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2500 will not boot/shutdown XP
On Sunday night, my 2500 froze and ctl-alt-del didn't work, so I pressed and held the power button. It would boot up to the XP splash screen and then stay there, and it wouldn't shut down, either. I tried backing up the registry/copying registry files and snapshots, and it didn't work. I then bit the bullet and began to install XP over the installation already present (everything vital is backed up on a separate drive).
The initial installation went fine, but it still wouldn't reboot the computer. I pressed and held the power button again, and when it restarted, installation continued like normal. It's now stuck at 34 minutes to completion and has been for the past hour. I appreciate any help or hints!
For future unfortunate souls who struggle with reinstalling Windows, I eventually found the problem: the open wireless card slot. I replaced the placeholder that came with the computer and everything loaded beautifully. Of course, now my LCD is going out, but at least the computer works, right?
I have a feeling I'm talking to myself.
BethieAUS
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Posted March 30th, 2006 04:00
All right, the spin has changed somewhat. After much distress and debate, I finally deleted the original partitions and once again began the installation process. All was fine until the initial part is over and it's time for the automatic reboot, because it DOESN'T HAPPEN. If I manually reboot, it picks up with the installation process, then gets stuck in the "Installing Devices" part, usually at 33-34 minutes to go. I have Googled this and searched other message boards, but nothing truly helpful has jumped out. I don't think it's a bad Windows XP disk because I used the same disk in September to format my current HDD.
Again I say: I appreciate any help, even if it's just a link to a similar problem that has some solutions. Thanks in advance.