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I have an Advent laptop which had this problem. Freezing at the screen "Windows is starting up". Turned out that the BIOS battery had gone flat (one of the old rechargeable types) because it hadn't been used for about 6 months. Tried everything before I looked in the BIOS and …

We use Microsoft Online Services Sign in Tool to allow Outlook to access Microsoft's BPOS online Exhange and Sharepoint services. I recently had a user reporting that the Sign in tool was reporting "incorrect username or password" even though the credentials were correct. The solution turned out to be simply …

Hi zsanjeev. I suggest you look up what the beeps mean before going further. The beeps generally indicate a hardware error which you must fix before considering fixing Windows. Just Google "beep codes" to find plenty of information sites about this. If the beep codes indicates memory problems, try removing …

Sounds like malware of some sort to me. You say you have Trend Internet Security: does this have up-to-date signatures? If not, you could do worse than try AVG's Anti-Virus which is free for non-commercial use. De-install Trend first before installing AVG. A word of caution: some malware can prevent …

I suggest you disconnect the extra hard drive and try again. If it boots OK, then it means your power supply isn't powerful enough to supply the extra drive and is already working at it's limit. So buy a more powerful supply in that case. Plenty of reviews and info …

Check that your user name has administrative rights. If so, then find the shared root folder in Windows Explorer and right-click then select properties. Select the security tab (only visible in XP Pro not so for Home) and you should be able to check the permissions and correct them. If …

I agree with Caperjack's reply for what to look for first. If that doesn't help, then I would mention that a poorly power supply can cause these symptoms. If you can borrow one from a known good machine, that might be worth a try. Make sure it has at least …