XP stops loading......???????????

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XP PRO won't boot.

I started out with the dreaded NTLDR file is missing problem. I messed with the BIOS and got XP to load.

Everything looked ok......XP was loading and going through its paces. I just let it set there and do its thing. When I returned, I saw a blank screen. Not even a blue screen. I couldn't get anything to work... at all. I had to unplug the PC to reboot.

I went to the BIOS again and reset it to the default settings. It then started to boot up. It got as far as the XP screen that shows XP is loading. At that point, the screen goes blank. I can use control/alt/delete to reboot, but the same thing happens.

Any ideas. I'm guessing I need to go to the BIOS again, but what I need to do there is a complete mystery to me.

Any help would be appreciated.

I'm putting XP on an old Pentium II (Gateway 233 mhz/ 6 gig HD/ and will be networking this machine with my new P4 (2.4 Ghx)

[c6ke]

try to set the ram mhz not so high - probably you tried something like that... I had that problem several times and I fixed it through that... I accidently told the PC a higher Ram MHz than it had (though it would raise perormance) but then WinXP didn't boot anymore

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A friend suggested that there might be a compatibility problem between my video card and the driver. I also had a suggestion to make sure the BIOS is set for plug and play. I'll try changing the BIOS setting to P & P when I get home this evening.

Any other comments or ideas would be appreciated?