Won't boot at first try

In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish booting up,
Why?
Solomon

How far did it get? What does the last screen look like?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
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In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish booting up,
Why?
Solomon

Thank you. I get to a black screen and on top it says starting windows 98,
and underneath there is a small blinking line.
Solomon
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
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How far did it get? What does the last screen look like?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
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In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish booting
up,
Why?
Solomon

So, Solkeys, you've been around here for a while... Do you need instructions on
using SCANREG /restore?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
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Thank you. I get to a black screen and on top it says starting windows 98,
and underneath there is a small blinking line.
Solomon
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
How far did it get? What does the last screen look like?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
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In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish booting
up,
Why?
Solomon

No,but what this have to do with my problem?
Solomon
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
So, Solkeys, you've been around here for a while... Do you need
instructions on
using SCANREG /restore?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
...
Thank you. I get to a black screen and on top it says starting windows
98,
and underneath there is a small blinking line.
Solomon
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
How far did it get? What does the last screen look like?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
...
In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish
booting
up,
Why?
Solomon

Scanreg /restore is usually the *first* thing to try when you suddenly can't
boot up. Safe Mode is the next thing to try. If the restore fails (especially
one from a couple of days ago), then one suspects hardware or other basic
drivers. Only if/when Safe Mode fails does it get sticky.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
...
No,but what this have to do with my problem?
Solomon
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
So, Solkeys, you've been around here for a while... Do you need
instructions on
using SCANREG /restore?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
...
Thank you. I get to a black screen and on top it says starting windows
98,
and underneath there is a small blinking line.
Solomon
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
How far did it get? What does the last screen look like?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
...
In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish
booting
up,
Why?
Solomon

"Solkeys" wrote in message
...
In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish booting up,
Why?
Solomon

If you mean that a second reboot works, then that could mean a weak or failing
PSU.
It takes more power to start disks spinning from a standstill. Once the disks
are spinning, as during a reboot, it doesn't take much to get them to proper
speed.

Ahh, yes. I was seeing this as a new problem--that the machine wasn't booting at
all, not that it was only the first boot of the day, every day. But it might be
almost anything in the hardware profile, not just sad PSU. If a device isn't
ready when polled by BIOS or Windows, it's gonna mess thing up. And that doesn't
necessarily point only to the PSU. *Anything* that is usually warmed up and
ready to go by POST time but takes longer when starting from cold could be at
fault.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Buffalo" wrote in message
news:W_Lxd.231003$V41.178451@attbi_s52...

"Solkeys" wrote in message
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In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish booting up,
Why?
Solomon

If you mean that a second reboot works, then that could mean a weak or failing
PSU.
It takes more power to start disks spinning from a standstill. Once the disks
are spinning, as during a reboot, it doesn't take much to get them to proper
speed.

Yes by the second try it starts, now what does PSU mean?
Solomon
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Ahh, yes. I was seeing this as a new problem--that the machine wasn't
booting at
all, not that it was only the first boot of the day, every day. But it
might be
almost anything in the hardware profile, not just sad PSU. If a device
isn't
ready when polled by BIOS or Windows, it's gonna mess thing up. And that
doesn't
necessarily point only to the PSU. *Anything* that is usually warmed up
and
ready to go by POST time but takes longer when starting from cold could be
at
fault.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Buffalo" wrote in message
news:W_Lxd.231003$V41.178451@attbi_s52...

"Solkeys" wrote in message
...
In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish booting
up,
Why?
Solomon

If you mean that a second reboot works, then that could mean a weak or
failing
PSU.
It takes more power to start disks spinning from a standstill. Once the
disks
are spinning, as during a reboot, it doesn't take much to get them to
proper
speed.

In this case, PSU = Power Supply Unit. It's the transformer that converts your
input elect. power to the various voltages required by the components.

One thing you can do is enable the Startup Menu (MSCONFIG, Advanced button at
lower right.) When the Startup Menu appears, let the default 30-second timer run
down until it automatically boots to Normal Mode.

Unfortunately, there's no decent, cheap way to test if it's the PSU without
replacing it. It's not expensive, but while it is the likely problem, it's only
*likely* to be. Otherwise, the t-shooting starts with stripping the system to
bare essentials (mobo, video and HD) and then slowly adding components back in.
Not fun when you consider the fact that you only get one test run every hour or
so, letting the hardware cool back down between tests.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Solkeys" wrote in message
...
Yes by the second try it starts, now what does PSU mean?
Solomon
"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Ahh, yes. I was seeing this as a new problem--that the machine wasn't
booting at
all, not that it was only the first boot of the day, every day. But it
might be
almost anything in the hardware profile, not just sad PSU. If a device
isn't
ready when polled by BIOS or Windows, it's gonna mess thing up. And that
doesn't
necessarily point only to the PSU. *Anything* that is usually warmed up
and
ready to go by POST time but takes longer when starting from cold could be
at
fault.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"Buffalo" wrote in message
news:W_Lxd.231003$V41.178451@attbi_s52...

"Solkeys" wrote in message
...
In the morning when starting my computer Windows won't finish booting
up,
Why?
Solomon

If you mean that a second reboot works, then that could mean a weak or
failing
PSU.
It takes more power to start disks spinning from a standstill. Once the
disks
are spinning, as during a reboot, it doesn't take much to get them to
proper
speed.