corrupt machine level environment.
You might as well try loading it on your calculator.
Try another keyboard and then re-flash your bios, as already suggested. I would,
however, go through the "press the power button to turn off, re-start successfull"
sequence, then boot the flash diskette.
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