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Comment from Keith Leitch on 2008-11-29

2008-11-29T23:48:12Z

Hi, Leo,

I have a booting issue that doesn't quite fit any discussed above. My computer boots, and boots just fine, but only if I am standing by on a restart to press the F8 key, and then select "Start Windows Normally". If the computer is left to restart on its own, it simply hangs before the splash screen. This is a hassle for a Media PC that needs to be restarted daily.

I am hesitant to use the Recovery Console or other tools, as I have worked hard on my HTPC, and Microsoftware has a reputation for "Taking Over" and "undoing work". I am not sure it would help in my case, anyway.

I'm impressed with many of the answers you have provided. Although I am a "Lurker" until today, I have made use of a number of your insights, and even extended many. I hope you can help.

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Comment from Paul on 2008-11-28

2008-11-28T14:25:47Z

I removed my CD-ROM drive, hoping to clean it up, vacuum the area, etc. that would result in it working better and not be so noisy. I reinstalled it carefully and now Windows XP (home) won't boot past the screen that reads at the bottom: "press F2 to enter Setup Utility". The cursor just flashes below that unless I actually press F2, enter the Setup Utility and then simply press "ESC". Then the computer proceeds to normal startup. What's up?

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Comment from Olu on 2008-11-24

2008-11-24T17:46:19Z

My computer goes to the "sorry for any inconvenience" page,which ever method I choose to start the computer eg safe mode ,with networking etc it goes to the compaq logo screen and then goes right back to the "sorry for any convenience screen".Do you know how i can get this fixedsure the coffees on me!!

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Comment from Dave on 2008-10-14

2008-10-14T20:49:22Z

Look, its simple...I just can not load into safe mode. I try the F8 deal and it hangs and don't load. I try the msconfig deal and its the same thing...it just hangs never making it to my login.

I just need to enter safe mode to do some virus cleaning and other general cleaning.

Can you please help me?

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Comment from aiglet1 on 2008-10-04

2008-10-04T23:27:04Z

help my house got hit by lightning and it gets to serup and load bios then it goes back to the load and setup screen again how can i get it to load the os

After a lightning strike my first guess would be a hardware problem. Take it to a technician for diagnosis.

- Leo
05-Oct-2008

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Comment from jonathon on 2008-09-23

2008-09-23T11:55:01Z

Dear Leo,
My computer goes to the "sorry for any inconvenience" page,which ever method I choose to start the computer eg safe mode ,with networking etc it goes to the compaq logo screen and then goes right back to the "sorry for any convenience screen".I haved a lot of files I dont want to loose ,so do you have any idea how to get the computer running.
sure the coffees on me!!

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Comment from Louis on 2008-09-20

2008-09-20T16:48:43Z

I Have the exact same problem with my Desktop. (Ive had my laptop for 2 years now and now when i try to load it up, itll show the windows xp loading screen then go to a screen where it says sorry for the inconvienence , but windows did not start successfully. it then shows the options to start in safe mode, safe mode with networking, last known good configuration and to start normally. When i select safe mode, it hangs on at a system file and then goes to a blue screen with the error unmountable_boot_volume. the technical information is *** STOP: 0x000000ED (0x82F71E30,0xC0000006,0x00000000,0x00000000). Any help. I dont want to reinstall windows because theres alot of valuable information on the hard drive. What else can i do???) Any ideas?

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Comment from Louis on 2008-09-20

2008-09-20T16:44:27Z

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Comment from Sam on 2008-09-09

2008-09-09T20:55:50Z

Ive had my laptop for 2 years now and now when i try to load it up, itll show the windows xp loading screen then go to a screen where it says sorry for the inconvienence , but windows did not start successfully. it then shows the options to start in safe mode, safe mode with networking, last known good configuration and to start normally. When i select safe mode, it hangs on at a system file and then goes to a blue screen with the error unmountable_boot_volume. the technical information is *** STOP: 0x000000ED (0x82F71E30,0xC0000006,0x00000000,0x00000000). Any help. I dont want to reinstall windows because theres alot of valuable information on the hard drive. What else can i do???

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Comment from Shannon on 2008-08-26

2008-08-27T04:20:35Z

When I try to power up my computer, the monitor shows the ACER logo, the green power light on the hard drive comes on and red light flashes a few times and that's it. It doesn't do anything else. Any ideas?

