x64 only boots properly about 1 in 10 times.
 

The other times it hangs for about 3 minutes at the splash screen. It will then take forever to get to the desktop and even when it does, a lot of core components don't work.

The odd time it does work, it works flawlessly.

I have done system restores, full disk checks and everything seems fine.

My detective work has narrowed things downs to acpitabl.dat (I think I've remembered that right). When I try booting to safe mode, the same problems happen and it is that file that is on the screen.

Also, around this time, a driver to do with Daemon tools loads even though I uninstalled the program. Skipping it at safe mode boot doesn't help

Any ideas?

Ta.

Re: x64 only boots properly about 1 in 10 times.
 

Try the second post here.. http://www.mcse.ms/message1544614.html

Re: x64 only boots properly about 1 in 10 times.
 

Thanks, will look into it.

Will do a repair install I think.

Re: x64 only boots properly about 1 in 10 times.
 

I have posted previously in the past full instructions on creating a live xp cd to do what stuart suggests

Re: x64 only boots properly about 1 in 10 times.
 

Yeah, but nobody listens, cos you don't exist ;) :angel:

Re: x64 only boots properly about 1 in 10 times.
 

Ok will look at that too. Seem to remember it actually.