Guest GMman Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 I am having troubles with my pc at home. I am running windows xp home and it wont boot into xp. It start up and starts running the windows loading page and then just goes blank like screen is turned off but computer keeps running. I went into recovery console and replaced the boot file and ran a chek disk but nothing i then tried to reinstall windows using the repair option and it copy's the files needed and prepairs setup then restarts and again runs the xp loading site and goes off again after restarting it does the same but after the loading page it says windows is restarting windows instalation and then goes blank again.... what could this be and how can i fix it plz help.... Kin
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: booting problems "GMman" <GMman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:21848917-2CA1-4DEF-9FD8-F37FE5EF6422@microsoft.com... >I am having troubles with my pc at home. I am running windows xp home and >it > wont boot into xp. It start up and starts running the windows loading page > and then just goes blank like screen is turned off but computer keeps > running. I went into recovery console and replaced the boot file and ran a > chek disk but nothing i then tried to reinstall windows using the repair > option and it copy's the files needed and prepairs setup then restarts and > again runs the xp loading site and goes off again after restarting it does > the same but after the loading page it says windows is restarting windows > instalation and then goes blank again.... what could this be and how can i > fix it plz help.... > > Kin You should try safe mode: Press F8 repeatedly during the boot phase, then select Safe Mode. You should also report the recent history of this machine. Things don't usually happen by themselves.
Guest GMman Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: booting problems I have tried everything from safe mode to last know good config. If the problems was to do with windows then why on a repair install would it do the same? "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "GMman" <GMman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:21848917-2CA1-4DEF-9FD8-F37FE5EF6422@microsoft.com... > >I am having troubles with my pc at home. I am running windows xp home and > >it > > wont boot into xp. It start up and starts running the windows loading page > > and then just goes blank like screen is turned off but computer keeps > > running. I went into recovery console and replaced the boot file and ran a > > chek disk but nothing i then tried to reinstall windows using the repair > > option and it copy's the files needed and prepairs setup then restarts and > > again runs the xp loading site and goes off again after restarting it does > > the same but after the loading page it says windows is restarting windows > > instalation and then goes blank again.... what could this be and how can i > > fix it plz help.... > > > > Kin > > You should try safe mode: Press F8 repeatedly during the boot > phase, then select Safe Mode. > > You should also report the recent history of this machine. Things > don't usually happen by themselves. > > >
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: booting problems It appears that certain files are corrupted on your PC that are required both for a normal boot and for the Recovery Console. You may have to go through a Repair installation: Boot the machine with your WinXP CD, then select Repair when prompted. Note that you may lose all your data and EMail files when you do this, unless you have backup copies on a separate medium. "GMman" <GMman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:41F3AEA1-1516-49E7-A48B-61CAF639C450@microsoft.com... >I have tried everything from safe mode to last know good config. If the > problems was to do with windows then why on a repair install would it do > the > same? > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > >> >> "GMman" <GMman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:21848917-2CA1-4DEF-9FD8-F37FE5EF6422@microsoft.com... >> >I am having troubles with my pc at home. I am running windows xp home >> >and >> >it >> > wont boot into xp. It start up and starts running the windows loading >> > page >> > and then just goes blank like screen is turned off but computer keeps >> > running. I went into recovery console and replaced the boot file and >> > ran a >> > chek disk but nothing i then tried to reinstall windows using the >> > repair >> > option and it copy's the files needed and prepairs setup then restarts >> > and >> > again runs the xp loading site and goes off again after restarting it >> > does >> > the same but after the loading page it says windows is restarting >> > windows >> > instalation and then goes blank again.... what could this be and how >> > can i >> > fix it plz help.... >> > >> > Kin >> >> You should try safe mode: Press F8 repeatedly during the boot >> phase, then select Safe Mode. >> >> You should also report the recent history of this machine. Things >> don't usually happen by themselves. >> >> >>
Guest davy Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: booting problems Have you tried going in safe mode and then selecting "The last good configuration that worked". In safe mode you have the bare essentials running..... I'd be looking at corrupt data on the hard drive (which could be due to many reasons) if I couldn't load from safe mode. By trying a different hard drive or trying the hard drive in another computer we can at least get a radar heading by eliminating the mobo and other installed items.... but you just don't know what's going to happen when you shut it down and it's 'Saving your settings'. The hard drive may not have the correct drivers on it, but at least it will prove a point by getting past the Welcome screen or not.... pointing towards mobo or hard drive. The bios thinks the RAM and Graphic card is ok otherwise it wouldn't POST or boot as more commonly known, any problem here the bios would would send an error code. davy
