System doesn't go further than the Wndows screen
| Streetwise |
 Mar 9 2006, 07:13 AM
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 Le Papillon  Group: Private Member Posts: 1993 Joined: 18-March 04 From: The lowlands Member No.: 12  |
The last couple of weeks the computer of my son doesn't go any further than the Windows XP screen. He can get into the safe mode. I would have normally thought the puter is too light for Windows XP but it has worked very well for a long time. Any trouble-shooting suggestions?
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| Boss429 |
Mar 9 2006, 07:41 AM
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 Buckled Up Group: Private Member Posts: 623 Joined: 18-March 04 From: Canada Member No.: 18 |
Can you pass on any more info? Just hoping to narrow the scope.
Things like: what the machine has on it, regarding spyware protect, and things are downloaded alot to it. SP1/SP2 what was happening last time it worked fine. what has been tried in Safe Mode sorry for the grogily put together list its 3am and i am still working on school work. -------------------- "Scenes change before my eyes
Doesn't matter what I try Close my eyes they disappear Open wide, and they reappear" |
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| Deepone |
Mar 9 2006, 11:11 PM
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The One Deep Down Group: Private Member Posts: 1137 Joined: 12-May 04 From: Masala / Kirkkonummi / Finland Member No.: 101 |
also, if you enable boot-logging what does it say, and if you watch this list that it can show of stuff it loads at boot-time, what is the last driver it gets up - its too late (1am) and i'm high on drugs (heave painkiller's cuz of my hip-pains) so i cant think better than this at the moment tho..
presumed action that broke up the system might also be enlightening, but i would propably start with installing new display drivers on the safe-mode, or trying these "last working" things from the bootmenu. -------------------- This person is best talked to with the help of a computer..
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| Streetwise |
Mar 10 2006, 07:17 AM
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Le Papillon Group: Private Member Posts: 1993 Joined: 18-March 04 From: The lowlands Member No.: 12 |
I figured trouble-shooting was too much of a hassle so I formatted the computer and installed Windows again. Thanks guys.
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| Boss429 |
Mar 13 2006, 06:58 PM
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Buckled Up Group: Private Member Posts: 623 Joined: 18-March 04 From: Canada Member No.: 18 |
GJ SW!
much simplier! -------------------- "Scenes change before my eyes
Doesn't matter what I try Close my eyes they disappear Open wide, and they reappear" |
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| Deepone |
Mar 14 2006, 07:26 AM
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The One Deep Down Group: Private Member Posts: 1137 Joined: 12-May 04 From: Masala / Kirkkonummi / Finland Member No.: 101 |
well, essentially it was the very same i said for my lil bro to do after *I* messed up his comp - never too good idea to be too lazy to reboot while installing new drivers.. and i ended up installing some core-level stuff and also uninstalled something so... :P
in the end think just repairing it via the installation disk was okay tho, and that even kept the old settings intact. which was a surprise since for me it hasnt done that ever.. hehe :) -------------------- This person is best talked to with the help of a computer..
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