Computer freezes loading Windows bars and in Windows XP

[johnnq1]

My computer freezes during windows (within first 2 minutes of reboot or startup) and when I reboot, it often freezes when loading the windows bars. Then when it does load, the windows bars go by like 50 times before the login screen.

I did a complete reinstall of windows and all programs, and the problem is back again. So I?m assuming this is a hardware problem. I ran memtest overnight with no errors.

Recently, a file in my firewall was corrupt during the last reboot upon frozen windows.


So how should I begin diagnosing this problem? Could my hard drive be the culprit??



computer:
antec p180
opteron 170@2.75
evga 7800gt
asus a8n-sli
2x1gb mushkin sp3200 value
seagate 7200.8 250gb
seasonic 430

 

[AKA]

Did you do a format before reinstall?

Also was it working fine for awhile after the reinstall?


Could check out the hard drive, go to Seagate website and download the Seatools diagnostic software and run it to see if it finds any issues.

 

[johnnq1]

wait never mind. I reinstalled windows on a new disk...

 

[0roo0roo]

so was it the disc?
memtest just tests memory, doesn't stress all parts of the cpu. cpu instability could still prevent windows from booting esp overclocked....