Hard drive failing or a virus or something else?

Question

So this morning my laptop wouldn't really turn on..like all the lights were on but it wouldnt load. I finally got it on, and it tried to load XP and flashed a blue screen at me, then it turned off again.

I got it to turn on again, did a system restore in case I did something stupid yesterday. After it finished that, it was on and working for a minute until the screen started flashing black a few times, and then I got a blue screen with irql_not_less_or_equal I think.

Oh, the laptop has lately been having trouble loading up processes when it starts up. I have just the basic processes loading during startup, there is no extra junk there..just basic stuff. Yet it still takes forever, whereas it used to take a few seconds.

Any idea what's going on?

Answer 1

either it needs a new internal battery or you need a new chip.  

Answer 2

some conflict in your system i suspect

can you try boot-up in 'safe mode', F8

does it behave similar or does it stay powered up

depending upon your feedback, we need to check ... please keep posted

add:

thanks for confirmation

just try as below,

1. Go to Start>Run> type MSCONFIG.

2. When the box appears, click on the STARTUP tab.

3. Select DISABLE ALL, then hit APPLY then hit OKAY.

4. Reboot and get rid the MSCONFIG splash screen when it appears upon reboot.

5. If you are prompted to reboot again, do so

then boot up normally & check if problem persists or

Answer 3

Could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software. This  problem can be solved by uninstalling new software, updating device drivers and making minor configuration changes . From http://fixit.in/bluescreenofdeath.html . You can also run a free registry scan using utilities from http://re7.info