Hi,
I have a Windows XP SP3 computer with the following specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon XP (Barton) 3000+ Socket A
MoBo: Asus A7N8X-X w/ NVidia chipset and southbridge
Bios: Pheonix Rev 1009
Graphics: AGP v3,
Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 3800 series
Memory: 2gb Kingston PC 3200 DDR
HDD: 75gb Maxtor (?) with 22gb free space
I've had an issue lately where my computer reboots when running an AV scan. I've now got it set so it doesn't reboot but rather the BSOD comes up. I have then tried to boot into Safe Mode to run the AV, but hitting F8 repeatedly before Windows startup doesn't work (continues to launch normally). I also shut the computer down at Windows start-up so that the next boot I would get the "Windows didn't start normally" dialogue screen where I could select Safe Mode. That did get me to that screen, but I'm not able to move the option away from Start Windows Normally, i.e., the keyboard arrow keys don't work. I tried a different keyboard with the same results. I also tried booting using the Windows XP cd-rom disc, and it bypassed the disc and went straight to normal start-up. I then went into the BIOS and changed all three boot options to CD-ROM, but it still by-passed the CD and booted from the harddrive.
Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Frank
I have a Windows XP SP3 computer with the following specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon XP (Barton) 3000+ Socket A
MoBo: Asus A7N8X-X w/ NVidia chipset and southbridge
Bios: Pheonix Rev 1009
Graphics: AGP v3,
Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 3800 series
Memory: 2gb Kingston PC 3200 DDR
HDD: 75gb Maxtor (?) with 22gb free space
I've had an issue lately where my computer reboots when running an AV scan. I've now got it set so it doesn't reboot but rather the BSOD comes up. I have then tried to boot into Safe Mode to run the AV, but hitting F8 repeatedly before Windows startup doesn't work (continues to launch normally). I also shut the computer down at Windows start-up so that the next boot I would get the "Windows didn't start normally" dialogue screen where I could select Safe Mode. That did get me to that screen, but I'm not able to move the option away from Start Windows Normally, i.e., the keyboard arrow keys don't work. I tried a different keyboard with the same results. I also tried booting using the Windows XP cd-rom disc, and it bypassed the disc and went straight to normal start-up. I then went into the BIOS and changed all three boot options to CD-ROM, but it still by-passed the CD and booted from the harddrive.
Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Frank