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'Start Button' freeze on Win XP
Hi all, been trying to fix a friend's pc that was having problems. He
described it as 'locking up', and said I could wipe it clean and reformat with Win XP Home. The PC in question is a Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo 600 standard spec, with a Gigabyte GA-8STXC MB with Sis chipset.The system has 256MB memory. When I originally turned the system on, I got no graphics at all, just a BIOS beep code. I checked the AWARD BIOS codes and it described a video error, so I took out the AGP card, and replaced it with an old PCI one that I had, and it started fine. I've done a fresh install on it, but whenever I click on the 'Start' button, the PC freezes totally - no hourglass, just a frozen system. Ctrl Alt Del doesn't work, and it has to be turned off. I can access the internet, open all progs etc, play around with the desktop settings etc, but as soon as the 'Start' button is locked, it freezes! I've downloaded the Sis IDE drivers off the Fujitsu-Siemens support site, but no difference. I've tried a USB keyboard and mouse, but they don't make any difference. Any thought on what it might be? Best wishes, John |
Re: 'Start Button' freeze on Win XP
On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:07:09 GMT, John Orrett
<johnorrett@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >Hi all, been trying to fix a friend's pc that was having problems. He >described it as 'locking up', and said I could wipe it clean and >reformat with Win XP Home. >The PC in question is a Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo 600 standard spec, with a >Gigabyte GA-8STXC MB with Sis chipset.The system has 256MB memory. >When I originally turned the system on, I got no graphics at all, just a >BIOS beep code. I checked the AWARD BIOS codes and it described a video >error, so I took out the AGP card, and replaced it with an old PCI one >that I had, and it started fine. I've done a fresh install on it, but >whenever I click on the 'Start' button, the PC freezes totally - no >hourglass, just a frozen system. Ctrl Alt Del doesn't work, and it has >to be turned off. I can access the internet, open all progs etc, play >around with the desktop settings etc, but as soon as the 'Start' button >is locked, it freezes! >I've downloaded the Sis IDE drivers off the Fujitsu-Siemens support >site, but no difference. >I've tried a USB keyboard and mouse, but they don't make any difference. >Any thought on what it might be? Bad memory? |
Re: 'Start Button' freeze on Win XP
Evan Platt wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:07:09 GMT, John Orrett > <johnorrett@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > >> Hi all, been trying to fix a friend's pc that was having problems. He >> described it as 'locking up', and said I could wipe it clean and >> reformat with Win XP Home. >> The PC in question is a Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo 600 standard spec, with a >> Gigabyte GA-8STXC MB with Sis chipset.The system has 256MB memory. >> When I originally turned the system on, I got no graphics at all, just a >> BIOS beep code. I checked the AWARD BIOS codes and it described a video >> error, so I took out the AGP card, and replaced it with an old PCI one >> that I had, and it started fine. I've done a fresh install on it, but >> whenever I click on the 'Start' button, the PC freezes totally - no >> hourglass, just a frozen system. Ctrl Alt Del doesn't work, and it has >> to be turned off. I can access the internet, open all progs etc, play >> around with the desktop settings etc, but as soon as the 'Start' button >> is locked, it freezes! >> I've downloaded the Sis IDE drivers off the Fujitsu-Siemens support >> site, but no difference. >> I've tried a USB keyboard and mouse, but they don't make any difference. >> Any thought on what it might be? > > Bad memory? No, I put a good stick of 512 in, and still no joy. Forgot to say, it works in Safe Mode, just not normally. There are no other progs installed apart from Win XP Home. Thanks for the advice, John |
Re: 'Start Button' freeze on Win XP
On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:07:09 GMT Too Much Ying and you will Pay With
Yang then John Orrett <johnorrett@blueyonder.co.uk> sent this : >Hi all, been trying to fix a friend's pc that was having problems. He >described it as 'locking up', and said I could wipe it clean and >reformat with Win XP Home. >The PC in question is a Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo 600 standard spec, with a >Gigabyte GA-8STXC MB with Sis chipset.The system has 256MB memory. >When I originally turned the system on, I got no graphics at all, just a >BIOS beep code. I checked the AWARD BIOS codes and it described a video >error, so I took out the AGP card, and replaced it with an old PCI one >that I had, and it started fine. I've done a fresh install on it, but >whenever I click on the 'Start' button, the PC freezes totally - no >hourglass, just a frozen system. Ctrl Alt Del doesn't work, and it has >to be turned off. I can access the internet, open all progs etc, play >around with the desktop settings etc, but as soon as the 'Start' button >is locked, it freezes! >I've downloaded the Sis IDE drivers off the Fujitsu-Siemens support >site, but no difference. >I've tried a USB keyboard and mouse, but they don't make any difference. >Any thought on what it might be? >Best wishes, >John Try these google links, http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...ze+winxp&meta= HTH :) -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...m?bandID=88558 |
