Beyond Major Half-Life 2 XP THEME 2.0 issues--PLEASE READ/HELP!!

[Wester547]

OK, here are my system specs:
Intel 850 Custom Dell Mobo
Intel Pentium 4 Willamate Processor at 2.2ghz with 400mhz fsb/256K cache and 0.18 micron process
512MB of PC800 NON-ECC RDRAM(128x4, 4 slots, 2GB max)
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB DDR 275/270 stock speeds(3.10 catalyst drivers, 12/9/2003 release date)
Creative Lab's Sound Blaster 2 ZS(latest 11/11/03 drivers update)
Two 40GB IBM 2MB cache ATA100 7200RPM hard drives(first one has 20GB left, second one has 10GB left)
Microsoft's Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002, SP1
Yahoo! SBC DSL ISP
1.5mbps/384kbps average dl/ul speeds
16X LITE-ON DVD-ROM(36x cd-rom speed)
48X LITE-ON CD-RW(48x cd-rom read speed)
Direct-X 9.0b
IBM Optical Mouse Wheel Glowing Black Mouse with IBM mouse software installed
Dell QuietKey Black Standard Keyboard
Logitech Advanced ForceFeedback 3D Rumble Joystick
Microsoft Silver Advanced Gamepad
USB 1.0
10/100mbps network card
LAN cable
17" Trinitron Black Dell Monitor
2.1 2400 Creative Labs Speakers w/subwoofer & wired volume control
3"5 black floppy drive
Dell Dimension 8200 Case
Espon Stylus C80 black printer
SMC EZ connect 11mbps Wireless USB Adapter SMC2662W
Dell 400Watt PSU
Dell Custom Fan
And more

I tried to install the half-life 2 xp theme 2.0, has anyone else used it? I did as instructed, and all went well except for boot screen. I replaced boot screen as instructed and rebooted my computer. The boots creen looked half-life 2 ish( ) and then when it went out of the boot scren preparing to go to the logon screen, the computer automatically rebooted, indicating a hardware failure...or software failure, and I can't boot in any safe mode or normal mode or any troubleshooting mode or mode at all option available,(using my bro's comp to post this message hehe) do I have to F&R to get around this, or can I get around this any other way, or am I completely hosed? PLEASE RESPOND!! Thx!

 

[beefcurtains]

Reformat i reckon. Did you follow the instructions properly, also did you use a boot screen changing program???

if not try here

www.themexp.org

 

[Wester547]

Well I don't think XP likes the replaced boot screen so I got my windows xp oem home disc, pressed enter to install xp, and pressed repair to repair windows xp so now everything's back to normal for me, but thanks for the link anyways.

 

[beefcurtains]

there is a program on there and plenty of boot screens to choose from, works fine with XP.

 

[Asus]

I have previously replaced the boot screen on mine. Some work some have trouble like you said.
The 2nd time I tried to replace it, it also rebooted but I was able to go through safemode and replace the original file and boot.

 

[Wester547]

I couldn't even get into safe mode without the computer rebooting cause of the boot screen so my only option was to repair xp off the disc....any ideas, i'm using home edition of winxp?

 

[theAkula]

So does your Force Feedback Joystick work with HL1?

 

[oldagerocker]

So does your Force Feedback Joystick work with HL1?

wtf ?

Changing Themes is good but i personally wouldnt touch any boot up stuff, too risky as i dont have data backed up anywhere