Hello.
For quite some time now i've had a pretty annoying problem with a computer (look at bottom for specs):
When i start up Windows XP (SP2), the screen goes black before entering the login screen.
This happends at a random rate though. Sometimes the computer start up beautifully, other times it just goes black.
I format my computer quite often, and after some months I found out that I passed this problem with a special Windows XP SP2 CD I had.
In this edition I had Windows Updated turned off from the start, since that stopped me from hitting these problems (tried same edition with this on).
Now I need to pass on this computer to a family member of mine. I formatted the computer and put on an older Windows XP on (total legal ofcourse), and now I get these problems again.
I doubt it's the hardware, simply because I can avoid the problem with software managing. At the same time I find it really strange, and I need to solve this problem.
Also, I lived with system restoration for some time. Here i restored every time I started my computer, and then it worked.
I think it's Windows that has some funny updates that really dosn't like my computer. Can anyone please help?
Thanks
Specs
- Medion XL Titanium MD 8383XL
- Intel Pentium 3,40GHz, 915P Chipset
- GeForce 8600GT (bought on later)
- 250GB Western Digital HDD
- Motherboard (sorry don't know. If it's important i'll run a Sisoft Sandra)
- 1GB Ram (64 Bit dual channel memory, 400MHz)
For quite some time now i've had a pretty annoying problem with a computer (look at bottom for specs):
When i start up Windows XP (SP2), the screen goes black before entering the login screen.
This happends at a random rate though. Sometimes the computer start up beautifully, other times it just goes black.
I format my computer quite often, and after some months I found out that I passed this problem with a special Windows XP SP2 CD I had.
In this edition I had Windows Updated turned off from the start, since that stopped me from hitting these problems (tried same edition with this on).
Now I need to pass on this computer to a family member of mine. I formatted the computer and put on an older Windows XP on (total legal ofcourse), and now I get these problems again.
I doubt it's the hardware, simply because I can avoid the problem with software managing. At the same time I find it really strange, and I need to solve this problem.
Also, I lived with system restoration for some time. Here i restored every time I started my computer, and then it worked.
I think it's Windows that has some funny updates that really dosn't like my computer. Can anyone please help?
Thanks
Specs
- Medion XL Titanium MD 8383XL
- Intel Pentium 3,40GHz, 915P Chipset
- GeForce 8600GT (bought on later)
- 250GB Western Digital HDD
- Motherboard (sorry don't know. If it's important i'll run a Sisoft Sandra)
- 1GB Ram (64 Bit dual channel memory, 400MHz)
