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    Xp machine wont boot (Properly)

    ok - it has worked fine for months, but i what just pulling it out the clean the air filter (antec sonata case) when i got the power button :S - so i switched it on a hit the power button as per normal

    - and it got to the end of the black XP screen (with the blue progres bar at the bottom) - and the just went to a totaly black screen.

    so i reset - and the same

    and that where we are now

    - although i boot fine in safe mode


    HELP!! daniel

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    Quote Originally Posted by oshta
    ok - it has worked fine for months, but i what just pulling it out the clean the air filter (antec sonata case) when i got the power button :S - so i switched it on a hit the power button as per normal

    - and it got to the end of the black XP screen (with the blue progres bar at the bottom) - and the just went to a totaly black screen.

    so i reset - and the same

    and that where we are now

    - although i boot fine in safe mode


    HELP!! daniel
    You will probably have to reinstall windows
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    Tried system restore?
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    yeah- system restore comes up with an error - so i think I'll have to reinstall!!

    - is there ne way i can take a clone on the machines set-up so make future rebuilds easyer??

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    remove all card except the graphics card and remove all external devices you may have like modems, USB devices etc etc......

    Then try and boot, does the same thing happen?

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    Quote Originally Posted by m@ttz
    remove all cards except the graphics card
    yeah - except the only card is the grfix card (on-board lAn/ sound etc) and no modem etc

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