I have a five year old Dell 8400 running Windows XP Media Center with
service pack 2.

All four indicator lights (a-b-c-d) on the back panel are showing green.



I replaced a defective hard drive, reinstalled the OS along with all the
programs that were originally on the old drive. The computer was shut down
and booted up several times for the next two days and it was running like
new again. It was defragged and a virus scan was completed.  With the last
shut down on the second day, a message on the monitor indicated it was
downloading thirty eight (38) updates and the computer would shut down
automatically when finished downloading. Now, turning on the computer
results in a freezes-up at the Windows logo and will go no further. I have
repeated this several times and there has been no change, it always stops
booting at the Windows logo. However, I am able to boot up in safe mode and
have access to the Control Panel. Looking at the update list, I see that
most updates were Security related, a Hot Fix and two are related to the
Media player. Has anyone else ever had experience with downloading updates
after an OS reinstall? I’m guessing I can delete all thirty eight updates
while I’m in safe mode. The question here is, is this a smart thing to do?
or should I try a system restore? or is there something else I should
attempt to resolve this start up problem?



Don

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