weird booting problem

deankenny · 03-01-2008, 06:37 PM

i really cant get my head around this i tried everything, my comp dont boot past the press any key to boot from cd part, on other motheraords it will boot and i can instal fresh windows on it, but i put it back on my main motherbaord i can get into format etc then it reboots and doesnt go to the windows installation just stays there any suggestions

PC eye · 03-01-2008, 09:07 PM

Lately I ran into a similar problem here with a dvd burner trying to custom install Vista along with XP in a dual boot configuration. After pressing the any key to boot option the installer would load only so far and stall. There's nothing wrong with the drive itself.

After shutting the system entirely or repeatedly pressing the reset button all of a sudden the screen for choosing install now or repair tools finally came up. All this was proceeded with the use of a lens cleaner cd yet still saw the stalls. Recheck the data cable as well as trying a cleaner cd to see if that suddenly gets you going there.

PunterCam · 03-01-2008, 09:10 PM

stupid question, but does the keyboard work?! embarrissingly I've been there for hours...

PC eye · 03-01-2008, 11:37 PM

Not really since you can easily end up seeing flaky keys on an old or cheaply made keyboard where you have to pound keys to get anywhere.

Cordless keyboards on the other hand can easily see problems when first trying to install Windows even with Vista. A corded model is always advised until the system is up and running to then see the software for any cordless model installed later.

03-01-2008, 06:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
deankenny Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weymouth, England, UK Age: 22 Posts: 644	weird booting problem i really cant get my head around this i tried everything, my comp dont boot past the press any key to boot from cd part, on other motheraords it will boot and i can instal fresh windows on it, but i put it back on my main motherbaord i can get into format etc then it reboots and doesnt go to the windows installation just stays there any suggestions __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3L INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 @ 2.88ghz 2GB CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 800 DDR2 XFX GEFORCE 8800GTX 768MB

03-01-2008, 09:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,662	Lately I ran into a similar problem here with a dvd burner trying to custom install Vista along with XP in a dual boot configuration. After pressing the any key to boot option the installer would load only so far and stall. There's nothing wrong with the drive itself. After shutting the system entirely or repeatedly pressing the reset button all of a sudden the screen for choosing install now or repair tools finally came up. All this was proceeded with the use of a lens cleaner cd yet still saw the stalls. Recheck the data cable as well as trying a cleaner cd to see if that suddenly gets you going there. __________________ Users Fight to Save Windows XP! http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4646547 Microsoft Not Ruling Out XP Extension http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4716159

03-01-2008, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
PunterCam Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 362	stupid question, but does the keyboard work?! embarrissingly I've been there for hours... __________________ 2006 Mac Pro Dual, dual core xeons @ 2.0Ghz each 2Gb Ram (I'm too poor) NVidia Geforce 7300Gt 256mb Onboard Sound - optical out to Logitech Z5500 Digidesign MBox2 output to PMCs 250Gb Drive running both Mac OSX and Windows on seperate partitions, 400Gb Drive for Windows, 400Gb Drive for OSX 24¨ Acer AL2416W (not nearly as bad as you'd think) Various Lacie external drives

03-01-2008, 11:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 18,662	Not really since you can easily end up seeing flaky keys on an old or cheaply made keyboard where you have to pound keys to get anywhere. Cordless keyboards on the other hand can easily see problems when first trying to install Windows even with Vista. A corded model is always advised until the system is up and running to then see the software for any cordless model installed later. __________________ Users Fight to Save Windows XP! http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4646547 Microsoft Not Ruling Out XP Extension http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=4716159

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