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Comment from jak on 2008-08-26

2008-08-26T21:15:25Z

my computer goes to the black screen where it ses rmr or somit in the top corner then comes up with options start normally safe mode an safe mode with networking and 2 others iv tried them all an it goes bak to the same screen of options

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Comment from David G. Woodward on 2008-08-26

2008-08-26T18:48:34Z

My computer freezes after working fine through different programs, sometimes within a couple of minutes and at other times after as much a two hours. My only option is to manually turn it off and the then back on again. I'll often get a message "The system has recovered from a serious error," with a list of codes: BCCode :100000ea BCP1844568E8 BCP2 : 84F08420 BCP3 : B1914CB4 BCP4: 00000001 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 2_0 Product : 768-1 and refers to files: C:\DOCUME~1\DAVIDW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER7f67.dir00\Mini082508-02.dmp and C:\DOCUME~1\DAVIDW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER7F67.dir00\sysdata.xml.
What's going on?
David

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Comment from kevin on 2008-08-16

2008-08-16T20:56:30Z

my computer make continuously beeping noise when i turn on it after the bios setup page and it wont boot the window i tried restarting the comp many time and cleaning out all the parts but nothing seem to work.how can i get my comp to work again? thank you

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Comment from Linda Whicker on 2008-08-12

2008-08-13T00:51:49Z

Recently I keep getting a home page, just like the original one, however it alway says "blank page" and then my computer locks up. I can never delete or get rid of this page without rebooting every time. I have ran several anti-virus programs, however it just continues to happen. How can I get rid of this horrible problem.
Thank you!!

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Comment from jay flores on 2008-08-08

2008-08-09T00:48:15Z

I have a the same problem.. I want to reformat may computer after a middle of setup the computer hang up ang say "you have no hard disk, you can not continue your formating pls click f3" . hen after clicking f3 same process againt can't proceed. help me.

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Comment from Ngoc on 2008-08-05

2008-08-05T13:48:49Z

My computer boots up, beep twice then it said a boot file in my C:\Window\system can't be found or it has been corrupted, and it asked me to use the Window XP disc to repair the file. I used the CD which I got from my computer manufactor to restore and repair the system, after that it started up. I turned it off on that day and the next day when I started it up again, it gave me the same message.
I'm really frustrated now. I don't know what wrong with it. Do you have any idea???

Could be so many things. My gut reaction is to suspect the hard drive. I'd be tempted to run SpinRite on it, if you don't mind paying for that.

-Leo

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Comment from arnold on 2008-07-26

2008-07-27T06:01:41Z

i have a proble last weak
My Windows loads but doesn't go any further

can anyone can help me about this problem.. please help...!!!!!!

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Comment from eric on 2008-07-26

2008-07-26T13:03:30Z

Wish I could help but I can't get any myself.
Computer kept freezing, then decided to not even boot.
I had a few instances where there was no reaction at all, no power nothing,then I got power to everything and it would not boot or show bios info
nothing on my screen as well.

I had it in for two days with some techs and they reckon they tested everything and nothing was wrong.

I figure it is a mainboard problem and for sure the bios is stuffed, but how do you fix this if nothing boots?
The dvd drive spins but will not load anything because of the bios problem.
At the moment I have it in pieces and have a new board ordered.
Setup was
Vista 64bit Business Edition
M2N32SLI Vista premium motherboard
8 gig ram (brand new) but problem was there before this purchase.
Gainsward Video Card
2 DVD DRives
WD hard drive
WD 2nd hardrive for storage
2 external 500gig WD drives
1 TB Sata Raid External
Athlon 64bit 6000+ processor
620watt Corsair power supply
Creative Audio card SFX

The new board will be a Gigabyte GA-MA 790FX-DS5

Any comments?

This system is a little over 12 months old, so as far as warranty I have no idea whether the old board is covered.

I am no genious but any help would be appreciated.

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Comment from Sarah on 2008-07-11

2008-07-11T23:13:55Z

I have had my hp laptop (windows xp) for about 2 and half years now. It has only crashed once and i had to completely reinstall windows with a cd. It has been maybe a year since that and the other day I noticed that the same blue screen came up after the windows logo. It said that it was checking for disk corruption. Now the last time this happened, after the blue screen came a black screen with some options u could choose (i do not remember exactly what they were) but with every option that you chose, it would restart the computer and would go back to the same black screen. but in this case once the blue screen disapeared, the windows log-in came up. i successfully logged into windows and ran my norton full system scan and nothing came up. I also made sure to update my norton securtity and i updated the computer with the microsoft update. I am confused because the computer seems fine. Do you think that the computer detected something and was able to fix it?

