Try booting into windows repair mode off the CD? I say go Linux! ;) Walt, who converted to penguin processing power in 2K5 :) On Jan 13, 2011 11:48 PM, "Peter Frederick" <psf...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I hope someone can help me with a Windoze machine -- it's my > brother's HP, about 6 years old or so. Put another used (supposedly > working) board in because the original was suffering from overheat > shudowns in spite of cleaning the heat sink, replacing the fan, and > using Arctic Sliver thermal paste. > > My problem is that although it booted up, when I tried to re-activate > Windows it reboots instead. Eventually it won't reboot. It did load > new drivers for all the "new" hardware (new MB), and will run just > fine in safe mode, but crashes in a variety of ways when I attempt to > start windows normally. > > I have not replaced the power supply (will try that tomorrow), but > get an occasional blue screen of death telling me that (DUH) I have a > device driver problem. Of course I do, I can't load them after > repairing the installation because it won't start!. > > Any advice (beside buy a Mac, which is what I would do)? > > Thanks! > > ps. I hate windoze. > > Peer > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
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