today i start my pc in windows xp and found that xp freezes at welcome screen.
then i try to boot in safe mode but the problem persisits
then i again try in last good configuration setting but it doesn't help so i hav to reinstall my xp plz any body hav solution for this so that i do not hav to reinstall my xp for this problem as i get this problem oftenly. thanks

Do you have it so that you have to enter a password to logon to your computer? If so, disabling that may help. If you don't know how go to your Control Panel and click on User Accounts, click on your username and finally click on Remove my Password.

This is the only "solution" I know for this problem. I don't have it even though I require a password to logon. Hope it helps some. Later.

ok, well i a question right of the back, How long did you wait for the computer to keep working? (like when it froze). If you waited for about 5-10 mins.. then i dont know any otther way to get into the machine.

But if you could, run msconfig, just go to start-> Run->msconfig->ENTER Then go to startup or services, and you can disable some of them, that you have no idea were they even came from, this is what i think that could help. But if it just freezes, maybe you just installed something that doesnt let your machine start up correctly.

if it freezes at the welcome screen how the heck can he get to cpanel dude... the canel comes after the welcome screen, when he said welcome screen he means when it starts up and says "welcome". And you cant remove your password when ur logging in, u have to go to user cpanel and delete it there

Btw here is another solution, you may of setup so u have more then 1 account on ur xp so you have to pick a account to go on desktop, and if u did accounts can be passworded

thankx for replies but none worked im working on it
bye

Few questions before I ramble about my theory:
1) did you install/update any software/driver before this happened?
2) when freezes, do you see any sign of hdd light flashing?
3) how do you restart? (unplugging or press and holding power button for 3-5 seconds)

I guess the best way to fix Windows faulty boot is to insert your Windows XP start up disc. After the utility loads up (the famous blue screen) select the option to repair. Go to the command line and type chkdsk /f or you may let Windows fix the problem automatically--this option is before you get to the command line. If chkdsk /f does not help, try chkdsk /r

Usually when Windows XP cannot load, inserting the start up utility and letting it to fix Windows files only it will leave all other data intact.

Let us know how it goes.

I have the exam same problem and i tried chkdsk /r, it strted scanning then something interesting happened, it came up to 74% and then went back down to 50%, then went back up again to 74% than back to 50% and so on. So i just restarted it and the same problem continues.

k2wl - did u fix it?

any ideas?

thank you

is there any hardware you can temp disconnect to rule that out.
you need only the basics of the pc connected.
power supply
motherboard
ram
processor
fan
hdd
mouse
keyboard
screen

if you have a motherboard with onboard graphics , with a separate graphics card plugged in , then unplug graphics card and use on board graphics
unplug any usb hardware
remove any sound cards , modems , etc
unplug ribbon cable slave hdd ... you may need to alter links on master hdd if it doesnt boot past hdd detection phase
unplug ribbon cable from cdroms

now try and reboot
if it still wont boot then try another hdd
if that fails thenyou will have to reinstall xp

Try inserting a "non-automated" (standard) slipstreamed with the service pack you have. And try a "repair" install (It should come up with a list with "Windows XP Professional (Or home)") And the list comes up right after the "Detecting Any Previous Version of Windows" on the progress bar