From: support@ciff.homelinux.net   
      
   Hey mate..   
      
   this sounds like either power supply or mainboard trouble.   
   For beginners you should maybe see what happens if you test another psu   
   with your machine.   
   If the problem persists, some capacitors on your mainboard could be toast.   
      
   I experienced something similar with my old AMD K6-233 (which had his   
   second life as a router for many years) and took everything off the board   
   to make sure it's not a component, which messes this up. (Sometimes even   
   damaged PCI cards can cause such effects.) - But nope.. turned out to be   
   the mainboard in my case. :(   
      
   Hope you can get rid of the problem by gifting your machine a brand new psu. :)   
      
   Cif   
      
      
      
   VMG wrote:   
   > My computer recently failed to boot into Windows XP, cycling indefinitely at   
   > the Windows XP flash screen. By switching off, and then re-booting via the   
   > 'Previous successful boot' option (This may not be the exact wording) I can   
   > start windows normally, and continue without further problems.   
   >   
   > I have found that by turning off the power to the computer after shut down,   
   > it will boot without a hitch the next time I start it. This method is 100%   
   > successful.   
   >   
   > If I leave the power connected, then the old problem returns. I have checked   
   > the BIOS settings, and these appear to be normal. I have also tried 'System   
   > Restore' which seems to cure the problem initially, but the problem returns   
   > the next time I start my machine.   
   >   
   > Would this be a hardware problem?   
   >   
   > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.   
   >   
   > VG   
   >   
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