Re: XP won't boot at first

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From: Semper (bajan_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 02/11/05


Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:42:11 GMT

Try this:
before attempting to boot the PC
turn on your monitor
then boot
I have had this problem many times
it is not a problem with your power supply.

On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:51:10 -0800, "Bradley"
<Bradley@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hi there,
>My pc is p4:2.4, HD:60GB, ram:750mb.
>WindowsXP Pro won't boot and black screen (not even BIOS) at first when I
>turn on my pc.
>But it's ok and normal when I turn on my pc 2nd time.
>It's all the time and annoying me.
>Please help me.
>Thanks...
>
>Bradley



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