Right my main computer has been starting up slow reently but this morning it kept frezzing on the black screen after the windows XP loads bit. Then on 6 time it got through to the log in screen but it toke about 5mins for it to load onto the proper screen Once computer is all loaded it works fine!

Anyone know why this happens and what i can do to sort it?

 

Take plug out of socket and switch it to the off position

 

sounds like you need a reinstall to be honest.

sooooo many things it could be unfortunately

 

Doh dont say that

Hmmm hopfully it will alst for another 2 weeks, then the computer can have a long period of rest by then hopfully it will sort its self out

 

i agree... never worth fixing stuff like that. just reinstall

 

Had that happen on my laptop HD. Booted it using ERD and chkdsk'd...

more bad sectors than good

 

U lost me after this point

I dont want to Format really as i got Gigs' of music and films

 

You could try a full defrag and clearing all the shite out of boot (using msconfig) and possibly cleanng up your registry if youre confdent.

 

try this

http://www.startupmechanic.com/

if the link dont work you can find it free on

http://www.download.com/

ive got a boosted copy of Registry Mechanic..with user name AS A LAST RESORT before you format ...can send via msn if ya need it
think it still works but havent used it since my new upgrades

regards

 

rhys

when it DOES work and u get into windows, do a backup of everything u need to keep

THEN reinstall

 

Black screen after animated window is usually device driver load problems .. Usually Graphics drivers or chance there is a memory problem (you would have been getting BSOD's) If you changed graphics drivers recently, you should try a restore point back when you know it was ok.

A defrag? Nonsense ... Wont do a bloody thing to help on startup .. The system finds the correct file in System32 folder, then away it goes.

A safe mode boot and chkdisk may also be helpful.

Ignore the MSconfig thing .. Thats not for XP. You use services.msc for that.

Download Hijack This and check for Spyware drivers loading up on start, they can also give an unresponsive boot

If you want hijack this from me, drop me a PM .. but you can find on line.
You dont need to be too drastic just yet : ) You need to show the hijack this log file to someone who knows about computers .. dont delete entries willy-nilly, or you will be reloading the OS

You could benefit from a decent registry cleaner, most do! You can fix a lot more than you would think when you go about it correctly.

One more thing .. If you have succesfully booted, you should clean out everything (incl folders) in Windows/Temp, C/Docs & Settings/Local Files/Temp This is all rubbish that has accumulated. Anything like Temp Internet file folders will be recreated by Windows if needed on reboot. Also clean out the cache .. C Panel/Internet Options/Temp Files/all content.

Good luck!

 

words above speak sense when you wake up
a defrag ..

 

 

Hiya ..

If you're really stuck, stick another HD on, use any Win98-on startup disk with FDisk to prep with NTFS, then format with Windows. Drag across all the stuff you want to keep. You can also use the files and settings wizard to save your settings.
Then you could wipe and format the original with the same disk, and load Windows with XP disk. In setup, you will just see disk 1 and 2, and a drive letter.