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Hi Mak3c
If your Windows computer stalls at a black or white screen at startup, these steps could help get your computer going again.
The frustrating black or white screen problem can happen on windows7 or xp
and it may happen sometimes but not all the time. The black screen might include a blinking cursor, usually in the upper left corner of the screen, or a mouse pointer in the middle of the screen. The computer may or may not start successfully in Safe Mode.
The first thing to check is whether you have a USB flash drive or USB hard drive plugged in, or any type of USB dongle (perhaps for a cordless mouse or keyboard). Disconnect any USB devices other than your wired keyboard and wired mouse. If your computer starts normally, you should be able to reconnect the USB devices after Windows loads.
Try reconnecting each device one by one, restarting each time, to isolate which is causing the problem. This can happen even if you have disabled USB drives as possible boot devices in BIOS. It appears most common in laptops but can happen on many brands of laptops or desktops.
If you've just rebuilt or re-imaged a Windows XP computer and see a blank screen on startup with a blinking cursor, look at the boot.ini file. You can use a rescue disk such as BartPE or a Windows XP installation CD to get to a command prompt and edit boot.ini, which looks something like the following:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
You may need to remove a read-only and/or hidden attribute from boot.ini before you can edit it. To resolve a blank screen on startup with a flashing cursor, try changing partition(2) to partition(1) in both places. If it already says partition(1), change it to partition(2). The blank screen with a blinking cursor generally means that the computer can't find Windows, and the boot.ini file tells the computer where Windows is located.
If you're using a laptop, use the key combo that switches to an external monitor (normally FN+F7 or FN+F8). If this fixes the problem, but only for a short time, you probably have a hardware problem and need to contact a repair technician.
On a desktop computer, check to see if you have two video cards, and make sure that the one you are using is the only one enabled in the BIOS. Some newer computers will not allow you to use the VGA card if a DVI card is also detected, so you may need to remove or disable the DVI card to use a monitor with a standard VGA cable. To use two monitors, you may need two of the same type of card (VGA or DVI) or one video card with two connectors of the same type.I hope it will help you. masud.poyo
If your Windows computer stalls at a black or white screen at startup, these steps could help get your computer going again.
The frustrating black or white screen problem can happen on windows7 or xp
and it may happen sometimes but not all the time. The black screen might include a blinking cursor, usually in the upper left corner of the screen, or a mouse pointer in the middle of the screen. The computer may or may not start successfully in Safe Mode.
The first thing to check is whether you have a USB flash drive or USB hard drive plugged in, or any type of USB dongle (perhaps for a cordless mouse or keyboard). Disconnect any USB devices other than your wired keyboard and wired mouse. If your computer starts normally, you should be able to reconnect the USB devices after Windows loads.
Try reconnecting each device one by one, restarting each time, to isolate which is causing the problem. This can happen even if you have disabled USB drives as possible boot devices in BIOS. It appears most common in laptops but can happen on many brands of laptops or desktops.
If you've just rebuilt or re-imaged a Windows XP computer and see a blank screen on startup with a blinking cursor, look at the boot.ini file. You can use a rescue disk such as BartPE or a Windows XP installation CD to get to a command prompt and edit boot.ini, which looks something like the following:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
You may need to remove a read-only and/or hidden attribute from boot.ini before you can edit it. To resolve a blank screen on startup with a flashing cursor, try changing partition(2) to partition(1) in both places. If it already says partition(1), change it to partition(2). The blank screen with a blinking cursor generally means that the computer can't find Windows, and the boot.ini file tells the computer where Windows is located.
If you're using a laptop, use the key combo that switches to an external monitor (normally FN+F7 or FN+F8). If this fixes the problem, but only for a short time, you probably have a hardware problem and need to contact a repair technician.
On a desktop computer, check to see if you have two video cards, and make sure that the one you are using is the only one enabled in the BIOS. Some newer computers will not allow you to use the VGA card if a DVI card is also detected, so you may need to remove or disable the DVI card to use a monitor with a standard VGA cable. To use two monitors, you may need two of the same type of card (VGA or DVI) or one video card with two connectors of the same type.I hope it will help you. masud.poyo
