First of all ,Please list your profile of your computer so we can help you solve your problem. In the meantime , Do a disk clean up and then delete all your cookies and then defrag. Then go into setup and clear the nvram.
Unfortunantly, all I know about my computer is that it is a Dell Dimension 2350 with Windows XP Home Edition (at least that is what my tower says). I always do disk clean-up, delete my cookies, and defragment, so I really don't think that is the problem. But I don't do the nvram thing (I also don't know how to).
If it helps, in the recent past, my sister got an error saying something about a "Memory Dump", and yesterday my mother also got a similiar error, but it said it fixed the problem (which it didn't). Sorry if I didn't give you the right information about my computer though.
Ive had the exact same problem, now here's what you do to fix it:
While it is starting up (a few seconds after you press the on button, BEFORE it comes to the screen with the green thing going back and forth) hit the "F12" once or twice. Now, you will have to have the windows XP CD in your CD drive at this time. Mine came with my DELL. Now you will see a list of option, make sure ATAPI CD RW is the first one. After that, let it continue with startup and when you see it say "Press any key to boot with CD.." pressa key. After it initializes, press "r" to reach the recovery command line, and type in "chkdsk /p"
It will go to 100% and after it is done, type in this "fixboot" and it will say "a new boot device has been written" or the like. Now restart your computer and it will startup just fine.
Robert Moyer
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Arachne
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April 22nd, 2004 17:00
Unfortunantly, all I know about my computer is that it is a Dell Dimension 2350 with Windows XP Home Edition (at least that is what my tower says). I always do disk clean-up, delete my cookies, and defragment, so I really don't think that is the problem. But I don't do the nvram thing (I also don't know how to).
If it helps, in the recent past, my sister got an error saying something about a "Memory Dump", and yesterday my mother also got a similiar error, but it said it fixed the problem (which it didn't). Sorry if I didn't give you the right information about my computer though.
Beaner65
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May 4th, 2004 22:00
I KNOW YOUR PRBLEM!
Ive had the exact same problem, now here's what you do to fix it:
While it is starting up (a few seconds after you press the on button, BEFORE it comes to the screen with the green thing going back and forth) hit the "F12" once or twice. Now, you will have to have the windows XP CD in your CD drive at this time. Mine came with my DELL. Now you will see a list of option, make sure ATAPI CD RW is the first one. After that, let it continue with startup and when you see it say "Press any key to boot with CD.." pressa key. After it initializes, press "r" to reach the recovery command line, and type in "chkdsk /p"
It will go to 100% and after it is done, type in this "fixboot" and it will say "a new boot device has been written" or the like. Now restart your computer and it will startup just fine.
Good Luck,
Ben