Windows Bootloader Freezes & Will Not Load Os

[phidaux]

After 4 reinstalls I finally got XP to boot on my new system.

all was great till I attempted to reboot -

1st couple of times, I'd just have to restart the computer, choose my OS de jour (both XP, one olde - soon to be removed / one new) and then it'd boot up fine.

Until this morning, when after rebooting due to a software install (java) the **** boot loader freezes after I make my OS selection.

help! I've tried all the "advanced option" & no dice.

Any thoughts? I've seen bsod's after loading before, but nothing this frustrating. No error code, no msg as to WHY it's failing etc.

Br & thanks,

Mike

computer I'm running (if this'll help any)

amd 3500 w/ 1 gig ram on an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mb.

Nvidia 256meg pci-express video card

2 main 200 gig hard drives

[Marsden]

Failing power supply?

[bucketbuster]

After 4 reinstalls I finally got XP to boot on my new system.

all was great till I attempted to reboot -

1st couple of times, I'd just have to restart the computer, choose my OS de jour (both XP, one olde - soon to be removed / one new) and then it'd boot up fine.

Until this morning, when after rebooting due to a software install (java) the **** boot loader freezes after I make my OS selection.

help! I've tried all the "advanced option" & no dice.

Any thoughts? I've seen bsod's after loading before, but nothing this frustrating. No error code, no msg as to WHY it's failing etc.

Br & thanks,

Mike

computer I'm running (if this'll help any)

amd 3500 w/ 1 gig ram on an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mb.

Nvidia 256meg pci-express video card

2 main 200 gig hard drives

Maybe the bootloader is corrupted?

Try repairing it with your XP-CD.

Open the recovery console.

Fixboot or Fixmbr should do the trick;can't remember in which order

[phidaux]

After 4 reinstalls I finally got XP to boot on my new system.

all was great till I attempted to reboot -

1st couple of times, I'd just have to restart the computer, choose my OS de jour (both XP, one olde - soon to be removed / one new) and then it'd boot up fine.

Until this morning, when after rebooting due to a software install (java) the **** boot loader freezes after I make my OS selection.

help! I've tried all the "advanced option" & no dice.

Any thoughts? I've seen bsod's after loading before, but nothing this frustrating. No error code, no msg as to WHY it's failing etc.

Br & thanks,

Mike

computer I'm running (if this'll help any)

amd 3500 w/ 1 gig ram on an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mb.

Nvidia 256meg pci-express video card

2 main 200 gig hard drives

Maybe the bootloader is corrupted?

Try repairing it with your XP-CD.

Open the recovery console.

Fixboot or Fixmbr should do the trick;can't remember in which order

ah! there's an idea... I'll give fixboot a shot

thanks again

M

[soldier1st]

or do an xp repair,i've tried what he stated n it never worked,i did an xp repair and it fixed the mbr

[phidaux]

ok - thus far I've tried fdisk /r on both drives... and no luck what so ever.

I guess fixmbr is my last choice.

I just hope it doesn't kill my disk info.

M

[phidaux]

*update*

all the hardware is functioning properly. I even attempted a "repair previous install" last night/this am and <dramatic pause> it worked.

until I restarted and then I was back at that <insert colorful expletive> bootloader, but at least this time the bootloader isn't crashing/freezing - now after I make my selection it reboots the computer.

any thoughts? I'm familiar w/ the grub loader, but I'm kinda lost when it comes to the MS bootloader - is there a way to set it up the **** thing w/o having windows loaded, via a boot up disk or myabe a shotgun?

thanks again for your help.

M