Re: 'Start Button' freeze on Win XP
Shepİ wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:07:09 GMT Too Much Ying and you will Pay With > Yang then John Orrett <johnorrett@blueyonder.co.uk> sent this : > >> Hi all, been trying to fix a friend's pc that was having problems. He >> described it as 'locking up', and said I could wipe it clean and >> reformat with Win XP Home. >> The PC in question is a Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo 600 standard spec, with a >> Gigabyte GA-8STXC MB with Sis chipset.The system has 256MB memory. >> When I originally turned the system on, I got no graphics at all, just a >> BIOS beep code. I checked the AWARD BIOS codes and it described a video >> error, so I took out the AGP card, and replaced it with an old PCI one >> that I had, and it started fine. I've done a fresh install on it, but >> whenever I click on the 'Start' button, the PC freezes totally - no >> hourglass, just a frozen system. Ctrl Alt Del doesn't work, and it has >> to be turned off. I can access the internet, open all progs etc, play >> around with the desktop settings etc, but as soon as the 'Start' button >> is locked, it freezes! >> I've downloaded the Sis IDE drivers off the Fujitsu-Siemens support >> site, but no difference. >> I've tried a USB keyboard and mouse, but they don't make any difference. >> Any thought on what it might be? >> Best wishes, >> John > > Try these google links, > http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...ze+winxp&meta= > > HTH :) > > > Hi Shep, I'd already tried most of those :-). Now, when I start the PC, it gets past POST and just restarts! How annoying. Think I'll reformat and start again. Just ran PowerMax on the Maxtor HDD and that came up clean as a whistle. Back to the drawing board. Thanks for the link anyway, Regards, John |
Re: 'Start Button' freeze on Win XP
On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:03:24 GMT Too Much Ying and you will Pay With
Yang then John Orrett <johnorrett@blueyonder.co.uk> sent this : >Shepİ wrote: >> On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:07:09 GMT Too Much Ying and you will Pay With >> Yang then John Orrett <johnorrett@blueyonder.co.uk> sent this : >> >>> Hi all, been trying to fix a friend's pc that was having problems. He >>> described it as 'locking up', and said I could wipe it clean and >>> reformat with Win XP Home. >>> The PC in question is a Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo 600 standard spec, with a >>> Gigabyte GA-8STXC MB with Sis chipset.The system has 256MB memory. >>> When I originally turned the system on, I got no graphics at all, just a >>> BIOS beep code. I checked the AWARD BIOS codes and it described a video >>> error, so I took out the AGP card, and replaced it with an old PCI one >>> that I had, and it started fine. I've done a fresh install on it, but >>> whenever I click on the 'Start' button, the PC freezes totally - no >>> hourglass, just a frozen system. Ctrl Alt Del doesn't work, and it has >>> to be turned off. I can access the internet, open all progs etc, play >>> around with the desktop settings etc, but as soon as the 'Start' button >>> is locked, it freezes! >>> I've downloaded the Sis IDE drivers off the Fujitsu-Siemens support >>> site, but no difference. >>> I've tried a USB keyboard and mouse, but they don't make any difference. >>> Any thought on what it might be? >>> Best wishes, >>> John >> >> Try these google links, >> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...ze+winxp&meta= >> >> HTH :) >> >> >> >Hi Shep, I'd already tried most of those :-). Now, when I start the PC, >it gets past POST and just restarts! How annoying. >Think I'll reformat and start again. Just ran PowerMax on the Maxtor HDD >and that came up clean as a whistle. >Back to the drawing board. >Thanks for the link anyway, >Regards, >John Re-formatting is usually a waste of time and no guarantee of a good setup. Try a repair install http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm and or a video driver cleaner and re-install video drivers and mother board drivers, -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page...m?bandID=88558 |
Same Problem
Hi,
I have had the same problem with 4 computers. Same exactly... I have just had another laptop showing these symptoms. Thought it might be Microsoft Silver;light problem, but uninstallling didnt help. Did you come right or just re-install windows? Must be a windows update issue though...or a virus that hits XP. Thanks Craig. |
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