Re: Pc just got very ill ... any ideas?
- From: Black Baptist <pray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 03:26:22 GMT
errigal rambled on in microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support:
Try F8 and goto safe mode on startup
> Hi
> Running Windows XP Home.(dell)
> PC about 4 yrs old. It just got very ill last night.
>
> Mon night, my 1 yr free subscription to EzArmor firewall and virus
> scanner expired.
> I enabled the windows xp firewall and then proceeded to download AVG,
> which
> installed fine, ran a full virus check, all ok.
>
> Tue night, downloaded Kerio firewall. Installed ok, said needed to
> reboot to complete install.
> Some apps didnt shut down very gracefully, anyway didnt shutdown
> completely (just blackscreened)
> so did a hard reset and on restart, after the dell.com splashscreen it
> just goes to a blackscreen indefinitely.
>
> I can break out and attempt to start in Last known good mode or safe
> mode, but in either case when
> it goes to the 2nd page, to ask which OS you want to start (just XP in
> my case) hitting enter to start has
> no effect, nor does pressing any other key. That screen just remains.
> Have to hard reset each time to shutdown/restart.
>
> Any ideas what I should try next ?
>
> Thks in advance.
>
>
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