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Comment from maxie on 2008-07-07

2008-07-07T15:22:41Z

all of a sudden my computer turns off after a few hours of running.i have unplugged the usb and unplugged main power supply. then when i try to push button it feels like its not going all the way then i keep pushing and nothing happens. i turn it on.off then finally it cathches then goes off again this takes approx 15 min then it finally catches and goes to reboot screen with all configuration then it states safe mode. last good mode or normal then it turns off again. the green light is still on the fan isnt running. i try it again and it cathces once it catch it will last approx 2 hrs. i have cleaned it. deleted all unneccessary garbage and i dont know what to do now.

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Comment from duckbert on 2008-06-23

2008-06-24T03:15:53Z

Very good article. I notice I missed hard drive diagnosis on a similar article i've been assembling.

http://www.ryanknell.com.au/docs/computer_wont_boot.html

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Comment from T MULLING on 2008-06-16

2008-06-16T23:28:05Z

same problems as nikki above, besides not being able to find my xp disk what can I do?
I restarted my computer(I am using Windows XP), and now it wont boot at all. I tried booting in safe mood, and every other mood, but nothing works. Help.. please... I dont want to loose any of my work on my computer. If anyone has any ideas, please Help!! I'd appreciate it!!
This is what the screen says:
Windows hardware or software change might have caused this.
Try Last known configuration to revert most recent settings that works.
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Last know good configuration
start windows normally

it will keep restarting itself to this screen... nothing else.. and I tried every mode, but nothing works, keeps going back to this screen

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Comment from Steve on 2008-06-06

2008-06-07T01:25:12Z

Ok, I have an old Compaq Presario that won't boot up Windows XP. When I turn it on, I get the We apoligize for the inconvience, but windows did not successfully A recent hardware or software may have caused this. I can't reboot on safe mode because my keyboard is not fuctioning at all. After it counts down 22 sec it trys to boot up on the Windows XP logo page with the blue curser sliding left to right. Then the screen goes black for like 5 to 10 sec then goes blue for 2 sec and then completely restarts the whole process over again. Any ideas? I tried to use the windows XP recovery disk to recover the console, and again the keyboard does not function and I get no where. I would appreciate any help I can get. Thank you.

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Comment from Muriel on 2008-05-08

2008-05-08T13:48:11Z

I have a 6 month old Toshiba Satellite with Vist that goes to a blank blue screen several times a week. It does it on or off line-no pattern to it.
Is this something I can fix? It will boot after a compete power shut down which is what the salesman told me when I tried to return it. I'm sure this is not doing any thing good for the computer.

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Comment from Leo on 2008-05-03

2008-05-03T22:36:05Z

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Actually that's pretty easy: that kind of temperature
sensitivity is almost guaranteed to be a hardware problem of
some sort. You will need to get your laptop repaired.

Thanks,

Leo

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Comment from loo on 2008-05-03

2008-05-03T08:44:48Z

what if my laptop can boot only in cool temperature but cant boot again after i have been using it for a while (if i restart it). If i wait until it cool down (sometime take hours!) it can reboot again!

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Comment from Jesse on 2008-04-30

2008-04-30T14:57:40Z

my computer crashed,when it was running.after that, it didn't even start(get into Bios or even start processor or SMPS fans!) no prob with HD,it was tested by connecting to another comp.Every peripherals were disconnected and tried to start.no replay.

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Comment from Mike Williams on 2008-03-28

2008-03-29T04:41:55Z

Here's another way when you just need to get in and copy your precious files from a PC that won't boot Windows:
Shut down, remove your bad hard drive and put in another one. Install Windows on the new drive. Shut down and install both hard drives, make the new one the Master and the old one the Slave. (If you don't know what this means, get some help). When you reboot the PC, the new drive will be C: and the old bad drive will be D: or E:, etc. You can then use Windows Explorer to copy files from the bad drive to the new C: drive. If the bad drive is really corrupt (unreadable file segments, etc), you might need a utility that can try to copy your bad files, because Explorer isn't good at this. Just google "copy bad files" and you'll find recommendations, some free.

