Whenever i boot up the pc, it only gets to the windows xp boot screen and then stops. So i have to manually switch off. When i boot up again it goes onto the safe mode select screen. If i select "last known good configeration" it will boot up normally, except that found new hardware pops up,(this does'nt happen every time) eventually installing Matrox Graphics Millenium G200 AGP. I can then use the pc as normall. When i shut down and then reboot it does the same and so i end up booting with last known good configeration.

All scans with Adaware, Spybot Search&Destroy and AVG as well as online scans with Panda and Bitdefender came up clean.

Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Odd...

Tell us more about your graphics card, M/b, and make of your PC with a model

Have you tried system restore? Start>All PROGS>Acc>Sys tools>Sys Rest

Do you get any beeps/sounds from the CASE?

Have you opend the case/installed new hardware prior to this happening?

Is Your Graphics Card built into the M/b?

Have you tried to remove all USB devices then boot up?



SodaVideo BoardDescription Your Results
Brand/Model Matrox Graphics Millennium G200 AGP
Resolution 1024x768 pixels
Colors 16 million
DirectX version 5.03.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
OpenGL version 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Acceleration options Enabled
Performance 3.14 MP/s (No similar CPU/MHz/video)

MEMORY ConfigurationDescription Results
RAM installed 384 MB
Windows RAM 384 MB
Total RAM slots 3
Available RAM slots 1
Max RAM module size 256 MB
Memory Type 128+128+128;|DIMMSDRAM;T5
Speed Rating 1139 MB/s (101% of 993 similar)

Main BoardDescription Your Results
Brand/Model VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C692BX
Type Desktop
Serial Number Not available
BIOS Award Software International, Inc. 4.51 PG 12/20/99
System Board 693-686

ProcessorDescription Your Results
Brand/Model Intel Pentium III
Nominal Clock Speed 600 MHz
Measured Clock Speed 600 MHz
External Clock Speed 66 MHz
CPU Load 5%
Speed Rating 1616 (98% of 993 similar)


Yes i did do system restore, but it did'nt improve things at all.
I ALSO used the c d repair console, and now i only have 1 restore point.

I get 1 SHORT beep, although it has done this since i first got it about 10 months ago (brought secondhand)

Have tried to boot with all u s b devices removed.

Had trouble installing a 256mb pc100 memory stick. It is currently in place but is only picked up as a 128mb stick. If it is removed it still has the same problems.

Hope that this is helpfull.

Colgate I decided to formatt and start over, but xp would not install. So i thought that i would install 2k then upgrade to xp.
I was able to install 2k, which i was unable to update easily as had problems with usb bandwidth. So my broadband external modem would'nt connect.

I then upgraded too xp, and all is well. Just hope it continues to be problem free.
I have set automatic updates to notify only, and i check them out prior to downloading and/or installing.

Thanks for all help. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]By the way, you don't have to install 2000 to install XP in normal machines. It sounds like yours has other issues which will need to be addressed sooner or later.hey im not that good wit computers but i had the same problem wit mine and it turned out to be the harddrive was fried so ................. :-/ hope this helps