no I don't have the motherboard drivers installed and I can't install it in safe mode....but the problem is fixed cuz I got fed up with this problem and installed another xp on top of my current one and that seems to fix the problem. but if happens again I won't know what the problem is... and you can bet that I will be posting here again lol
Thanks a lot you guys... you all have been a great help...

hi,

im assuming you cant get into windows here:

press f8 on boot and goto "last known good config" and you can get back in and fix it if not try a boot floppy or cd and use recovory console

if you can get in then: :giddy:
-find the manu facture
-download latest drivers
-uninstall old
-restart
-install new
-restart

if im wrong or it does not work then ill try and help more

j4m32,

first distonnect from internet.
do you have any anti-virus or zone-alarm running on your pc?
what's all the software you're running on your machine?
can you post them all? specially anti-virus
also use msconfig to find out what's in the "startup".

I got the same problem workds great when i reinstall windows and install all the drivers but when i install a program i cannot restart it is stuck on the loading screen this is getin very annoyin help will be appericated. none of the above suggestions worked so far...

Well is it a particular piece of software you install that does this or any?

i hate software that asks me to restart, i usualy go against advice to restart and keep going. but i can't really help much on this one i can't put a definite finger on it.

closest thing i can think of is a Registry Setting or OS File has been modified by an install for an older OS possibly?

poor tech-support by me here, i am one of those people that it only works when it's in my hands :S which don't help at all in this case...

Jim,

I have situasion like this. (I have ati radeon x550)
i siple reboot pc in safe mode and remove some ati driver (in add/remove) after uninstal hydravision (this be one part of ati driver) PC normal starting without problems (after that i need install video driver, but this be better than reinstall windows

well do a thing go to the run command and type msconfig a window will open in this window go to the services tab an find a service named background intelligent service disable this service and then on the bottom of the tab you will see a check box hide all microsoft services check this box then if you see some servicec still click on disable all and restart.you are done.