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You mean system restore from the CD? I can't get the CD to boot. I appreciate your help vhehn. I keep trying different things based on suggestions. ges

OK, I got it to boot in safe mode, so I THINK that is probably a good sign. But now what? I've got the boot log I made but don't know how to interpret it. You've all been helpful, so I hesitate to ask...any further suggestions? ges

The only thing I can think of is that I was using Outlook Express when all those MyDoom virus infected messages started showing up in my mailbox. However, I never opened any of them, but deleted them and ran virus check and all was clean. But...Outlook Express hung up for some reason when...

Sometimes I get the memory test page and such, other times not even that. This time I've managed to get into the setup page, but I don't know enough to know what might be worth changing. How do you flash the BIOSROM? And would this possibly help? Lost... ges

I've got a hard disk on order, should be here next week, but if I can't get it to boot off the CD then how can I get the new drive installed? Maybe it's something else. ges

It's in the drive, but won't boot. Maybe I've got some other hardware problem. BIOS? I haven't a clue. Now it will get to the 'user account' screen (after a looong time), but when I click on my account it goes of to blinking on/off again and nothing else. ges

:mad: I've tried the things mentioned here and other stuff I've looked up on the internet, but the bootup problem is just getting worse. I made a bootlog file, but it is all greek to me. Now the computer isn't even displaying the memory check, etc., the monitor just flashes slowly on...

Easy there Mav. Your gonna bust a vein in your noggin' and then who will we have to post these rants? :p

Ah thank you Banjo. I must say that after following a lot of the leads here and studying up, it is overwhelming. Still haven't solved the problem, but still working it. I just want hammer, I don't want to have to cut and shape the wood for the handle and forge the metal for the head...

This is happening in the good old USA. Childrens lives are being destroyed and in some cases they are being killed. It's all motivated by greed and much of the market is HERE. It's horrible and sick and certainly has nothing to do with socialism. In fact this is the sort of thing...

Would these be jumpers on the back of the HD? And this way the cable knows which is master and which slave? I'm terribly ignorant about tech stuff. ges

Luto, Thanks. What you suggest makes sense. I'll try those things. To do the clean install...does this require a total reformat and loss of all that is on the disk? (I would back up everything first, but just wondering if all would need to be reinstalled). ges

No, I have HOME.

appreciate all the advice and suggestions. It sound like I am not the only one having this type of problem with XP. ges

I have never added a hard disk to a PC before. It looks like I just install the second drive as a slave and plug it into the master drives cable? Any tricks to this? If I can get a second drive before the computer completely gives up, I'd like to use that method to make a copy of...

That's what I'm afraid of...disk failure, but I've had no stop error (not that I know what one is :( ) One one of the restarts I was able to get into the screen that gives you the option to use safe mode, but ordinarily it does not come up. Is there a way during the boot process to force that...

Thanks, Wally! I'll pursue these leads. ges

Thanks macal, but I have no wireless stuff hooked up. ges

Any of you tech types have any idea what these symptoms might mean: Windows XP Home Computer is one year old When I start up the computer, the boot process runs normally until after the Windows XP Home splash screen. At that point, instead of going to the users screen where I click on my...

It's a close call, but it does seem the repubs always have the edge when it comes to cronyism, corruption and graft.