Win8 will not boot

Hi,
After clean dust & rebuild my PC had a bit of trouble with the PSU which I sorted out.

I booted win8 ok but on next boot for 5-10mnts was "analyzing the PC" then another 5-10m said "will auto repair PC" then after 10-15m said " cannot repair, go advanced" another 10-15 m said "no good shut it down & choose another OS"

In disbeleaf I tried this a few times more.

I am in XP now & works OK.

Win8 worked OK for months & liked it

Eny help, before I "EsyBCD" it, will be apreciated. ....thanx .....nick





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Something might be loose.
Double check all your cable connections, power connections, re-seat everything: RAM, Video Card etc...

OK, ignoring the PSU issue, if

Windows 8 worked OK for months

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and

XP now & works OK

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, it seems like Windows 8 should now be able to work OK. The logic behind my thinking is that

Windows 8 worked OK for months

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so that eliminates any hardware compatibility issue.

However, what we don't know at this point is "How you got to Windows 8" in the first place? Specifically, was it via an upgrade process? If so, I would recommend that you try a "clean install" and if you did a clean install when

Windows 8 worked OK for months

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, I would try it again. Good luck.

All that were done several times.

I have a full CD w8 pro.

I nstalled it in my XP system creating a dualboot. Frequently I chose one or tother.

I am asking here so that I may find a way when I choose w8 it boots it like before.

In starting the PC, the Bios's "boot priority" does not show my CD drive , only HD, Flopy & ATAPI (whatever that is), I put my w8 CD in, start the PC but it goes right passed it & boots to the usual choice, 8 or XP.

BUT,

1. when I boot in XP my CD drive is recognised by the Bios, & shows also in win. expr & runs any Cd I put in except the win8.

2. If I insert the w8 CD it does not run nor shows in win. explorer.

Can anybody make any sence of that? ....thanx ....nick

Dual boot; eh? That was not clear from your first post. Good luck to you.