Since yesterday my computer wont get into windows

In normal mode I can see the windows loading screen and it freezes
In safe mode or dos prompt mode it loads until mup.sys
It does a tiny bit of loading afterwards, keyboards get checked (lights flickering) but then nada.
I can't reinstall windows since it freezes too.

I swapped my videocard, no difference
I swapped my network card, no difference
I swapped my memory, no difference
I swapped my harddrive (3 of them) no difference

Only thing I can think of is a new mobo, but that would suck.

The recovery console is out of my reach since I can't get there when installing windows (Freezes before I get there)

Any tips and tricks. I will do something nice for you

Lame answer....

Have you swapped the ribbons?

I had a problem kinda similar to yours a while ago & the ide ribbon fell apart when I unplugged it from the drive. Swapping for a spare cured it.

Well, I found out more.

If I re-install it crashes (SP2). When I dont connect a harddrive at all and re-install, it crashes at the same point.
At the moment I'm trying to install Windows XP SP1
At least that one doesn't crash when I install (so far!)

And I like ribbons

Damn, good luck man. Computers rule unless their fucked. Mine does it every now and then and when it does i'm able to throw it of the roof, burn her down and have a celebration Apache Dance around the fire

Something similar was happening to me a year or two ago... I couldn't get through the installation process, no chance. I bet you'd like to know how I solved the problem?

window$ sux anus..

Well, I gave up, I had to go to a party.
I just came back and the first thing I did was checking prices for a computer
Damn, that means buying 2 computers this year.

Normally I build my own computer, but I'm also tired of that
So my server will be a brand new computer and hopefully I will have it tomorrow, with fucking Vista

Anyone got experience with Vista? Should I go for 2GB of mem (comp has 1gb)
It will be on 24/7.
that's what probably killed my old computer. It was pretty much on every day for the last 5 years.

I'd choose 2GB, memory is cheap atm. Plus you can't have enough of it.

That PC ended up on the balcony, my mother-in-law use it to put some flowerpots on it I got pissed off and bought a new one