Restarting problem after software updates

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Hi all

Hoping someone can help me out with this 'cos I do not have a clue.

After any Windows updates or Avast my PC doesn't restart properly.

The message "Press Del to enter Setup" takes longer to appear then normal, and when the screen showing Diskette A, Prim. Diskette drive should appear its just a black screen with a flashing cursor in the top left corner.

It doesn't get any further then this, to load the PC I have to press the power button on/off.

Can someone please help me with this?

My spec is

Windows XP Pro
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Asus a8n-sli se
Geil 2Gb PC3200
Leadtek 7800 GTX 256Mb
WD Raptor 74Gb
WD Cavier 250Gb
NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD RW
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
Seasonic S12 600W
 
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Hi optimus

The PC is about 16 months old, and its only started doing this a few weeks ago.

I did have a problem with the chip fan on the MB, that stopped working a few months back, but I got a replacement MB and its been working fine since, apart from a virus that infected a file in the system volume information folder, but that was on the F: drive, not windows.
 
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Hi optimus

Do you mean when restarting after updaating software? I haven't tried yet, but will try next time windows or avast updates.

For booting from the CD, do I just updted the software, put windows CD in then restart, or is there something else to it?

Thanks for your help, much appreciated :)
 
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