e a service that has gone wrong, or a low-level driver.
You could try to do a repair install, or try with the recovery console to
disable drivers and services - but that's no fun job.
From safe mode, you could also try to unnstall/disable 3rd party software
that starts up automatically (AV software, firewalls). Another thing is to
use msconfig and check the services thoroughly. Last but not least: event
log, check if there are errors, they might be helpful.

"Charles" <Charles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:45AF6831-4B47-46E9-AC20-1C068E0EF1E6@microsoft.com...
> Hi Chelsea,
>
> Thanks again for the reply, I tried booting in VGA mode and Windows froze
> at
> the LOGO screen again. It didn't work. Thanks for trying to help me narrow
> down the problem. I should have left well enough alone. I did try this.
> Using
> a linux OS BOOT CD Knoppix 3.9 which boots a complete os from the CD. I
> did
> this to see if I could replicate the same issue there, the Linus Knoppix
> BOOTed into linux with no problem. All devices where recongized by Linux
> including lan, network, graphics card and sound car. I use as a rescue
> disk
> when all elese fail this allows me to get to the data. Wish Windows had
> something like this to troubleshoot. I been building systems for a long
> time
> and never had this problem, I'm at a loss, I wondering if I should swap
> out
> the newer MOBO and CPU and put the old one back in a see what happens.
> What
> do you think? Anything else you can thisnk of please let me know. I
> appreciate your help.
> "Chelsea" wrote:
>
>> That's a pity. XP in diagnostic mode is pretty like XP in Safe Mode with
>> only essential services running. Hopefully someone might be able to make
>> another suggestion. In summary you have done a clean install ie not over
>> an
>> existing version of Windows XP, and your motherboard was working properly
>> with XP in the past. You can get into Safe Mode but diagnostic mode
>> doesn't
>> work. What happens when you press F8 at startup and instead of selecting
>> Safe mode you select VGA mode?
>>
>> Chelsea
>>
>> "Charles" <Charles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6AC91F78-DB8E-46BB-AAAF-805382810052@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Thank you for the reply. I selected SOS startup mode as you mentioned
>> > and
>> > the list of drivers loading went by so fast I could not determine
>> > anything>
>> > Then a blue screen came up stating the Windows XP build 5.1 2600 and it
>> > read
>> > 1 processor with 512 of RAM that was it. I'm not sure what this means.
>> > But
>> > it
>> > did not boot past this screen.
>> >
>> > Charles. R.
>> >
>> > "de Graff" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Assuming you can run this in safe mode
>> >>
>> >> msconfig.exe
>> >>
>> >> go to the BOOT.INI tab and select /SOS
>> >>
>> >> this will turf the boot screen and show you the drivers as they are
>> >> being
>> >> loaded. Chances are that you have a video driver problem.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Charles" <Charles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:1D07AC97-B296-4333-82F7-7128C1112E11@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Hi
>> >> >
>> >> > I"m desperate for some Win XP help. My pc will not boot up normally
>> >> > (period)
>> >> > freezes at win logo screen every time. What is Windows loading at
>> >> > this
>> >> > screen? Boots in safe mode only. I have just finished a clean
>> >> > install
>> >> > on a
>> >> > MOB and CPU which was working fine in another system. This was
>> >> > happening
>> >> > too
>> >> > before I reformated teh hard drive and Win XP Home was installed.
>> >> > If
>> >> > some
>> >> > one could point me in the right direction I would greatly
>> >> > appreicated
>> >> > it.
>> >> > Could a driver, hardware componet or motherboard be bad? Never makes
>> >> > it
>> >> > past
>> >> > the logo screen durning normal boot up.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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