windows vista

[malpas]

running vista with all service packs installed,my problem is when I start the pc from cold will not boot up,if i press the restart button it will boot no problem and works fine any help please

[Rik_]

You haven't even said what computer it is!

[malpas]

Sorry newbie at this PC is

MB Gigabyte s series GA-M52L-3SP
OS Windows Vista Ultimate inc all service packs
Avast Anti-Virus
4gb ddr2 800 mem
Graphics Card GeForce GTX 260
CPU AMD Phenom 11 X4 925
Nvidia nForce 10/100mps Ethernet Adaptor
PSU 650 W
Hope this will help

[Rik_]

What actually happens when you boot first time? Please go into detail as to exactly what the computer does and doesn't do!

[malpas]

boots to the first part where bar goes across the screen as though its loading then just sits there,if I then press the reset button I will load to my deasktop no problem

[Rik_]

Have a look to see if event viewer can shed any light on what's going on, instructions - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic40108.html

[JohnM1945]

I would also like to suggest Advanced Windows Care from Iobit. It's a great program and free, but has an upgrade for a reasonable fee to get extra tools. Also has smart defrag(free), gamebooster(free for standard version). Another thought is making sure that all of your drivers are up to date. I have and Nvidia card and was having similar problems. If it is stopping on boot, it appears that some driver is having trouble being loaded. May just be a simple matter of defragging the drive. The event viewer, aforementioned, may give some insight as to the problem.

[malpas]

De-fragged drive removed my Nvidia card from MB reseated it ,uninstalled and re-installed latest graphics drivers and now all is ok many thanks for the help.