My windows xp wont start..
 

When i turn on my computer it goes on hold right before opening windows xp. There´s just the windows xp logo and the loading line, that keeps loading and loading and loading and loading...

I´m sure others in here has experienced the same problem.

How do you fix it???

start in Safe Mode...push F8 when that black and white stripe comes up

And then what?

have you started it in safe mode ? .maybe that will fix your problem

Sorry, i´m not at home at the moment, but i´ll try your sugestions as i get home.


How can starting it in safe mode fix anything?

Sure, i can run windows xp in safe mode, but half my programs doesnt work. And then when i restart the computer to run in normal mode windows xp wont start again.

try one of the other options in safe mode...maybe you have to system restore your pc...to last known good start

Yeah, but i was hoping i could somehow avoid restoring..

What exactly are my options in safe mode except for:

1. Start computer in safe mode.

2. Start computer in safe mode with networking

3. Start computer in safe mode with comand... something..


Each of those 3 options get me inside windows xp, but they doesn´t fix the problem. I still can´t start win xp in normal mode or last known config. that works..

Mine does this all the time. And then sometimes it will saw my password needs to be reset even though I don't use a password.
If I do a scan disk, disk clean up then a disk defrag it fixes it.
Have you tried doing that? You should do that on a regular basis anyway.

Here are slashermans guide to system restore :


http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5.../restore-4.jpg

then...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5.../restore-3.jpg

then...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...estore-2-1.jpg

choose the date you remember that your pc was fine...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5.../restore-1.jpg