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Comment from Roque on 2008-03-24

2008-03-24T15:41:24Z

NIKKY, I have the same problem. Did you find out what was wrong with your computer? Please help. I also do not want to lose all my information on mine. THank you.

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Comment from Solomon Mashatole on 2008-03-17

2008-03-17T13:02:30Z

The system booted fine and I used it for a little while. One fine morning it decided not to boot. The screen remains blank and I don't hear the beep when I try to boot the system. Also, once I turn the power on from the front switch I cannot turn it off using that switch. Please help me...i'm stuck with my semester assignments

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Comment from george on 2008-03-15

2008-03-15T14:34:18Z

Interesting... but what do you do if you didn't even get to install an operating system in the first place? I have a somewhat older computer and on startup it just stops even when reading an MSDOS boot disk... so what do I do in that case?

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Comment from Nikki on 2008-03-06

2008-03-06T16:34:18Z

I restarted my computer(I am using Windows XP), and now it wont boot at all. I tried booting in safe mood, and every other mood, but nothing works. Help.. please... I dont want to loose any of my work on my computer. If anyone has any ideas, please Help!! I'd appreciate it!!
This is what the screen says:
Windows hardware or software change might have caused this.
Try Last known configuration to revert most recent settings that works.
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Last know good configuration
start windows normally

it will keep restarting itself to this screen... nothing else.. and I tried every mode, but nothing works, keeps going back to this screen

before I restarted my computer.... my friend had tried to sign on to msn... but I had lost my connection, so I restarted my computer.. and *BAM*.... my computer just wouldn't restart!

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Comment from Matt Mulkey on 2008-02-25

2008-02-25T17:27:17Z

My computer is a Compaq running on XP home edition. It boots up, but remains on the logo screen with no Versions and F button options and remains there? What is wrong?

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Comment from Robert on 2008-02-18

2008-02-18T14:25:19Z

PC boots up no problem, after a few minutes, on or off line, the key board and mouse freeze,
Why?

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Comment from Andrew Hodgson on 2008-02-15

2008-02-15T12:46:03Z

My laptop stopped opening programms and files, I restarted in safe mode and the recommendation that i clean up disc c popped up saying there was no available memory space. after doing this my computer will not start and keeps returning to the safe mode option screen....help!

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Comment from david n. on 2008-02-11

2008-02-12T00:01:19Z

I have an old Compac Pro Desktop running Windows XP Pro. Lately it stalls in the boot up right after the Windows XP logo page. The monitor starts a regular cyclic display of black screen with short burst of light and I can read an "input signal out of range" message if I watch the flashes close enough. I have replaced keyboards, mouse, monitor, even the power cord to no avail. I have seen it boot up properly at a computer repair facility but it still will not boot up at my house. Any clues?

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Comment from Eric G on 2008-02-10

2008-02-10T21:32:53Z

My comp decided it didnt want to work anymore the other day, maybe due to the fact that my dog knocked it off the table (its brand new)..... When i boot the comp nothing happens, the fans kick on, cd drive opens, i can hear the Hard Drive spool up but the screen does nothing and there are no beeps. There is visible damage to the case so I figured it may be a mobo issue (on board video no card). Any ideas to what the issue may be before I get a new mobo. Thanks!!!!

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Comment from Juan on 2008-01-28

2008-01-28T19:11:54Z

I was about to turn off mylaptop but,does not turn off or on. even if I desonected. any advise.
thanks
Juan

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Comment from Andy on 2008-01-13

2008-01-13T22:41:31Z

My PC does nothing when I turn it on - the power light comes on on the tower, the fans kick in, but then.....nothing. Nothing on the monitor, the disc drive doesn't open. Nothing. If I leave it for a length of time - between 1 and 3 hours, it will eventually boot up. Any ideas very gratefully received.

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Comment from Hasan on 2008-01-11

2008-01-12T07:18:38Z

hi there,

i ve got some probs related to my pc. 1st one iz its gettin power and it comes on but after main screen it shows that "THERE IZ NO OS SYSTEM". Okie its not there but then i tried to boot cd of xp and its not going to boot from mine system. will u help me out plz mail me i m waitin. thanx

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Comment from ade on 2008-01-11

2008-01-11T10:14:01Z

LEONE....what you describe sounds like a hard disk failure.

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Comment from Leone on 2008-01-06

2008-01-06T13:43:56Z

I was using my computer, and i rebooted.
When i rebooted it got to the initial gigabyte screen (not the black one with all the stats) and just hangs, eventually it went from that to no power at all and the HD light flashes constantly and i can hear like a ticking noise inside, any suggestions?

