[nogard]

Ok this is for a buddy of mine, he cannot get online right now cause his computer will not work.

Computer type Hp Desktop 553X
Ram 512
MHZ ?
40 gig HD X2 OS windows Xp pro service pack 1……on one HD and all other data on other one….

He came home from work and his monitor was black with just a mouse cursor. He could move the mouse, but that it……ctr + alt + delete did nothing……so he tried to reboot got the same thing….right after it got to the windows loading screen were you see the process bar showing windows loading, and it starts to load windows, it goes to a black blank screen with just a mouse cursor that you can move but nothing else.

Then he started it in safe mode……we checked the video card, it was working…..checked HDs they were working….etc everything working right…..ran virus scans in by several different products…and even malware scans….all of this with the definitions updated……Nothing found….

He then tried to boot into windows again, and the same thing……even tried a different monitor, same thing…….Tried to boot back into safe mode……it came up but with a blank black screen with mouse cursor, and it said safe-mode in the corners….but nothing else…….nothing worked…..but the mouse cursor will move.

Tried to re-install OS Windows XP Pro Service pack 1.from disk….it freezes at installing windows……with 34 minutes left to go…..tried 3 times…….Nothing……exactly the same spot every time…..progress bar says “installing devices” and it freezes every time right underneath the first E, in devices….every time.

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Hi nogard...

Are there any USB devices connected to this machine? If there are, disconnect them and try again.

wannabe1

Edited by wannabe1, 24 April 2006 - 09:54 PM.

[wannabe1]

Hi nogard...

Are there any USB devices connected to this machine? If there are, disconnect them and try again.

wannabe1

Edited by wannabe1, 24 April 2006 - 09:54 PM.

[nogard]

Everything unplugged accept Mouse and keyboard.....even the cable is unpluged.......same thing

[wannabe1]

If the mouse and keyboard connect via USB, you'll need to disconnect them, too. Round up a PS2 keyboard and mouse to use during the installation.

[nogard]

ok we will try that..if we cand fine those........I am not sure if they are USB or not, but I bet they are......

[nogard]

ok mouse and keyboard are PS2........even tried diffrent ones......Nothing

he then tried to use the onboard grafics other than his video card.........same thing......frezes during install in the same place.......Nothing

He then swaps HD and tried a clean install frezes in the same place..everytime........

So he now has everything unplugged but

Fans
Ram
On Board Grafics
New Hard drive
Diskdrive
Floppy
Sound card

Still frezes during the install....how ever he said it went just a hair further than before

[wannabe1]

Remove the sound card...this is a device related issue.

[nogard]

its onboard sound and grafics now sorry for the misinfo

[wannabe1]

Onboard Modem and NIC, too? See if he can disable those (and sound) in BIOS Setup. Also make sure that Virus Protection is disabled in the BIOS.

[wannabe1]

Here's a thought...while in BIOS Setup...set it to use Default or Fail Safe Default settings. (usually by pressing F5) Be sure to save the settings (F10) when exiting BIOS.

[nogard]

in bios the temp is 114 degrees

[wannabe1]

OUCH! Is that is *C or *F? Better have a look at the CPU fan!

Is this a machine he built?

Edited by wannabe1, 25 April 2006 - 07:12 PM.

[nogard]

*F........fan is running........no its a bought machine.......with addons

Edited by nogard, 25 April 2006 - 07:17 PM.

[wannabe1]

He's alright...whew!

Set the BIOS to Default and try the setup again. We may have to pull a log off this thing to see what's hanging it.

[nogard]

ok it hung up in the same spot......he is going to set the bios to defult and try again..........I am on the phone with him.....as we are posting here......If we have to pull the log to see why its hanging......how do we do that, and how to we post the log here when he is in one city I am in another......and he has no way to send me the log file?