Ok my computer the XP home, it hangs on the windows startup splash screen (the windows xp bit with the wee blue band goin across) it does this quiet frequently only way i can fix it is reformat the partition im fed up havin to do this what shud i check to try and source the problem is it hardware or software
Does it start in safe mode? If so, then take a look at the ntbtlog.txt file and see what the last successful file load and first unsuccessful one are and post that here.
Start in safe mode - it'll show you where it is hanging. Failing that, 0870 60 10 100, option 3, option 1 *n
the log the problem happened again Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Version 5.1 (Build 2600) 6 14 2005 21:31:08.500 Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\ntoskrnl.exe Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\hal.dll Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\KDCOM.DLL Loaded driver \WINDOWS\system32\BOOTVID.dll Loaded driver ACPI.sys Loaded driver \WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\WMILIB.SYS Loaded driver pci.sys Loaded driver isapnp.sys Loaded driver pciide.sys Loaded driver \WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\PCIIDEX.SYS Loaded driver MountMgr.sys Loaded driver ftdisk.sys Loaded driver PartMgr.sys Loaded driver VolSnap.sys Loaded driver atapi.sys Loaded driver disk.sys Loaded driver \WINDOWS\System32\DRIVERS\CLASSPNP.SYS Loaded driver sr.sys Loaded driver KSecDD.sys Loaded driver Ntfs.sys Loaded driver NDIS.sys Loaded driver Teefer.sys Loaded driver sisagp.sys Loaded driver Mup.sys Did not load driver Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver SiS 7018 Audio Driver Did not load driver Crystal SoundFusion(tm) CS4281 WDM Audio Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver SiS 7018 Audio Driver Did not load driver Crystal SoundFusion(tm) CS4281 WDM Audio Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver SiS 7018 Audio Driver Did not load driver RADEON 7000 SERIES Did not load driver Crystal SoundFusion(tm) CS4281 WDM Audio Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Did not load driver Standard Game Port Did not load driver MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device Did not load driver SiS 7018 Audio Driver Did not load driver RADEON 7000 SERIES Did not load driver Crystal SoundFusion(tm) CS4281 WDM Audio Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Did not load driver Standard Game Port Did not load driver MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device Did not load driver SiS 7018 Audio Driver Did not load driver RADEON 7000 SERIES Did not load driver Crystal SoundFusion(tm) CS4281 WDM Audio Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Did not load driver Standard Game Port Did not load driver MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device Did not load driver SiS 7018 Audio Driver Did not load driver RADEON 7000 SERIES Did not load driver Crystal SoundFusion(tm) CS4281 WDM Audio Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Did not load driver Standard Game Port Did not load driver MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Did not load driver Standard Game Port Did not load driver MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Did not load driver Standard Game Port Did not load driver MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device Did not load driver SiS 7018 Audio Driver Did not load driver RADEON 7000 SERIES Did not load driver Crystal SoundFusion(tm) CS4281 WDM Audio Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Processor Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port
Okay, ACPI is hanging up. Check your BIOS power settings. Try turning the conservation options off and see if that improves things. If you have USB devices plugged in, then try unplugging them and see if that does anything. Also known causes are video card/driver (I don't think that's the case here) and corrupted drivers (try chkdsk /p). Let us know what, if anything, helped.