Guest RAFDO Posted August 10, 2007 Posted August 10, 2007 Re: booting problems Hi group, I'm having a similar problem w XP Home after installing drivers & setting up a second monitor. I thought the primary screem was blank when in fact it was "black on black" ??? Sony notebook with 256 mb graphics card. I set up the properties of second monitor, Samsung 245bw, and used it for several days without a problem. Problem started with I went into display properties/ settings/ advanced/ & some ati screen & chose higher display over performance. I was trying to adjust primary display 1920x1200 becasuse it looked smaller & dull compared to my new Samsung. Window screens dragged to the 24" screen looked larger. My prior second monitor was a Viewsonic 1600x1200. Using same resolution monitors was supposed to avoid the enlarged screen when dragged to the second monitor. I hope this provide details someone would need. When I applied new setting, primary screen flickered which was not the usual change settings apply procedure, After rebooting, the secondary monitor was the primary. I reset secondary & primary, checked all refresh rates, resolution, etc. On rebooting, the primary screen was blank & secondary was on but without active desktop, etc. I tried rebooting, etc but screen was always blank, I then noticed the desktop screen if viewed from an upward angle, everything appears black on black. I can't see the mouse, etc. Started in safe mode to last working config. Saw a quick normal color screen before the black on black view. It's impossible to read the screens, small fonts, etc with 1920x1200 gone wild mini. I'm afraid to change settings which started this. The second screen has full color. HELP, I'm from bc (before computer) generation & can't afford to make things worse. Is it possible to copy files from the primary notebook drive via explore connecting usb cable? Do they make cables with usb male on both ends? My usb cable have different plugs for external hard drives, mini usb, etc, but not a single one with usb 2 on both ends. rafdo Is there a name for a black on black screen color I'm describing. Nothing like new ongoing window problems. Now everyone needs to look up at an angle to see if monitors are really blank or "black on black" If this is a new star, do I get to name it? rafdo
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 10, 2007 Posted August 10, 2007 Re: booting problems "RAFDO" <RAFDO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3EB6A2CF-B8C8-4C55-AE0F-FD3FCFF4B030@microsoft.com... > Hi group, I'm having a similar problem w XP Home after installing drivers > & > setting up a second monitor. I thought the primary screem was blank when > in > fact it was "black on black" ??? > > Sony notebook with 256 mb graphics card. I set up the properties of second > monitor, Samsung 245bw, and used it for several days without a problem. > Problem started with I went into display properties/ settings/ advanced/ & > some ati screen & chose higher display over performance. I was trying to > adjust primary display 1920x1200 becasuse it looked smaller & dull > compared > to my new Samsung. Window screens dragged to the 24" screen looked larger. > My > prior second monitor was a Viewsonic 1600x1200. Using same resolution > monitors was supposed to avoid the enlarged screen when dragged to the > second > monitor. > > I hope this provide details someone would need. When I applied new > setting, > primary screen flickered which was not the usual change settings apply > procedure, After rebooting, the secondary monitor was the primary. I reset > secondary & primary, checked all refresh rates, resolution, etc. On > rebooting, the primary screen was blank & secondary was on but without > active > desktop, etc. I tried rebooting, etc but screen was always blank, I then > noticed the desktop screen if viewed from an upward angle, everything > appears > black on black. I can't see the mouse, etc. > > Started in safe mode to last working config. Saw a quick normal color > screen > before the black on black view. It's impossible to read the screens, small > fonts, etc with 1920x1200 gone wild mini. I'm afraid to change settings > which > started this. The second screen has full color. > > HELP, I'm from bc (before computer) generation & can't afford to make > things > worse. > > Is it possible to copy files from the primary notebook drive via explore > connecting usb cable? Do they make cables with usb male on both ends? My > usb > cable have different plugs for external hard drives, mini usb, etc, but > not > a single one with usb 2 on both ends. > rafdo > > Is there a name for a black on black screen color I'm describing. Nothing > like new ongoing window problems. Now everyone needs to look up at an > angle > to see if monitors are really blank or "black on black" If this is a new > star, do I get to name it? > rafdo It's not a good idea to attach your question to someone else's thread, and even less so if that thread is more than three weeks old. Most potential respondents won't see it. Be a man and start your very own thread!
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