Windows wont start...

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2004-08-16 02:51pm

Ya, today I started up my PC and it took a really long time to load. It usually takes less than 20 seconds before my desktop is up. Now it gets up to my wallpaper and thats it. Right-click doesn't work and when I alt.-ctrl.-del., it gives me a list of programs that should be runnings but explorer isn't running.

It was running fine last night with no problems.

Any ideas? Please help.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-08-16 02:55pm

Start it up. Get to the task manager (ctrl+alt+delete on xp, ctrl+alt+delete then click on task manager on 2000, I forget how to do it on older versions), then click on the new task button (i'm booted into linux right now so I forget where it is exactly and I can't check), type "explorer.exe" in and click run new task or ok or whatever. That should fix it. If it doesn't, then I don't know what to do.

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2004-08-16 03:07pm

darthdavid wrote:Start it up. Get to the task manager (ctrl+alt+delete on xp, ctrl+alt+delete then click on task manager on 2000, I forget how to do it on older versions), then click on the new task button (i'm booted into linux right now so I forget where it is exactly and I can't check), type "explorer.exe" in and click run new task or ok or whatever. That should fix it. If it doesn't, then I don't know what to do.

Ya, that was one of the first things I did, unless I miss typed, an dnothing happend. I'll try again though.

Terr Fangbite · Post by **Terr Fangbite** » 2004-08-16 03:25pm

Make sure you don't have any viruses or spyware installed.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-08-17 05:32pm

Last time that happened to me, it ended it being a b0rked driver for my netcam that caused it.

Boot into safe mode and see if it still happens.

(btw darthdavid, the correct syntax would be just "explorer")

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-08-17 07:25pm

You want to fix the problem?
Buy a Mac. (j/k)
Or even easier, download Linux and pop the disk in the CD drive. Power on.

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2004-08-17 09:49pm

Cool, I going to have to try it tonight.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-08-17 10:03pm

Telling him to install Linux is not exactly a solution to his problem. Dan -- run in Safe Mode first and see if that works.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-08-17 10:09pm

phongn wrote:Telling him to install Linux is not exactly a solution to his problem. Dan -- run in Safe Mode first and see if that works.

Duh. It's a joke.

Actually, I'm having the same problem. After installing Longhorn, my computer fails to boot in XP (on the other partition). It gets locked on the Welcome screen. Safe mode does not work.

I did install Daemon tools just before installing Longhorn, and thought that might be it, BUT when i start in safemode and tell it not to load the driver for that, it still has the same problem.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-08-17 10:12pm

Praxis wrote:Duh. It's a joke.

More like spam.

Actually, I'm having the same problem. After installing Longhorn, my computer fails to boot in XP (on the other partition). It gets locked on the Welcome screen. Safe mode does not work.

I did install Daemon tools just before installing Longhorn, and thought that might be it, BUT when i start in safemode and tell it not to load the driver for that, it still has the same problem.

That's unusual. Did you install Longhorn to the same directory as Windows XP?

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-08-18 12:57am

Nope, I installed Longhorn to the D: drive.

Strangely though, when I'm booted in Longhorn, now the drive letters are mixed around. The former D: drive is now "Local Disk 1" and when you check properties of it, it's the C: drive, and now the C: drive is the D: drive.
Very strange.

However, boot.ini records using partition 1 and 2 like LH, not C and D, and it's obviously booting XP, just not all the way.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-08-18 12:58am

How did you get longhorn? Are you a tester?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-08-18 01:13am

There are pirated copies of the alpha build around the 'net and MSDN subscribers have access to it.

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2004-08-18 01:36am

I give up. When I tried to boot up in safe mode, it still didn't work. And now when I start up, my screen is all 8-bit color. I think I'm just going to format and reinstall.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-08-18 01:51am

Lt. Dan wrote:I give up. When I tried to boot up in safe mode, it still didn't work. And now when I start up, my screen is all 8-bit color. I think I'm just going to format and reinstall.

Windows Explorer didn't start up again, either?

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2004-08-18 02:55am

phongn wrote:
Lt. Dan wrote:I give up. When I tried to boot up in safe mode, it still didn't work. And now when I start up, my screen is all 8-bit color. I think I'm just going to format and reinstall.
Windows Explorer didn't start up again, either?

Nope. I typed it in and it didn't work.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-08-18 02:01pm

I didn't get it illegally, if thats what you're thinking.

Go to pro-networks.org, they're registered with Microsoft and can legally give copies of the Longhorn Alpha to registered members.

You have to join, and stay on the board for a couple days and contribute (make good, helpful posts) until they give you Longhorn and make you a tester. Then you can run off if you want

, or stay registered for help and support when you have trouble.