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Comment from Trevor on 2007-12-20

2007-12-20T20:25:37Z

I have an acer laptop, and when I turn it on, the drive lights flash, then nothing. The odd thing is that if I unplug it and remove the battery for a number of hours, it'll start with some of my USB ports dead, and the other ones thinking they're 1.1... I believe it's the BIOS, but I'd hate to think it's a hardware failure. Have my worst fears come true?

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Comment from Neville L. Kidd on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T23:55:13Z

I installed additional memory in my gateway computer, el paso motherboard 2513696 (correct & compatible memory), then my computer just refused to bootup. I removed the new memory, reverted to the old memory, changed the memory sticks around, still no boot up. I changed the video card, I reset the BIOS jumper setting. I changed the backup battery (leaving the battery out for 30 minutes) all to no avail - still no boot up. The changes just mentioned were of course not all done at once, I tried each one, one at a time.

Can you help me!

Thanks
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Comment from Neville L. Kidd on 2007-12-18

2007-12-18T23:50:36Z

Can you help me!

Thanks
Neville
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Comment from jamie rogers on 2007-11-25

2007-11-25T10:56:54Z

my desktop has been freezing of late ever since i got my graphics card replaced actually, also i've had a dozen BSOD screens. Then last night i sat to play a game and it froze, nothing new there but when i went to reboot it cuts out before it gets anywhere 1-2 seconds actually the green lights on on my board and it recognises my ethernet cable being plugged into the mobo. Ive heard there is an auto switch off on the PSU but how can i sort out the problem.

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Comment from dan on 2007-11-25

2007-11-25T09:25:55Z

I have a Spirit tower which has an intel celeron processor recently my cd-rw drive stopped working so i took it out,fitted 1 out of an old computer and put an floppy disk drive in aswell,every time i rebooted it it was fine but neither the floppy disk or the new cd-rw drive can be used but the lights and everything are in the right place and then this morning i turned the computer on and usually the first screen it comes to is the spirit screen but this morning it just stayed there PLease Help!

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Comment from Dana on 2007-11-23

2007-11-24T02:10:30Z

Hello. I believe I unintentionally downloaded some spyware or probably a virus. I can now only boot up in safe mode other wise ill get a blue screen and my laptop will just keep rebooting. I cant get online with it either. I'm not sure what to do. I only have spyware and adware remover.

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Comment from Donna on 2007-11-19

2007-11-20T00:39:09Z

I've downloaded a fix for my PC to a flashdrive. The USB port is on my monitor. How do I refer to this usb when booting up instead of booting from a diskette or CD?

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-11-06

2007-11-06T23:31:54Z

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When my machines spend that long at the Dell logo screen on boot up it's
typically because the BIOS is doing an extended memory test. On many BIOS's
there's an option to do a quicker test - perhaps that setting got reverted in
the change?

Leo

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Comment from matt pfershy on 2007-11-06

2007-11-06T18:09:02Z

I have an HP machine that the power supply went bad on. I replaced that and now it is booting up. When it gets to the blue/white HP screen it gets hung there for 30-60 seconds. I thought that it could have been the hadr drive but the IDE test came back fine. The RAM has been reseated. I have tried to change the boot sequence and tried to use a USB external CD drive to reformat the HDD. It will not find it. It just boots into Windows XP after the 30-60 second delay. It used to boot right into windowns. Is there something that I can check on the motherboard that may be causing this issue?

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Comment from Melissa Robertson on 2007-11-01

2007-11-01T13:44:04Z

my computer say something system or hardware changes. therefore wont start up. use safe mode or last know configuration. but when i arrow to any of them it doesnt do anything

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Comment from Devin Montgomery on 2007-10-22

2007-10-23T02:21:42Z

I forgot the PROBLEM! nothing happens, the CPU fan doesn't spin, the HDD doesnt move an inch. thanks again.

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Comment from Devin Montgomery on 2007-10-22

2007-10-23T02:20:16Z

Okay, i have a large problem. lol, I moved my computer (motherboard, HDD, CDROM... etc etc) to a new case, i have everything hooked up correctly, I have the voltage on the back of the PSU correct, and i have checked the outlets, I have run out of ideas.
if you could give me a hand, i would love you forever.
Thanks Cheers, Devin.

