OS PC shuts off at Windows logo

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a PC with a fresh install of Windows 7, installs fine and on first start up as the logo appears PC shutdowns.

Any ideas

memory tested and all ok
 
Try Safemode, maybe a driver causing something.

Try an older Win7 and update online after install if this is a version with updates.
 
Try Safemode, maybe a driver causing something.

Try an older Win7 and update online after install if this is a version with updates.

Is it a ghosted image ?

I had the same problem with a modified image of win 7. Tried everything I had it running on a netbook but refused to load on 2 laptops. Got to the logo and then the blue screen of death. Just found a different image and modified it when loaded on to the machine.
 
no blue screen nothing

I loaded up Herons CD with XP on it and that worked fine, used it to test memory and hard drive

No an image, but a new install of Windows 7 no blue screen nothing at all just shuts off as the swirly logo appears

however noticed when it shuts off, the PC wont start up if I press the button on case, so have to unplug the 20 pin ATX power connector on motherboard, then plug it back in and PC fires up but with same sympton
 
What is your PC hardware? BIOS config for disk mode? Overclocked? It's not your videocard? Your hard disk interface and mobo disk controller is working fine? You tried Hiren's on CD via SATA, IDE or USB? Your HDD is connected on SATA or IDE? ...
 
What is your PC hardware? BIOS config for disk mode? Overclocked? It's not your videocard? Your hard disk interface and mobo disk controller is working fine? You tried Hiren's on CD via SATA, IDE or USB? Your HDD is connected on SATA or IDE? ...

BIOS set to default settings

no SATA devices all IDE

Herons CD loaded up via USB connect extrenal CD

using onboard video card

The onboard IDE controller is working as did a full hard disk check and wipe using Heron's Boot CD
 
try running in safe mode

where did you get disk from (trusted)

guessing driver issue
 
Is it a ghosted image ?

I had the same problem with a modified image of win 7. Tried everything I had it running on a netbook but refused to load on 2 laptops. Got to the logo and then the blue screen of death. Just found a different image and modified it when loaded on to the machine.

When using GHOST just change you BIOS setting from IDE to AHCI or the other way arround.
 
I had a similar problem with an netbook of a friend. I installed Windows 7, everything was ok, I updated all drivers, I updated the operating system, there was no problem at all. When I refreshed the rating of the computer and Windows activated Aero suddenly the system halted and at every boot the Windows loading went ok until the time he will show the desktop then powered off. The only solution was to boot in Safe Mode and disable Aero via registry.
 
Could this be a power supply issue. Sometimes a PSU can POST okay, but won't have enough power to run the CPU in real-world use. Might be worth trying.
 
What you mention about the power switch not starting the PC back up with re-attaching the power cable again leads me to believe that you have a hardware fault somewhere, either CPU, System board or RAM. Try powering up with barebone hardware and removing individual RAM
 
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