XP Boot problem

[grandpubah]

HI,

I have a problem with an XP Pro installation on my home computer. This is not a new installation, and has been working fine for months. All of a sudden it boots to screen with a dark blue band top and bottom, a medium blue center of the screen and the windows XP logo in the middle. Kinda like the screen where you would choose a user...only there aren't any. There it sits. Mouse is live, keyboard responds to cap lock etc. Nothing else will do anything. I tried going back to last good config. Same thing. I tried booting safe mode, same thing. Can someone give me a cule what to try next?

Jon

 

[fib2358132134]

how did you try going to last good config?...By booting xp disk? Did you have working video when you did that? Before Windows boots up do you have a screen showing Ram test-master/slave configuration, etc. etc. It could be bad video card or drivers or even your monitor

 

[linney]

You could try repairing windows by running it over itself. You will lose your windows updates but your files and programs will be saved.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp

Or you can use the Recovery Console.

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console for Windows XP (Q307654)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q307/6/54.asp

An easy to follow recovery console description when unable to start computer due to corrupt registry.

http://www.mediaworkstation.com/htm/homeset1.htm

Click on Tutorial then the Charlie White article on XP crash.
This is a laymans version of Q307545 in simple language.