xp nightmare

[goldfish51]

hi ladies and gents

windows xp problem just upgraded my memory now when i start the machine up its stuck in reboot mode were as it boots up to the windows insignia and then returns back, tried to apply system restore no good it scans then half way through fails tried this about 4 different dates.

any ideas? many thanks

[caveman_nige]

if you take out the new memory and return it to its original state does it still do this?

[goldfish51]

at the moment am running defrag, but i have had this poblem before and got back in on system restore, thanks when defrag done i will try what you said thanks

[cunny]

If it still does it with the new memory out, i'd replace the new memory then use your windows setup cd, go into the recovery console and use the chkdsk /r command and this will check the hard drive for errors.

After a while when its finished, reboot and see if it still happens.

Let us know how you get on with these steps.

[goldfish51]

hi thankyou for your input i will try what you surgested i will give it a go tommorow ive had my fill for today

thanks again

[cunny]

If you carry on to struggle just give me a shout an we'll crack it for you, either thread or via a pm

By any chance are you getting a BSOD? (blue screen of death/blue flash) when the windows xp logo appears, just before the reboot?