Xp hangs, 2000 + vista run
I am new to your site so I hope I am in the right part, I will give you everything I have done so far, bought second-hand laptop, xp pro installed, no disc's, I done a reinstall and xp took ages to load( 25-30 min) hangs on desktop, pointer vanishes then come back again, works for a few seconds, then hangs and repeats the same process.
Will boot into safe mode.
Will run win2000.
Will run vista.
Thing I have tried!
24 hour wipe of hdd + format.
Installed xp on my hdd on other laptop( works fine ) put hdd back in my laptop ( hangs ).
Flashed bios.
Removed cmos battery overnight.
Friend put it on diagnostic bench at work, everything OK, except for files missing?
Installed win2000, then upgraded to xp, still the same result.
Tried 3or 4 xp discs, including genuine.
Tried using floppy installation discs(6)
Tried xp home, but will not go past 34min left, just hangs.
I think that is it, I am beginning to think there is some sort of security, maybe on the bios? Or the hdd, to stop me reinstalling xp pro, ( I can get into bios ) I bought it of eBay about 6 months ago, so have no history.
I have thought about buying new hdd, but don't wan't to waste money if it is going to do the same thing with a new hdd.
Sorry this is long winded, but wanted to give you as much info as possible.
Thank you in advance
Tom