XP wont go past POST Please Help.

[Guest --Ivan--]

Hi..

 

Running Xp Windows and not sure what happened to it but when i turn the

computer on its goes through post then everything normal happends i get the

sign where Windows XP is loading and then it goes on to my computer but its

just blank no buttons only a black screen but whats strange i got my curser

which i can move around with the mouse but thats it.. i can leave it for

hours it just stays the same.. tried to put XP cd in it but wont load it

up... After the POST stage wont do anything like Safe mode i cant even get to

that option nothing happends..

 

i have no idea how to find out what is wrong with it cant even get into the

computer or safe mode or any cd wont load so If you have any sugestion please

help me out i appreciate all your help...

 

 

thank you

[Guest Mick Murphy]

RE: XP wont go past POST Please Help.

 

To load the XP CD, right at startup, hit F1, F2, or Delete Key to go into

BIOS/Setup.

The right key will be noted at the bottom of the screen at startup.

Or, it might say F12 for Boot Menu.

 

Once there, change your CD/DVD drive to be 1st in the boot Order, insert XP

disk, reboot, etc.

 

--

Mad Mike

 

 

"--Ivan--" wrote:

> Hi..

>

> Running Xp Windows and not sure what happened to it but when i turn the

> computer on its goes through post then everything normal happends i get the

> sign where Windows XP is loading and then it goes on to my computer but its

> just blank no buttons only a black screen but whats strange i got my curser

> which i can move around with the mouse but thats it.. i can leave it for

> hours it just stays the same.. tried to put XP cd in it but wont load it

> up... After the POST stage wont do anything like Safe mode i cant even get to

> that option nothing happends..

>

> i have no idea how to find out what is wrong with it cant even get into the

> computer or safe mode or any cd wont load so If you have any sugestion please

> help me out i appreciate all your help...

>

>

> thank you

[Guest sgopus]

RE: XP wont go past POST Please Help.

 

How about telling him, why he would want to boot to the XP CD!

 

One possible reason, your current install is corrupt and may need a repair

install.

Boot to the CD, select install, at the second menu, Where it detects your

current install of windows, select to repair your current install, Please

note you may have to reinstall drivers and service packs to make your pc

current. I sincerly hope you have made backups of your data, if not then you

should know this, it's not if your hd fails, it's when it fails (you will

lose your data if not backed up in a safe location),

 

preferably with an externaly USB/SATA drive using a clone method or similar.

 

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> To load the XP CD, right at startup, hit F1, F2, or Delete Key to go into

> BIOS/Setup.

> The right key will be noted at the bottom of the screen at startup.

> Or, it might say F12 for Boot Menu.

>

> Once there, change your CD/DVD drive to be 1st in the boot Order, insert XP

> disk, reboot, etc.

>

> --

> Mad Mike

>

>

> "--Ivan--" wrote:

>

> > Hi..

> >

> > Running Xp Windows and not sure what happened to it but when i turn the

> > computer on its goes through post then everything normal happends i get the

> > sign where Windows XP is loading and then it goes on to my computer but its

> > just blank no buttons only a black screen but whats strange i got my curser

> > which i can move around with the mouse but thats it.. i can leave it for

> > hours it just stays the same.. tried to put XP cd in it but wont load it

> > up... After the POST stage wont do anything like Safe mode i cant even get to

> > that option nothing happends..

> >

> > i have no idea how to find out what is wrong with it cant even get into the

> > computer or safe mode or any cd wont load so If you have any sugestion please

> > help me out i appreciate all your help...

> >

> >

> > thank you