In the last couple of weeksI have been getting the following message:
"Please wait while checking system configuration" - in a pale blue box at startup. It sits on the top of all programs and will not turn off, even after a couple of hours, The rest of the operations work ok.
I have read an old thread on this in the forum, but it was never answered to my satisfaction, so I am asking again.
I just built a new system hooked everything up and tried to run windows disk when it get to checking system configuration it sits there and then goes black what could be causing this? system specs pc chips m811 board anthlon xp 2400 512mb kingston pc2100 ram asus v9400nvidia geforce mx 4000 64mb samsung 40g hd godegen case 350w codegen power supply.
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