The Computer is Broken. Seems to be Circling the Drain in a Loop. TECH PING LIST SUPERSTARS

03.02.08 | chickensoup

[Chickensoup]

This is the family computer. We do about 35% of our homeschooling on the puter.

Pleas help

[Viking2002]

See if you can boot into safe mode first....

[Chickensoup]

I need your help please.

Please ping tech support list for me.

Thank you.

[Chickensoup]

Safe mode and safe mode is an option of screen one

no dice

[txzman]

Hit f8 and try to boot into Safe Mode. Computer is trying to boot obviously into Win XP and something is killing it.

If you can get into safe mode you can run msconfig and try to prevent anything from running except XP. You might just be missing a .dll or have a corrupt start up file from one of your programs.

Once you get back up and running, download CC Cleaner and use (free). If you need free antivirus - AVG is very good.

If safe mode does not work, post the type of computer or motherboard here and we’ll see what we can do.

[Chickensoup]

Other options include safe mode with networking
plain old safe mode
safe mode with command prompt
start windows normally

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Seems the electronic sky is falling on our friend Chickensoup... please HALP.

[Quix]

imho,

there should be a master thread for this and it should be prominently displayed at the top of the screen on all threads.

We have a host of folks hereon. I think doing that would minimize individual vanity threads every time one of us had a desperate need.

THANKS TO ALL who help out in this case. Your tireless efforts are Godsends to the rest of us.

[Cousin Eddie]

buy a Mac, you will never regret it.

[Chickensoup]

I hit F8

Then I hit command F8

The countdown on the inconvience screen has stopped

[brivette]

I believe you are screwed.

[kinoxi]

[txzman]

Another option is to get into the case and look for the CMOS battery which keeps the startup options for your PC. You can take the battery out (just clips in) and replace after 30 seconds or so and try booting again.

Sometimes this causes problems as well.

Also, do you get any “POST” beeps when you start up? These are the beeps the motherboard gives out that can tell you where problem lies - ie 3 short beeps and then 1 long, 3 long beeps, etc.

POST Codes can identify which part of the hardware is not cooperating, or even if it appears to be a hardware based issue.

[RosieCotton]

If it’s restarting itself even when you try to boot into safe mode, there *may* be a hardware issue. I’ve seen that with motherboard problems.

What model is it, out of curiosity?

[kinoxi]

Do you have an XP disk?

[dennisw]

Go into safe mode then go to “system restore” and go back a day or two

Above works for Windows XP

[Viking2002]

If you're not coming up in safe mode, and you're not getting at least a split-second BSOD to see what the error might be, your last, best hope would be the recovery CD.

You do have a recovery CD, yes?

[kinoxi]

Get an XP disk. Any XP disk and run chkdsk first.

[Chickensoup]

One beep and then to the windows xp screen
the scan screen
then to the inconvenience screen
then looping

[monkeycard]

Other options include safe mode with networking plain old safe mode safe mode with command prompt start windows normally

Select: safe mode with command prompt.

Let me know what happens please.