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Comment from Ethan Wade on 2007-10-16

2007-10-17T00:19:32Z

My Brother's Desktop computer won't start up. My brother was playing a 3D game when it froze(this computer never frezes but crashing happens often)
after that it just booted till it got to the hardware list screen(the one that you get when you start up)then stoped and the next time I tried to start it up just the fans and a black screen no blinking of the hard drive light or floppy disk drive, how ever the cd-rw drive seems to work fine.
I have checked all the power supply and data cables.
I think it's the mother board or the power supply.
Im not sure what his system is
but it has a 900mh AMD prosser

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Comment from Marco on 2007-10-12

2007-10-12T14:26:25Z

Hi leo i have the same problem, i reformated my pc normal, and even tried the r repair, nothing, when the log on screen cums up it just goes black n keyboard goes off, but wen it starts up it says computer had to shut down because of hardware change. help

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Comment from mugabi ronald busoga university on 2007-10-05

2007-10-05T11:38:13Z

my computer failed to load and boot, i tried to install another operating system but i failed because i do no the procedures to go about it. please could you help.

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Comment from Nicole on 2007-09-26

2007-09-26T23:17:24Z

I was playing a game today when my computer froze, and I had to do a hard shutdown. Now, I can't reboot my computer in anything but safe mode. If I try to do normal or last known working settings it just sits at the windows logo with the little blue bar filling and refilling. I tried system restores, but it hasn't helped. Not sure what to do from this point. Any ideas?

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Comment from Jonathan on 2007-09-21

2007-09-21T12:37:49Z

A continuation from my previous comment : what do I need to do to fix this.

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Comment from Jonathan on 2007-09-17

2007-09-17T18:30:31Z

My computer will turn on but it wont do much of anything else. When I turn it on the fan comes on as usual and the backlight flashes once and thats it... nothing else, no image at all, the keyboard does nothing, my hotkeys don't work either, and too turn of my computer I have to hold the power button way too long,also the harddrive light flashes at first and but that eventually stops too . Here is my computer information:
Manufacturer: Acer
Model Number: Aspire 5100-5033
OS: Vista Home Premium

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Comment from Martin on 2007-08-29

2007-08-29T09:22:42Z

continued.....

the front led light are staying permanently on.

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Comment from Martin on 2007-08-29

2007-08-29T09:21:07Z

Allo mate

Got a problem. Please help!

When I switch on my computer the red and green led lights come on at the front. The fans work and I can here the computer but the monitor remains on standby and the computer won't boot.

I have replaced the graphics card. I have 2 ram strips and I have tried taking out 1 ram strip at a time and even trying the ram in different slots.

The computer is working but the monitor light is flashing green and orange.

Please can u help.

Cheers
Mart :-)

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Comment from Terry on 2007-08-27

2007-08-28T04:04:37Z

Computer won't go into os--hard drive revs ups very fast, and then a msg appears on mntr--check cable...
any ideas? This problem is intermittent as after several power downs I get luck and the darn thing boots up normally. Thanks for your help.

terry

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Comment from lee on 2007-08-27

2007-08-28T02:08:24Z

My unit fell over it won't come on,i have power lights but no picture.Theres no beep only a funny sound when i turn on my computer.Leo what could this be and how can i fix it.

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Comment from Rick Homer on 2007-08-26

2007-08-26T23:21:48Z

Hi Leo, After suffering a mains spike a few weeks ago. The PC would boot up tp the Safe mode option then freeze if anything was selected. So I looked on your site and have followed Charlie White's Article on Windows XP Crashed. I have restarted my PC with the windows boot disk, this has loaded up certain files and taken me to Windows set Up where I should be able to press R to get into Windows Recovery Console. But it won't let me even do that. When I press R the following stop messages come up:

STOP: 0x00000024 (0x001902FA, 0xF80C0DE4, 0xF80C0AE4, 0xF8171082)

and

ntfs.sys - Address F8171082 base at F814E000, DateStamp 3d6de5c1.

Please help as I need my PC and all its data back and I need to complete an editing job on it next week!

