Black Screen
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Black Screen
Ok When I start windows it starts up normal. When it comes time for the desktop to load nothing happens. I can still do Control Alt Delete and everything. The screen just stays black tho. Anything I can do.
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Did this just happen? Were things OK before?
First try:
Boot into Safe Mode options by repeatedly pressing the F8 key after your BIOS/ before XP.
Choose Start Last Known Good Configuration.
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Yeah It just happened. And no the Last good system config didnt work. I had a viris on the computer and i was using the Vundofix from this fourm. When i was putting in the second filepath The thing entered. All I got in was C:\Windows\. The fix started and Hijack This didnt start. I restarted the computer and when it started back up It was like this.
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OK. We can try various things but you may end up having to repair/reinstall XP.
If you can Ctrl/Alt/Delete go to Task Manager then File New Task RUN & type
%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
This is System Restore. See if you can Restore to an earlier date.
Another try here would be to type in:
explorer.exe
& see if the desktop comes up.
Also try Ctrl/Esc to bring up the start menu.
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I have been informed that that Vundofix is apparently very tricky & only should be attempted with a qualified quide.
As mentioned you very well may need to run a Repair Install of XP. Here is a good guide if you have a full system disk:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
If your XP was OEM i.e. pre-installed on your computer you will need to check your manual for System Recovery options.