When xp is booting it gets to the selection screen asking safe mode, , last know config, and boot normal...
then i can select safe or last known or normal and they go through the xp logo then get to the part right before coming into windows and i see the mouse and the activity light stops, and i can move the mouse but it doesnt complete booting. i am certainly baffled. i have tested the hardware, ran chkdsk and tried to repair the drive, done a repair install, and even rebuilt the bootcfg and still nothing does the same thing. all the tests come back fine except the chkdsk in recovery console it says it found a problem and i try and repair and it gets to 75% and goes back to 50% then over and over. i think the drive is bad myself, but not sure. i know the system is clean i cleaned it over a month ago. any ideas would be appreciated.
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Ultimate Boot CD (www.ultimatebootcd.com) includes most manufacturers hard drives tests. Boot from the UBCD and select the appropriate manufacturer's hd test. These will do a better job of checking the drive than chkdsk will.
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by: GATOR420Posted on 2007-06-18 at 05:19:45ID: 19306310
Definitely should try some sort of disk integrity checker. Most manufacturers usually have one. Just find out who made the drive and then go to their support section of their website. You should be able to download a tool that will tell you if the drive is bad or not.