pc prob

[badass2929]

Hi guys,was wondering if you could help here

When i boot up my pc the windows starting logo is there for about 2 mins then the welcome screen for the same time

Also i have 2x200gig sata drives and 1x 160 ide quite often when i boot up the pc i get an error message ntldr (i think) is missing ctrl,alt del to restart when i hold delete when re starting and go in the bios the ide drive is no1 instead of the sata drive with windows , any advice would be most welcome

specs p4 3gig
memory 2x1gig ddr2 667
graphics x800
sound x-fi music
h/drives 2x200g + i x160 ide
windows xp

[TippeX]

same happens in safemode ? (idea is to see if its a driver issue)
i had a similar thing - serious 'lag' between windows boot -> login screen (and even after...), turned out to be a screwed partition on the drive..
so that could be 1 reason, other possible cause is sptd.sys (if you use daemon tools or alcohol..) - its been known to have problems in the past...

first step would be to boot with the windows cd/dvd, and run the recovery console and chkdsk the drives, chkdsk /r (i think) repairs the drive... regardless... takes longer but theres nothing more annoying to run chkdsk, then be told theres errors, and then having to run it again with the /r switch...

ntldr missing is definately a symptom of something going screwey on the drive..

[badass2929]

thanx , it's doing my head in and yes i've daemon in maybe just format the drives and re install windows

[TippeX]

try not loading sptd.sys - just do a safe mode, if the problem persists its probably a partition issue, so boot from windows cd/dvd and do the chkdsk thing

[badass2929]

Originally Posted by TippeX

try not loading sptd.sys - just do a safe mode, if the problem persists its probably a partition issue, so boot from windows cd/dvd and do the chkdsk thing

ok, will try that to-morrow m8 as i dont want to have to format the drives and have to save everything to discs

but if it has to be done, not a lot i can do about it thanks

[DABhand]

If your getting problems with the BIOS try changing the battery. It could be that thats resetting your BIOS settings every power-up.

But with the hanging, and missing NTLDR messages, it could be the HD is not 100%.

If you are going to reformat, make sure its a full format and not quick.

[Joe Forster/STA]

... or RAM problems... (?)

[badass2929]

Thank you all for the reply's to my problem looks like a busy day and will try all the advice given

[Quall999]

The PC's at my work do this all the time, randomly it seems. I load the windows install disk and choose to repair with the chkdsk utility. That usually fixes the issue.