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Old 08-23-2007   #1
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Need help with my computer problem.... i Just bought a new motherboard about 2 weeks ago.. the computer ran fine for about that time, but now when it logs into windows, and gets to the desktop it shuts down and restarts.. Windows seems to run fine in safe mode.. ill state my computer specs, maybe someone can help me out...

motherboard: ASRock4CoreDual VSTA
ram: 1,024.00mb
video card: ATI x700series
cpu: \Pentium D 3.2 duel core
two harddrives
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if it starts fine in safe mode and not normal mode, it's most likely driver related. in safe mode, go to the c drive, make sure that all hidden files are being shown, along with all system files, and add " /sos" to the end of the last entry in the boot.ini file, so it looks like this:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer /sos
I don't know how computer savvy you are, but the boot.ini isn't necessarily something to muck about with unless you are comfy with doing so. the /sos switch will show what drivers are loading, and then you can see what driver it's hanging at.

Also have you added any hardware/software recently? If you have, uninstall that before you do the boot.ini stuff and see if you can boot into normal mode that way.

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So i have belief that you are right about it being a driver problme, while doing the boot.ini thing, its come to my attention that i have forgotten that i had a second copy of windows installed on my computer that i didnt use cause it wasnt reading my VGA controller. Now i have windows installed on my C: drive, but my D: drive has files i want to keep, like pictures, words files ect... nothing installed on the d: just files... am i able to formate the C: drive, reinstall the windows. and keep the D: drive the same? so i can access these files in the new windows?
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forgot to mention that the other copy of windows on my c: drive works fine but the one i use is the one haveing the problem..
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You would be better off just removing it from the boot.ini file and leaving the os on there. Doesn't take up TOO much space, and then you don't have to worry about the whole formatting thing.

If you DO want to format, be wary. There are pretty explicit instructions that windows gives you on the walk through once the install is done, and it will ask you thrice if you want to delete a partition, but if you just do an install on the c drive, the d won't be touched.

Myself? I'd just leave it be, and get the driver problem fixed. If it ain't broke, no sense testing your luck.

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