Use msconfig to disable all start ups.
reboot, then its a process of illmination - many reboots

<technology_guy@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a new XP box. About 3/4 of the time, it does not boot into
> normal mode. Instead, you see the keyboard ack flash, the loading XP
> msg, the screen blank, the loading XP msg, and the screen (and
> keyboard) seem to go dead.
>
> 100% of the time, it can boot into Safe Mode (so, we're talking maybe a
> h/w or s/w driver problem?)
>
> If I try to bring it up in Boot Log or VGA mode, it dies as above.
>
> Is there a way I can log the booting process to see where it's getting
> hosed? If so, what do I need to do to turn it on and how can I get to
> the log file?
>
> Can you suggest any online resources which help guide you through the
> requisite detective work?
>