# XP Problem - Won't Startup **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 31, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716 "2006-05-31T04:26:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/1 "2006-05-31T04:26:47Z")
Last night I was moving my computer around, after getting it all hooked back up, I started it up, it rebooted and was in Windows when I knocked the power strip and shut it off. When I tried to restart, as soon as the “starting winblows XP” screen came up it would just reboot. None of the options (even safe mode) would boot. I have some stuff I’d rather not lose (again) so I was planning on just “installing” a fresh copy of XP over the old one, then hopefully backing up all of my old info, creating a fresh partition to throw another fresh system on after I’ve gotten everything I wanted. Any problems with that, better methods? Ideas on how to fix my XP? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/2 "2006-05-31T05:08:20Z")
reset the power management settings ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/3 "2006-05-31T05:30:31Z")
You might have a bad Power supply… I would check that first. Not having too good of luck with your comp-nerd stuff, are you? ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/4 "2006-05-31T05:34:00Z")
The PS should be ok if it shows the WinXP splash screen. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/5 "2006-05-31T05:47:31Z")
> [@sureshot007](#): > > reset the power management settings power managment settings? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/6 "2006-05-31T05:49:38Z")
try booting in safe mode, when it restarts hit f8 a whole bunch of times, see if u can get that to work. power management settings hes refering to are prolly in the bios settings page ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/7 "2006-05-31T05:54:33Z")
> [@sureshot007](#): > > The PS should be ok if it shows the WinXP splash screen. Not necessarily… If one of the voltage rails was not providing enough power, when certain drivers are loaded for peripherals, it will hang the system. ---
**Author:** ![raven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@raven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/raven)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/8 "2006-05-31T06:37:44Z")
I’d have to agree with Rubicant. I had power issues with my new PCIe16 card. It needed a direct power feed from the PSU. If I did not connect this, the Splash screen would appear and the PC would restart ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/9 "2006-05-31T06:41:45Z")
I was having the EXACT same problem, Walter. turned out ot be a loose wire in the case… try going thru it, maybe something got bumped. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/10 "2006-05-31T07:35:16Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > try booting in safe mode, when it restarts hit f8 a whole bunch of times, see if u can get that to work. power management settings hes refering to are prolly in the bios settings page > None of the options (even safe mode) would boot. :touchy: ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/11 "2006-05-31T07:52:48Z")
Maybe you should take your computer and shove it up your ass. bitch. lol no alerts from the CMOS? ---
**Author:** ![amd3dnow3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd3dnow3/32/7410_2.png) [@amd3dnow3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/amd3dnow3)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/12 "2006-05-31T10:29:19Z")
i had the same problem when i moved to my new aparment, pc acts normal during bios but right b4 you see the windows splash screen it would just reset all by it self, if i try safe mode it shows the dir of drivers loading but after a few seconds i would do samething and reset. i remove all the volt mods clear everything remove everything, and the problem was the HDD, try a diff one don;t know how but now my raid 0 is broken and am fuck, lol ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/13 "2006-05-31T11:00:31Z")
could be a whole bunch of shit walter, drivers, bad PS, bad cables. check PS first, then i would try to get some updated drivers. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/14 "2006-05-31T11:15:54Z")
Drivers? Nothing changed aside from me hitting the power switch. I suppose one could have been corrupted, hence me wanting to just throw an overlay copy of XP on to see if it helps. Both HDs are brand new an in a RAID array. ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/15 "2006-05-31T11:17:22Z")
Maybe your computer likes the blue jays, not the yanks or red sox ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/16 "2006-05-31T11:53:53Z")
> [@Daddie](#): > > Maybe your computer likes the blue jays, not the yanks or red sox Your baseball jokes are tired… At least make fun of Walter for photographing himself nude… :touchy: ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/17 "2006-05-31T12:05:37Z")
> [@walter](#): > > Last night I was moving my computer around, after getting it all hooked back up, I started it up, it rebooted and was in Windows when I knocked the power strip and shut it off. When I tried to restart, as soon as the “starting winblows XP” screen came up it would just reboot. None of the options (even safe mode) would boot. Ouch, almost sounds like you let the smoke out of something. I’d start by pulling all but the most absolutely necessary hardware (mobo, proc, ram, vid) and seeing if I could get it to boot. You’re not OC’d are you? If so, turn that shit back down. Got access to a mobo or ps you could swap in to test? There’s only one way to find out but I’d half expect that reformatting would net the same results or hang during install. Good luck. I hate computers. ---
**Author:** ![amd3dnow3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd3dnow3/32/7410_2.png) [@amd3dnow3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/amd3dnow3)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/18 "2006-05-31T12:06:47Z")
try a next drive, give it a shot, the last thing i was thinking of was hDD, but it was/ \edit if you didnt already ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/19 "2006-05-31T12:28:19Z")
> [@walter](#): > > Drivers? Nothing changed aside from me hitting the power switch. I suppose one could have been corrupted, hence me wanting to just throw an overlay copy of XP on to see if it helps. > > Both HDs are brand new an in a RAID array. if a driver is trying to load and its corrupt it will not boot, i see it all the time here, and it sucks because its the last thing i always think of. worth a shot anyways. u could always try fdisk /mbr or fixmbr in the recovery console. ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716/20 "2006-05-31T18:29:31Z")
windows recovery console… checkdsk [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xp-problem-wont-startup/12716.md?page=2)