Hello,
I am usually the person which fixes the computers in the house.. and one of them has this problem which I don't know what to do.. First when I turn it on it shows the Windows XP startup and then the computer screen goes black, I tried going on safe mode but it didn't work. and I tried formatting the computer, in which case with a Windows XP CD, but it shows nothing about booting the cd. I don't know what to do I have tried everything and still nothing.
Configuration: Windows XP Firefox 3.0.1
Reply to Patrick
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When it goes black just type in your password and press enter it will log you in and if it does its because someone in your house set the computer to boot on a deffirent screen in which you would have to get to your settings somehow and change then back to start on your regular monitor because i had the same thing when i had my tv hooked to my co mputer and it took me forever to figure it out but once you log in and if you see the windows task bar at the bottem your in luck just right click your desktop and go to properties aqnd then your graphcs card settings or your regular desktop settings and switch it back to the normal monitor and if you dont have the bar like i didnt you will have to play around or just plug your tower to a tv and try to fix it that way
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I have the same problem. I think it didn't shut down all the way last night. It does the preliminary & quickly gives the option for the F12 or F2 options but it doesn't work if you try, it just goes to the blank screen. I have a flashing cursor but it won't allow you to type & does not move. When I try to shut down my computer it's as if it's going to sleep or simply restarting. However, it will if I hold the power button in long enough (It's really pretty long comparatively speaking)
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EVERYONE PAY ATTENTION - HERE IS THE SOLUTION! I have had this problem on 2 diff monitors now. It is not the graphics card, it is the monitor. I have fixed many weird things on computers, and I've never come across anything like this. The answer is: Turn it off, and back on, OVER AND OVER until it stays on. It will eventually stay on, trust me. From that point on, do not turn it off! Else it might not come back on at all next time!!! This happens to some lower-end monitors as they age. The monitor is old, and could possibly have died, but didn't! So be happy it still works, and work with it. Don't spend money on graphics cards, or reloads, or anything else. Just trust me and try this!!!
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Reply to Tommy
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Hello there... i too faced simlar problem.. the solution is after u enter ur password. and then if u get blank or black screen. press ctrl+alt+delete and open the task manager. click on file and click on new task and there type explorer.exe and enter
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If you're suggesting that the solution I posted did not really work for me, or that I am intentionally wasting people's time, you are a retard. Oh, but wait, I already knew that... You don't even know how to spell 'their', you forgot the apostrophe in 'everyone's' and you left the 's' off of 'works'. Welcome to America, now speak English.
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HI GUYS,
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Alright, here is the solution!! I read this on another thread here and was so upset with my Toshiba's black screen (I am a flight attendant and drag this laptop all over the world and back...I thought I broke it while going through security..where, of course they handle everything with tender loving care..lol)
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I have only had my Dell for 6 months and it never goes out of the house, the problem seems to have occurred due to dodgy software. My solution, after several attempts to log on and off without success, was to remove the battery. I started up with it still removed and only working on mains power. This allowed the lap top to get past the log in stage and still have a desktop to look at rather than a black screen. I immediately went to the control panel and completed a system restore. I am still waiting to see if thsi does the trick but will let you all know how it goes. It's worth a try for those of you who still have had no luck.
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Hi to ALL,
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