Windows freezes on startup

[Softboiled]

Windows keeps freezing during the bootup screen. the green bars just stop moving. I reformatted the harddrive and tried other hardrives, it always stops. I don't know what the problem could be. please help.

 

[mechBgon]

Welcome to the Forums Can you give some info about the hardware? If you feel like it, you can click the Quote button at the bottom of this post and edit this template thing, or just post some quick specs if you want:

• CORE HARDWARE
  
  • Power supply Antec TruePower 430
  • Motherboard Asus K8N-E Deluxe
    • Revision 1.03
    • BIOS 1005
  • CPU Athlon64 3000+
    • Core 130nm Clawhammer
  • Memory (2) 512MB Corsair XMS 3200C2 modules
    • Voltage Manually set to 2.7 volts
    • Timings AUTO, results in 2-3-2-6 @ 200MHz
• CARDS
  • Primary video card ATI Radeon 9800Pro AGP 8x
  • Secondary video card Heh, I wish
  • PCI slot #1 (top) empty
  • PCI slot #2 empty
  • PCI slot #3 LeadTek Winfast TV/FM tuner card
  • PCI slot #4 Creative Audigy 2 ZS
  • PCI slot #5 LSI Logic Ultra160 SCSI
  • PCI slot #6 (board only has five PCI slots)
• DRIVES
  • Boot drive 160GB Seagate 7200.7
    • Interface Serial ATA
    • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 SATA controller
    • Jumper setting not applicable (SATA)
  • Additional hard drive 40GB Seagate 7200.7
    • Interface Parallel ATA
    • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, primary channel
    • Jumper setting Master
  • Additional hard drive 18GB Seagate Cheetah 15k.3
    • Interface SCSI
    • Controller hosting this drive LSI Logic U160 card
    • Jumper setting SCSI ID 01
  • Optical drive #1 NEC 3500A DVD burner
    • Interface Parallel ATA
    • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
    • Jumper setting Master
  • Optical drive #2 Lite-On combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW
    • Interface Parallel ATA
    • Controller hosting this drive nForce3 standard ATA controller, secondary channel
    • Jumper setting Slave
• OS AND SECURITY
  • Operating System WindowsXP Professional
  • Service Pack SP2
  • Internet connection Cable
  • Hardware firewall Netgear RP614 router
  • Software firewall WindowsXP firewall
  • Antivirus Norton Antivirus 2004

 

[Softboiled]

Hey this is my setup

Soltek i865PE motherboard
Pentium 4 3Ghz
geforce 4600
512 kingston valuram

I installed windows XP pro, but can't get past to bootup screen to actually finish the installation in windows.

 

[xeonzx86]

some what same problem i was having a few months back..............i tried changin my RAM modules........it turned out that one of my RAM module was faulty..........so check urs.(although it may not say anythin durin POST, sometimes RAM modules pass memory check in BIOS but still create problems

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Softboiled
Hey this is my setup

Soltek i865PE motherboard
Pentium 4 3Ghz
geforce 4600
512 kingston valuram

I installed windows XP pro, but can't get past to bootup screen to actually finish the installation in windows.

Hmmm... I think maybe I need more detail. What brand/model of hard drive, and is your CPU a Prescott or a Northwood, and what Service Pack level is your WinXP CD-ROM at, for starters?