My system crashes sometimes after power off......it doesn't boot until i reinstall the windows xp..help me!

Question

System info
pentium 3 800 Mhz
256 RAM
30 gb hdd
ECS p6vap-A+ motherboard
Cd writer
westell DSL router (usb connection)
v.90 Dialup modem

i can't boot my system when it fails.....i reinstall windows xp to getback my datas.........My system DEVICE MANAGER shows a yellow question marks in floppy drive, com port1, comport 2 and pci communication device EVEN AFTER A FRESH INSTALLATION OF XP.....i hav no floppy drive. I suspect my mother board is having some problem...help me

when i restart .....it shows some options ....safe mode and some thing more.....i click on the Last good configuration.....It freezes .....i tried this step with all options but no use.....then i reinstall windows xp

Answer 1

Did you click the plus signs next to the items that had the yellow question marks in the device manager? The question marks can come up when something was installed twice (whether you meant to or not). If you see two of the same thing, highlight one of them and click the uninstall button up toward the top.

Answer 2

It is completely normal for you to have the "yellow question marks" on several devices after a fresh installation of XP.

That is because Windows only comes preloaded with certain drivers. Other drivers need to be installed after you have loaded XP. The Yellow question marks mean that there are no drivers loaded for these devices.

You need to go to ECS's website and download all the drivers for that motherboard(com ports). Then you need to install the modem drivers (PCI Communication Device).

The floppy should have default drivers, so the floppy drive may be failing.

On to the next problem, the computer crashes, and then will not boot until you reinstall windows.

What does it say when it does not boot?

Where does it freeze?

How does it crash when it is turned off?

Give us more details about what happens when it won't boot.

Answer 3

You may think you have reinstalled, but in fact, you have a lot more work to do. I suggest you contact Microsoft for help/and or call your computer manufacturer. If this doesn't work, I will assist you. What is happening is that you have not installed the drivers. They are on the hard drive but must be located and extracted from the zip file and then installed. I just went through this nightmare. Good luck.
Jan

Answer 4

If your computer is less than a year old, contact the manufacturer. If over a year old and you don't have an extended warranty, you might have to take it for repairs. Other things you can try,1) hook the phone cable directly to the computer,,,,2) unplug your modem, the router, and shut down the computer for about 15 seconds, start the computer, and the others, see if this helps,,,3) by pass the router, and if those things don't help,call the phone company. If nothing is resolved, call the manufacturer. Good luck, I would be lost without mine.

Answer 5

im thinking you need to do a destructive recovery this will take some time but wait dont think its frooze mine takes over an hour


system restore

1- click start at bottom of screen
2 - then click choose all programs
3 - then click pc help tools or could be in accessorys
4 - then click on system restore
5 - then click on restore to an earlier date or factory settings
6 - choose a date when it was working - or factory settings
7 - let it run it may take a while - follow directions - if any
8 - if does not work - restart THEN CHECK STATUS
choose detructive recovery as last resort you will have to look hard to find this option
BUT thats what it took to restore mine
BACK UP IMPORTANT THINGS TO CD NO MATTER WHAT OPTION(S) YOU CHOOSE


also you should do these things often


In Internet explorer at top of window select tools - then delete browser history - then another box will open - select delete all- this will not remove your book marks -Then close explorer then open again .At first pages will be slow once and then will load fast after it loads 1 time.Also email etc you will have to sign in 1 time with pass word etc.
This will create new cookies.
Also go to start at bottom of on task bar.click start 1 time then select find or search depending on your operating system.Select all files and folders - then type in defrag and click search.When icons come up double click and new box will come up - select analyze then you will see how fragmented you are - then choose defrag.You can put this program on your desk top by right clicking on the icon you found in search for defrag.Right click choose create short cut.This will put a short cut on your desk top.Then you can use as needed in future.
1- click start at bottom of screen
2 - then click choose all programs
3 - then click pc help tools or could be in accessorys
4 - then click on system restore
5 - then click on restore to an earlier date or factory settings
6 - choose a date when it was working - or factory settings
7 - let it run it may take a while - follow directions - if any
8 - if does not work - restart THEN CHECK STATUS
choose detructive recovery as last resort you will have to look hard to find this option
BUT thats what it took to restore mine
BACK UP IMPORTANT THINGS TO CD NO MATTER WHAT OPTION(S) YOU CHOOSE

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Moshimos gave good info. but who uses floppy's anymore anyway ? if you know dos make sure ur booting from hard drive, if you dont know how ,,get help. Sounds to me like ur pc wants to boot from a disk, this is done in boot sequance. If set to boot from disk not hard drive , that is what would happen.

Answer 8

If you tic on the yellow triangles they will usually tell you what the problem is. I agree with the previous answer that you need to reload the drivers from ECS for your mobo.

Answer 9

Maybe it's time to get a new computer.
Probably want to get a new one soon anyway considering Vista just came out and you will probably want to upgrade to that at some point.
If you buy one it's probably best to get a dell. (but not a really cheap one)

Answer 10

Sounds like your computer is really screwed up. Your probably going to have to send it in to get repaired.