Crashing at logo screen... pls help.

2007-06-04 15:30:43

#1

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7130|BC, Canada

Hey, when I got home from work last night, my computer would no longer boot past this screen:

https://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/twigmar/xp20install2010.gif

I remember that before I left for work, there was a java update available, but I did not install it.
before it gets to that screen, It goes to the "windows was unable to start successfully" screen.
One time it did get through, but I didn't do anything special, and when I got in I did a disk clean up and spy-ware scan, and nothing out of the norm showed up.
Any ideas?
Do you need more info?

I have tried the "Last know good configuration" option, but that did not work.

thanks
Nic

p.s. It always freezes at a random spot in the loading process.

Last edited by Nicholas Langdon (2007-06-04 15:33:34)

2007-06-04 16:44:44

#2

MECtallica: Member; +73|6975|jalalabad

How are you posting this?

2007-06-04 16:46:11

#3

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6958|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

Try starting in safe mode

2007-06-04 17:01:14

#4

ReTox: Member; +100|6970|State of RETOXification

Your hard drive may be failing.

If it crashed at the same spot all the time it would be windows just messed up but random spots during loading is a good sign of hardware trouble.

Take your case side panel off and listen to the drive as it boots up, if you hear any clicking (noticeably different from "normal" drive operation) then you likely have a failing/faulty drive.

2007-06-04 17:20:29

#5

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7130|BC, Canada

I started in safe mode with the help of a clan member, did a system restore, and that didnt help...
so i went in, in safe mode again, and he said try a disk volume scan, did that and had to restart to make it happen, now it also freezes when I try to log in, in safe mode, when it reaches the JGOGO.sys part of the loading.

2007-06-04 17:23:38

#6

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7130|BC, Canada

ReTox wrote:
Your hard drive may be failing.

If it crashed at the same spot all the time it would be windows just messed up but random spots during loading is a good sign of hardware trouble.

Take your case side panel off and listen to the drive as it boots up, if you hear any clicking (noticeably different from "normal" drive operation) then you likely have a failing/faulty drive.

I hope not... At least untill I can get my info off of it....
Weird thing is, last night it did boot all the way in, and allowed me to play for a bit...

2007-06-04 22:21:02

#7

CrazeD: Member; +368|7144|Maine

What kind of hard drive do you have?

Look on the manufacturer's website for some DOS tools to see if the drive has errors. Also try running MEMTEST86+ from DOS.

You'll need a floppy, flash drive, or a burnable CD/DVD for this.

2007-06-04 22:25:18

#8

Smitty5613: Member; +46|6998|Middle of nowhere, California

just reboot and it should work right... it happens to my comp once in a while...

2007-06-05 04:43:12

#9

CrazeD: Member; +368|7144|Maine

Smitty5613 wrote:
just reboot and it should work right... it happens to my comp once in a while...

You don't think he's tried that?

2007-06-05 05:10:05

#10

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6924|The Twilight Zone

ReTox wrote:
Your hard drive may be failing.

If it crashed at the same spot all the time it would be windows just messed up but random spots during loading is a good sign of hardware trouble.

Take your case side panel off and listen to the drive as it boots up, if you hear any clicking (noticeably different from "normal" drive operation) then you likely have a failing/faulty drive.

i think hes right. i had the same prob, it just didnt passed the boot screen. And my HDD was dead. But dont worry i managed to recover my data by taking it to pc store.

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2007-06-05 05:21:46

#11

=Karma-Kills=: "Don't post while intoxicated."; +356|7055|England

Do you have RAID by any chance?

2007-06-05 17:55:35

#12

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7130|BC, Canada

no raid, trying some DOS tests now and some other shit...

2007-06-07 04:33:51

#13

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7130|BC, Canada

Wooooooo! figured it out, some how my sms bus controller lost its drivers, re-installed them and now my comp works again!

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