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Comment from Pete on 2007-08-26

2007-08-26T20:03:39Z

Im having an booting error and, as far as I know, it's some kind of crash depending on an sudden shut down of my computer, that I made. I kept holding in the start/shutdown button, and it just went down. I believe that it is a shutdown command, and that my computer is programmed to do so when I hold the button down. And now, when I try to boot the computer, I get to the black screen with booting alternatives such as "Start in safe mode", "Start in normal mode", "Start in safe mode with command prompts" etc. When I select one of these and hit enter, the Windows XP loading screen comes up, and when it disappears, the computer reboots. And it don't matter how many times I try, or which one of the options I select, it always gets back to the same black screen. I can acces the BIOS menu and advanced booting options and all that, but no matter which one of the advanced options I choose, I always end up on the black screen with booting options. There is one thing I can do though, that not makes the computer reboot, and that is "Inactivate automatic reboot on system failure" and then I get a blue screen with alot of text and the message: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME. And all I can do from there is to reboot the computer again and go back to the black screen. Any suggestions?

Thank's in advance

Pete

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Comment from FAITH on 2007-08-23

2007-08-23T15:47:53Z

SYSTEM FILE CHECKER CAME UP ON MY COMPUTER, I LET IT RUN TOOK AWHILE, NOW WINDOW XL WILL NOT OPEN MESSAGE SAYS "NTLDR IS MISSING PRESS CTRL ALT DEL I DO THIS AND IT RUNS THEN SITS THERE WITH ALL THESE LETTERS & NUMBERS SOMETIMES IT HAS SOMETHING ABOUT ORPHAN FILES CANT TURN ON MY COMPUTER PAST THIS POINT NO LIGHTS ON KEY BOARD
WHAT DO I DO? HELP

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Comment from Leo A. Notenboom on 2007-08-16

2007-08-17T01:19:56Z

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Hitting your computer is never a good idea and now you know why.

You probably knocked something loose.

If you're technically profficient, you can open the computer and make sure that
all the plugs are seated properly, and that the memory and expansion cards are
all pushed into their slots properly.

If you don't understand that, or it sounds too scary, it's time to take your
machine to a technician.

But stop hitting it.

Leo

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Comment from Mateen on 2007-08-15

2007-08-15T15:47:33Z

hi, im really having a really bad problem with my computer, first of all i'll tell you the details, my computer won't start up property all i hear is the fan and nothing else i don't even hear the beep no more.....i have a clue that might be the cause of this problem...this all started out when i hit my computer accetendy and the computer just froze and stop responding. This happened to me before...i fixed the problem just by hitting it really hard =P and magicly it just started to work again....but now it doesn't work no more....=(
Can Someone plzzz help...meee sorry for the spelling errors im kinda on a rush right now...

Thanks
Mateen

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Comment from Nick on 2007-08-13

2007-08-13T10:37:24Z

When I boot my computer it loads up Xp then a black screen comes up. It will start up in safe mode but will restart after about 30 seconds. Any help would be great.

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Comment from Margaret on 2007-08-07

2007-08-07T21:24:47Z

Received a "Hkey Register Virus error" yesterday now computer freezes at window logo at startup. How can I fix this??

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Comment from 804-skater on 2007-08-07

2007-08-07T18:37:48Z

well if any one has the problem when they start there comp. and hangs on a black screen. u might need to buy a new RAM.....it worked for me

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Comment from cyberfred2002 on 2007-07-22

2007-07-22T19:38:38Z

I am working on some computers for a public library. First off, the library has three compaq Evo Desktops. The power supplies in one of them shorted out and fried the motherboard. So they have an old HP Brio that they were going to replace but now they want to use it. I am trying to put the HDD from the Compaq Evo into the HP Brio so i don't have to change any settings. When i put the HDD in the Brio, the OS wont boot. The computer boots with the old HDD and the HDD i am replacing it with also boots up in a Compaq but wont boot in the Brio. any suggestions?

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Comment from Tonya on 2007-07-20

2007-07-20T21:43:10Z

My computer will not boot properly. I've tried everything. I tried booting it in safe mode, but the blue screen appears. I've tried booting it using the operating system CD and Recover Console but it says there is not a valid path. Every time the blue screen appears it says unmountable boot volume and i cannot get it to go away!! do you know of anything else i can do to get my computer to start?? it would be much appreciated!

thanks,
Tonya

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Comment from Lee Grey on 2007-07-20

2007-07-20T19:47:34Z

My computer turns on, but it will not boot up to Windows Home XP. The keyboard, mouse, and other devices connected to the PC are inoperable when connected to the PC. What, if any, of the above software listed can help?

Thanks
Lee

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