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Hi everyone I have a 2 year old sony vaio running XP pro. it crashed one day and when i restarted using the on/off button it would start initially, and then hang immediately. I tried system restore but it would not work as it would hang at `logging off`, and i had to `kill` the m/c using the on off button. Works ok in safe mode and shuts down as well, but system restore does not seem to work. I reinstalled xp, but the problem persists... can some one please help? thanks

Myke thanks for your reply, No I dont get a BSOD it just freezes soon after loading the desktop with the `hour glass` suspended, and stops responding. I took it to a shop for them to have a look but they reinstalled windows ( charged me of course) and returned the laptop with exactly the same problem. I will ask them if it was full format. I can use Safe Mode with networking, I have run chkdsk and initially it too would get stuck, but after the reinstall I was able to complete chkdsk. What other diagnosrtics do you suggest? No there are no strange noises, except that it was heating up a lot. i cleaned the grill in front of the fan and it seems to be running ok now. Is the prob with the flux capacitor a hardware fault? can it be fixed? Thank you Farid