Whenever my computer goes to the boot up screen (the one that says Windows XP with the bar that shows that it is loading) it just stays there. The bar is still going, but it never loads. I set the system restore point back a week since this never happened before and I never put in anything new. I was playing Battlefield 2, and I hit the reset button since BF2 can't connect to a **** server, and when I reset it starts to magically work. I've done this countless times, and nothing bad ever happened. Well, when I did it this time the computer is stuck at the loading screen. I can get in safe mode just fine, everything seems to be working, I just can't load up.

What is going wrong? Is it the RAM? Is it something else? Can it be fixed without buying something?

Hi soadrocker856,

Welcome to PCHF!

I'm afraid hitting the reset button is a bad idea, and can cause HDD problems such as data corruption. The first thing I would do is make sure that there are no issues with the disk, in safe mode, go to My Computer. Right click on Local Disk (C), and go to Properties, Tools tab. Under "Error Checking", click Check Now. Tick both check box's and Start.

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