Please help!! Computer keeps freezing at Windows XP logo/boot screen during start-up! What to do?

HELLLPPP! Please disregard the length of this post. It's for a good cause. ty.

I own a Gateway 831 GM PC with Windows XP Media Center Edition SP 2.



The problem is that I cannot turn on my computer anymore as it keeps getting stuck at the boot screen/ Windows XP logo with the loading bar going from left to right beneath it. It presumes to load for a few seconds and then stops in the middle and freezes altogether. It would probably stay that way for months if I let it. I have to manually hold down the power button to turn it off.



I have tried everything I can think of:

Virus scans from updated Malwarebytes and AVG come out clean.

Did a Disk Defragmeantation two days ago.

Did a Chkdsk, but as my computer restarted after its completion, it froze at that screen.

Chose ';Last known configuration that worked'; from the F8 menu. As it restarted, it got stuck at the boot screen.

Did a System Restore, which maybe restored successfully but did not solve the problem as when it restarted the computer upon completion, the computer, you guessed it, froze at that blasted screen!!!



I am lucky to be here under safe mode, which is the only thing that works, that is, IF my computer doesn't freeze. Now, I can't seem to find any hardware change that may have caused this. And the system (C:, D: drives) itself is ';healthy'; according to computer management. I still have a lot of free space.



Note: I did not receive a Windows XP CD with the comp. I tried to make recovery discs after I bought it, but some error caused it to only create four out of the necessary five discs.



How do I fix this? What should I do? I'm not very tech savvy, so please lay it easy on me with the jargon. I really cannot afford a technician at the moment. THANKS a ton.Please help!! Computer keeps freezing at Windows XP logo/boot screen during start-up! What to do?
Maybe theres a problem with your CPU exhaust. maybe it is not working properly and ur CPU is heating up causing the PC to freeze. Contact some hardware expert. He will clean the fan at the back of the CPU or u can do it yourself if u have a vacuum cleaner.Please help!! Computer keeps freezing at Windows XP logo/boot screen during start-up! What to do?
get a professional to check out all of your problems



it may help instead of sitting around crying
it appears to be a hardware/driver problem since safe mode works fine and malware scans turn up nothing.



My fist step would be to test the hard drive, just to be sure.



My second step would be to perform a repair install. There are write ups all over the internet about that. If that still doesn't wor then backup important files and o a complete reinstall.



If it still doesn't work then you have some bad hard ware.
Hi ,



As you have stated that Your PC works in Safe mode so Please go in Safe Mode and from there go to RUN. In Rum Type MSCONFIG and press Ok.

System configuration utility comes up.

go to the Services TAB and below click on the BOX hide Microsoft services and then Uncheck all the useless services from there

after that go to Startup TAB next to Services TAB and UNCHECK most of the names except the command which shows c:\windows\system files after that Press OK and Restart your PC. It should Solve your Problems.



Enjoy your Work and do create your Recovery Disc again and take the Backup of your files for precautions.



All the Best



Bye
hello.

1.first of all unplug the rams and change the slots of the rams.

2. check this out that any heat sinker is not getting too much heat.

3. be sure that fans are working well on their speed.

4. unplug the data cable of the hard drive and replug it.

try these and check your pc.
This is because of the computer檚 registry. The registry is a very complex and often misunderstood component of Windows. It檚 vital to your computer檚 operation. Think of the registry as your computer檚 brain. And everything you do on the computer, everything you install or remove, is stored in the brain. When you remove things, very often certain registry entries are left behind, like memories. But these memories are good for absolutely nothing.

The registry hangs on to them, though, and eventually it gets so full that it檚 hard to find things that are important now. The registry is probably the culprit if your computer freezes randomly.Consequently, one of the best solutions in managing the situation is to use registry cleaning tools http://perfect-your-computer.com with great power and capacity to completely flush out all junk files and fix all errors found.
This sounds like a pretty complex hardware problem. At this point you should contact the store where you bought the computer or take it into an expert to have them look at. I'm thinking that it could definitely be a problem with the fan.



Cheers,

Andy

Windows Canada
maybe your hard disk life is ending.



you should find somebody that will be able to ';clone'; your hard disk to a new one