Can anyone figure this one out:
When I startup the PC from cold everything is OK i.e windows loads etc.
If I restart the PC from within windows the PC gets just past the bios stage and sits for a while at a blank screen before reporting that it cannot find an importatnt windows file which it needs to continue loading etc.
These files range from NTLDR , Hal etc but pretty much it is never the same file that is missing.
If I turn the power of for a short time then start the PC windows loads as normal.
Strange!!
I have looked in numerous forums/sites and cant find any similar problems.
Thanks
AJ


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Which doesnt help when i dont know what ive written here! DOH!
RAM would be my prime suspect, bad RAM would also corrupt your HD and make things hard for Windows. Take the advice offered. I take it you aren't o/c'ing anything? My next suspect would be your PSU, how are the voltage rails? What brand and rating is it, plus what's your system spec? It could be a PnP issue, try toggling the 'PnP OS' option in your BIOS and also enable 'Reset PnP data' (or equivilent) for one boot. You could also try reseating all your cards, RAM and leads ... perhaps swapping PCI slots around would help? You could also remove all PCI cards and disable all onboard stuff just to see if it helps. Be sure you have all the latest updates (inc ServPacks) for your OS & sw and that you have the latest official drivers and ideally mobo BIOS too.
If you are certain the RAM is fine then you could try a fresh OS intall or reinstall. Be sure to scandisk, defrag and enable SMART for your HD too. If you still have no joy it's really a matter of testing each part in another PC (or vice versa) in order to find your culprit(s).

