Why does my screen go black after the Windows screen when I boot?

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for the laptop guy (and hopefully some others), try restarting, and if u cant get into normal mode, try safe, or VGA mode. if these dont work, connect an external monitor and it should be fine. What you need to do is get to your display settings. im guessing u have a dell and your problem is here http://support.ap.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?dn=1091487&l=en&c=nz&cs=&s=bsd

good luck to you, ill never be at this site again for extra help =O

Dear sir,
after I had downloaded and installed new windows updates on dell desktop, my monitor does not working properly, in other words during the booting session just turn off and goes to power saving mode. I did try to restart pc in safe mode and check and change screen refresh rate to 60 Hz, it did not have that option, the only option was "use automatic setup".
After that I try to restart PC once again in safe mode, this time it was without any success. Next thing I done it was to reconnect my monitor to another notebook. Monitor was working fine until I decided to update the system with suggested automatic updates. guess what, my monitor went to power saving mode soon after (notebook monitor works fine without any visible problem). Please help me to solve this very unusual situation since my daily activities depend a lot on using a computer. Thank you.

I am having the same problems. After i installed the newest drivers for my nVidia video card, it says "windows Logo" something, cancel installation or ignore. i chose "canncel installation". But after my PC restarted, it kept hanging on booting. I went to Safe Mode and uninstalled the video driver. Then, the worst thing happend. The video goes to black after booting, as well as in Safe Mode. I 'am just so screwed.

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I had to reinstall my system on my hp pavillion ze 5500 and now my screen is tiny with a 2 inch black border all around. How do I get a full screen back?

You probably don't have the proper video drivers installed, or don't have the screen resolution set properly. This article covers a similar situation: http://ask-leo.com/why_is_640x480_my_only_resolution_option.html

I tried installting the windows 2003 evaluation version on my laptop and got stuck on the same proble...Windows logo displayed, but after that I only get a black screen... Any News???

Hello... I have a dell inspirion 5000e, the millenium addition, needless to say it's very old. I have no idea what happened to it, but after I turn on my computer it get the XP boot up and then it goes completely black. I tried to hit F8, I tried everything and I get nothing. All I want at this point is to get my information off of my hard drive. I have since purchased a Dell desk top and want to know if there is a way to transfer my laptop hard drive onto my desktop. I desperately want to get my pictures, resume, and other important personal information off of my laptop. Can someone please assist? Thank you! Jessica

Easy, take out hard drive from laptop and put it in a 2.5" Hard Drive Enclosure like this one.

http://www.censuspc.com/2.5-Ultra-Light-Aluminum-Hard-Drive-Enclosure-USB2.0-Smart-Drive-Case-Retail-compatible-PC-or-MAC-PC-pr-2656.html

Connect it to your new pc USB port

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