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XP MCE freezes every other time at "windows is starting up screen"

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hi

i am new and am having a ridiculously annoying problem with windows xp

every time i click restart my computer, it freezes at blue windows is starting up screen....i hold down the power button turn it off and turn it back on again and it starts up flawlessly

then whenever i click restart again....it freezes....so basically i have to restart my computer twice every time to get in...help???

i have a dell XPS 420, 3gbram, 3.0 core 2, evga 8800GT

i have reformatted and reinstalled windows and it has not helped at all...perhaps its one of the windows updates that is screwing it up??

let me know any other information you guys needs...help:sigh::sigh::sigh:
 
#2 ·
Welcome to TSF....

Have you installed a new graphics card in this computer?

If not then try shutting the computer down and remove the cover of the computer and also the display(video) card and clean the traces off, and also use a can of compressed air to clean out the processor heatsink (DO NOT take the heatsink off the processor) also air out the rest of the inside of the enclosure as much as you can, oh to save your life do this outside if possible since you might get shot for making a mess inside the house.<g>
 
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