New build wont boot.. help plz

[Manny805]

ok so i go my parts and set i up.hooked everything up power it up turns on good then i install win xp..after it done it reboots and before it gets to the windows loading screen i get soemthing like this saying about the computer being turn off the wrong way or something i get the following options"safe mode,safe and nextwork,last known good config,boot normal" theres other options cant remember but if i pick normal boot or last known good it reboots it self,but if i pick safe mode it boots up.i dont know whats wrong ...here are my specs for the new build....

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer
GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6400 - Retail
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler - Retail
CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-480 BLUE ATX12V 480W Power Supply

 

[Dangman]

Reinstall WinXP would be my first step.

If that doesn't work, then run Memtest to see if the ram is going bad. Leave it on for at least 12 hours. But some people have recommended a full 24 hours though.

 

[G'ßöö]

not so cut n dry. know anyone who's a wizz with MS products? is that a legit version of XP?

 

[EdLee]

Doubt it's XP. Could be the NVIDIA video drivers bluescreening on you (and rebooting after the minidump). What do the event logs state?

I would boot into safe mode and remove all the NVIDIA drivers, then reinstall. Make sure that you change the settings in the system control panel -> Startup and Recovery and uncheck the automatically restart checkbox.

 

[pstang]

Doubt it's XP. Could be the NVIDIA video drivers bluescreening on you (and rebooting after the minidump). What do the event logs state?

I would boot into safe mode and remove all the NVIDIA drivers, then reinstall. Make sure that you change the settings in the system control panel -> Startup and Recovery and uncheck the automatically restart checkbox.

the way it sounds is he isnt even getting to the point to install drivers...

I too say try installing windows again... i did a format the other day on one of my rigs and the first install of windows just didnt work right so i went through it again and it worked just fine