Re: Blue Screen, now computer is messed up

Nathan wrote:

Out of no where, my computer just shuts off, so I turn it back on and
a blue screen appears. It says that it had to shut down windows so
that it doesnt cause any problems.

So i restart my computer and then when i go to log in, my normal log
in screen doesnt appear. It shows a box that says Account Name, and
password. Usually its the normal log in screen with the pictures to
click on to get into an account. So i "log in", and next thing I
notice is the icons on the desktop have a wierd color to them.

Then I notice there is a grey bar covering my taskbar and Start
button. I cant click the start button at all. And when I click the
Windows button on my keyboard, it pops up the start menu but it doesnt
have any icons beside the names. It sort of looks like im in safe
mode, but im not.

And when I right click on My computer, it doesnt show the General,
Computer Name, or Automatic Updates tabs. When I click on the Remote
tab, it doesnt show anything and then the tab just disappears.

Also when I try starting a program like World of Warcraft, or
Ventrillo it says "The application has failed to start becuase the
application configuration in incorrect. Reinstalling the application
may fix this problem."

If any of you guys can solve this problem, I would be in your debt.

It sounds like you have some hardware failure. Unfortunately, it will
not be possible to narrow down exactly what component has failed from
newsgroup postings. Here are some general hardware troubleshooting
steps:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

Testing hardware failures often involves swapping out suspected parts
with known-good parts. If you can't do the testing yourself and/or are
uncomfortable opening your computer, take the machine to a professional
computer repair shop (not your local equivalent of BigStoreUSA).

Malke
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