Windows Xp wont boot up

Ok the 1millionth dead XP, its dead product now for 3years at microsoft. (zero support now)
a virus magnet too.
1: does it run in F8? safe mode, LCD and external VGA jack?
2: does a linux boot cd work, proving all is ok but HDD or windoz?
3: BIOS always works, ?
Id say windows is infected.
in F8 mode windows uses baseline WHQL driver that must work
or windows is dead, (infected ) or HDD bad. or GPU chip bad.
If BIOS works the GPU is ok, see?
if F8 works and booted to say a linux LIVE CD works
then windows is borked,
press F11 and reload windows, now.
if it wont load hdd is toasted. (this is the HP recovery partition)

other causes, i cant watch you but the system can overheat.
and all shut down that way. CPU and GPU.

Change the display resolution in Windows To change the display resolution to the highest resolution, use the following actions.

• In Windows 7 , click Start , click Control Panel , find the Appearance and Personalization area , and click Adjust Screen Resolution . Move the slider bar until the highest resolution for the monitor is set, and click OK .
• In Windows Vista , click Start , click Control Panel , find the Appearance and Personalization area , and click Adjust Screen Resolution . Move the slider bar until the highest resolution for the monitor is set, and click OK .
• In Windows XP , click Start , click Settings , and then click Control Panel . Double-click the Display icon, and select the Settings tab. Move the slider bar until the highest resolution is set, and click OK .

If the screen is still blurry, please contact an HP support technician for further assistance.

Also see To troubleshoot this problem, make sure the AC adapter is connected. For specific steps, see HP Notebook PCs - Troubleshooting Black Screen Displays with No Error Messages During Startup or Boot .

Immediately after seeing the Dell logo, keep tapping the 'F8' key,
until you see a "menu" (white text over a black background)
giving "startup" options for Windows XP.

Select "Safe Mode" and see if you can start in that mode.
Then, use "System Restore" to go "back" in time, to the most-recent checkpoint (date/time) where your computer _DID_ work.

Restore to that point, and restart.

1. Press F8 as it's booting and select 'go back to last working configuration'
if that doesn't work, go to step 2.
2. Press F8 as it's booting, and choose 'Launch startup repair' (I'm assuming you have Vista/Windows 7). If your on XP, you need to do a windows repair which is described here: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/pdf/XPrepairinstall.pdf

Try start up in Safe Mode press F8. Choose Safe Mode, when at the choice window, to select either Safe Mode Desktop, OR System Restore, chooses system restore and choose a time before you had the "Problem" and follow instructions. This should get you back.

Change the display resolution in Windows Change the display resolution to the highest resolution using the following actions:

• In Windows 7 , click Start , click Control Panel , find the Appearance and Personalization area , and click Adjust Screen Resolution . Move the slider bar until the highest resolution for the monitor is set, and click OK .
• In Windows Vista , click Start , click Control Panel , find the Appearance and Personalization area , and click Adjust Screen Resolution . Move the slider bar until the highest resolution for the monitor is set, and click OK .
• In Windows XP , click Start , click Settings , and then click Control Panel . Double-click the Display icon, and select the Settings tab. Move the slider bar until the highest resolution is set, and click OK .

If the screen is still blurry, the notebook display might need servicing.

I'm guessing ou have windows XP?
if so you hae a corrupted regisry and need to boot from your Windows CD and at he first et of questions choose Eneter to intall windows, then F8 to continue and then it should tell yo another Windows insatallation has been found and ask if you wish to perform an automatic repair.

Give it a try and enjoy :)

I agree a clean install is always the better, fresh start J
OK it sounds like missing drivers, what you have to do is create a new installation CD that will load the drivers for your laptop as it boots. I haven’t try this method with windows 7, but I know it works well with Windows XP. Try and create a new Windows XP CD with the drivers see: http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/view/web/35/
The start a new installation with this Windows XP CD and reformat you computer, after that you can do a new upgrade to windows 7

If you are attempting to use Recovery and this is happening, Most likely you have a corrupted recovery partition....

If you are attempting to load Windows XP from A CDrom (Externally)
you will need to use an XP Cd that has integrated Sata drivers.. Windows home/pro 32bit does not..

Or Use a Windows Media Center Edition Version

Glad to hear you have your OS disc handy... let's try this:

Insert your XP CD and when it asks if you want to boot from the CD, press any key (ENTER) to do so. When asked, press ENTER ("To setup Windows XP now") and follow these steps...

To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press "R"
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press "F3".
Press Enter to start the Windows Setup. DO NOT choose "To repair a Windows XP installation using the Recovery Console". You Do Not want to load the Recovery Console.
Accept the License Agreement and Windows will search for existing Windows installations.
Select the XP installation you want to repair from the list and press "R" to start the repair.
((Note: If Repair is not one of the options, END setup. After the reboot read Warning#2! ))

Setup will copy the necessary files to the hard drive and at some point the system will reboot. When this happens, you want to now allow the system to boot from the hard disk but leave the CD in the drive. So do not press any key to boot from CD when the message appears. Setup will continue as if it were doing a clean install, but your applications and settings will remain intact.

Hope that helps.
Good luck!