I have 2 Compaq Presario 2529CL's. One is my son's that is up for sale here at anandtech, and one is mine, which I still use. Mine has worked fine up to this point, but now, when I turn it on, it acts normally at the first Windows screen (with the black background), but at the second screen (blue background, displayed right before you pick user), it stays stuck. Instead of listing users, it simply says Microsoft Windows XP.
Some other info:
I only have one user (me) and in the past, it has skipped the screen where you choose the user, and simply logged on.
I have some folders on the computer that are shared on the network. For some reason, even though I can't use the computer, these folders and their contents appear on my network.
I have tried a new windows install, but it never finishes, always getting stuck on something.
Thanks for your help guys! Any contribution at all would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: I forgot to list system specs so here I go:
P4 2.5 ghz
512mb ram (2x256)
40gb HDD
I guess thats all the important stuff. Its a compaq, so it sucks
Some other info:
I only have one user (me) and in the past, it has skipped the screen where you choose the user, and simply logged on.
I have some folders on the computer that are shared on the network. For some reason, even though I can't use the computer, these folders and their contents appear on my network.
I have tried a new windows install, but it never finishes, always getting stuck on something.
Thanks for your help guys! Any contribution at all would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: I forgot to list system specs so here I go:
P4 2.5 ghz
512mb ram (2x256)
40gb HDD
I guess thats all the important stuff. Its a compaq, so it sucks
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