01-05-2006, 02:15 AM
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Re: Help diagnose flakey boot issue?
SO WHAT DID YOU JUST DO???
Alias wrote:
> Rick, self appointed net nanny, posted in four newsgroups at once and
> wrote:
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>> QUIT BEING AN ASS BY POSTING TO SO MANY GROUPS AT ONCE!!!
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>> ONE POST PER GROUP!!!!
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>> IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THEN DON'T POST AT ALL!!!
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> Capslock broken? Ever hear of "practise what you preach"?
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> Alias
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>> technology_guy@myrealbox.com wrote:
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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?
>>>
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