Its one of these things.
Corrupt boot files on the computer.
Settings for hard disk drive are not correct.
Floppy diskette or CD in computer causing issue.
Boot devices not set properly.
BIOS corrupt or misc. setting not set properly.
Connections loose or disconnected.
Bad Hard disk drive or other bad hardware.
Go to the recovery console from a boot disk and do a fix mbr or fix boot
2007-05-14 18:21:18
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answered by Dan 3
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Hi there, There may be two reasons ... 1. you may have useless stuff on your computer 2. you may have virus Try following... Free up disk space. A hard drive that is close to being full will drastically slow down your computer. You can clear up space by deleting temporary internet files, empty your recycle bin, remove programs that you do not use, put important files on an external hard drive. Another way to free up disk space is to use "Disk Cleanup" on your Windows PC. To do this, click "start" and go to "Accessories", go to "System Tools", and click "Disk Cleanup". Scan for Viruses, Adware, and Spyware. These nasty programs can slow down your computer worse than anything. I would recommend purchasing software that can remove all three of these common problems. Don't automatically start up programs when you turn your computer on. Close any programs that you do not use that open when you start up your computer. These programs will run in the background and steal RAM (Random Access Memory). Defragment your hard drive. Defragging your hard drive places all of your information for each file in one place. OR this may be due to a memory leak, because of; 1. a faulty hard drive 2. faulty RAM card(s) 3. some of the OS files are corrupted/missing this can be due to a virus being detected and improperly removed, or when the computer is improperly turned off (like when you pull the plug while it's on, or something similar). or a disk is defragmented repeatedly while there is less than recommended space in your hard drive. to repair: 1. run diskchk by right clicking your boot drive, tools tab, and disk check. (this process may take more than an hour depending on the total capacity of your hard drive) 2. inspect ram card(s) (i doubt that this would be the problem, but it's possible) 3. insert your OS disk into your cd/dvd drive and reboot. press any key to reboot from disk repair windows 4. since you backed up your files, if #3 doesnt work, then reformat your disk with a new and clean installation of your OS of choice. please remember that just because there is a problem with your computer, a virus is the first to blame. and also, some virus scanners may delete files that are important just because it is infected, and some virus scanners may not be able to find everything other virus scanners can find. Hope this helps.. All the best, Julia
2016-05-18 04:45:16
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answered by ? 3
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It is newly built BUT won't boot BUT has XP Pro on the hard drive. Was XP Pro installed while HDD was in another computer?
You may have to reinstall XP or repair that XP installation in the newly built PC. You might need Microsofts' assistance to transfer the license to that newly built PC.
2007-05-14 18:25:25
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answered by Karz 7
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You cannot use a hard drive with Windows already installed on the drive from another computer. Format the drive and do a fresh install of XP on this computer.
You cannot swap hard drives with another computer, if it is the primary boot drive, windows cannot load with another motherboard's drivers installed.
2007-05-14 18:30:45
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answered by Anonymous
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re check hardware
Desktop Management Interface is finding something not right
2007-05-14 18:23:36
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answered by Edward G 2
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