Random start-up problems

Hi,
I need some help with a start-up problem for Vista Ultimate 32bit. Randomly
it fails to complete the start-up -- after the very initial stuff of checking
for drives and so on there is a brief period of black screen and then the
word Microsoft with a little box underneath it which should have a moving
green bar and it. Well the word and the box appear very faintly and then
everything just stops. If I use the power button to shut down and then
restart I get the window warning me that Windows did not load properly and to
insert the DVD and restart. Well if I do that the DVD is ignored and usually
my PC will bootup normally the next time but sometimes I have to go through
this rigmarole may be three or four times before I can get my PC to bootup
properly. Once booted up it seems to run fine.
But I am bugged that there is something wrong and that I am running near to
a major disaster.
Any ideas?
--
Hopefully
Simpleuser

Have you tried a startup repair by booting from the Vista DVD?

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"Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
news:9A2E95C4-53DC-47D4-9B39-...
> Hi,
> I need some help with a start-up problem for Vista Ultimate 32bit. Randomly
> it fails to complete the start-up -- after the very initial stuff of checking
> for drives and so on there is a brief period of black screen and then the
> word Microsoft with a little box underneath it which should have a moving
> green bar and it. Well the word and the box appear very faintly and then
> everything just stops. If I use the power button to shut down and then
> restart I get the window warning me that Windows did not load properly and to
> insert the DVD and restart. Well if I do that the DVD is ignored and usually
> my PC will bootup normally the next time but sometimes I have to go through
> this rigmarole may be three or four times before I can get my PC to bootup
> properly. Once booted up it seems to run fine.
> But I am bugged that there is something wrong and that I am running near to
> a major disaster.
> Any ideas?
> --
> Hopefully
> Simpleuser

Sorry if my post wasn't clear. The Windows DVD is not picked up on bootup --
and yes BIOS is set to boot from the DVD drive. Any ideas?
--
Hopefully
Simpleuser


"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> Have you tried a startup repair by booting from the Vista DVD?
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Simpleuser" <> wrote in message
> news:9A2E95C4-53DC-47D4-9B39-...
> > Hi,
> > I need some help with a start-up problem for Vista Ultimate 32bit. Randomly
> > it fails to complete the start-up -- after the very initial stuff of checking
> > for drives and so on there is a brief period of black screen and then the
> > word Microsoft with a little box underneath it which should have a moving
> > green bar and it. Well the word and the box appear very faintly and then
> > everything just stops. If I use the power button to shut down and then
> > restart I get the window warning me that Windows did not load properly and to
> > insert the DVD and restart. Well if I do that the DVD is ignored and usually
> > my PC will bootup normally the next time but sometimes I have to go through
> > this rigmarole may be three or four times before I can get my PC to bootup
> > properly. Once booted up it seems to run fine.
> > But I am bugged that there is something wrong and that I am running near to
> > a major disaster.
> > Any ideas?
> > --
> > Hopefully
> > Simpleuser
>
>