Windows XP Not Starting - Screen Pixelated

[Guest MightyJoe36@gmail.com]

Hi, I'm running Windows XP Home Edition. When I turn on the computer,

the monitor screen is pixelated and hard to read. The machine boots

up, I get the Windows logo, and then a black screen. Nothing is wrong

with the monitor (hooked it up to another computer). Any ideas?

[Guest Malke]

Re: Windows XP Not Starting - Screen Pixelated

 

MightyJoe36@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi, I'm running Windows XP Home Edition. When I turn on the computer,

> the monitor screen is pixelated and hard to read. The machine boots

> up, I get the Windows logo, and then a black screen. Nothing is wrong

> with the monitor (hooked it up to another computer). Any ideas?

 

If you tried another monitor and got the same results then you know the

issue lies with hardware failure on your computer. Start by swapping out

the video card for a known-working one. Since we know nothing of the recent

history of this machine or anything about its specs, that's as specific as

I can get.

 

Malke

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[Guest lost in the mountains]

Re: Windows XP Not Starting - Screen Pixelated

 

I have a simular problem, but my screen does not go black it just sits ther

and waits for me to select f1 or f10 for recovery and after i have done this

it still does not work. any suggestions?

 

 

"Malke" wrote:

> MightyJoe36@gmail.com wrote:

>

> > Hi, I'm running Windows XP Home Edition. When I turn on the computer,

> > the monitor screen is pixelated and hard to read. The machine boots

> > up, I get the Windows logo, and then a black screen. Nothing is wrong

> > with the monitor (hooked it up to another computer). Any ideas?

>

> If you tried another monitor and got the same results then you know the

> issue lies with hardware failure on your computer. Start by swapping out

> the video card for a known-working one. Since we know nothing of the recent

> history of this machine or anything about its specs, that's as specific as

> I can get.

>

> Malke

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> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

>

>

[Guest Malke]

Re: Windows XP Not Starting - Screen Pixelated

 

lost in the mountains wrote:

> I have a simular problem, but my screen does not go black it just sits

> ther and waits for me to select f1 or f10 for recovery and after i have

> done this it still does not work. any suggestions?

 

You have hardware failure. There's really no way for me to guess what

component has failed from your brief post. Either do hardware

troubleshooting or take the machine to a competent local computer repair

shop. I don't recommend using a BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place.

 

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

 

Malke

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