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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: lstickle33 on February 23, 2008, 07:28:22 AM

Title: computer will only start up in safe mode
Post by: lstickle33 on February 23, 2008, 07:28:22 AM

Okay my computer was running fine last night and this morning when I turned
it on it just sat there with the black mircrosoft sceen and would not open up
the blue screen with users on it. It would also not shut down either. I did
manual turn it off and when the screen came up I opened it in safe mode.
Which it will run on, but I did try and restart it and it froze again on the
black screen.
Anyone have any advice or know whats causing this? And anything I can do to
fix the problem? We just go a new hard drive about a year ago, so I hope
thats not it...
Thanks for any help out there!!!!

Title: Re: computer will only start up in safe mode
Post by: jerryheavyarms on February 23, 2008, 07:59:15 AM

Could you post in your computer's specs. Hardware and software..  Have you installed something?

Title: Re: computer will only start up in safe mode
Post by: lstickle33 on February 23, 2008, 08:12:05 AM

well I am not very computer savy, so I dont quiet now what you mean by specs. Its a dell, new hard drive about 10 months ago. No new programs installed or opened. also no wierd emails either.
windows xp professional, is what I am using currently. I also tried to restore the computer but wont let me in safe mode..
does this help at all?

Title: Re: computer will only start up in safe mode
Post by: jerryheavyarms on February 23, 2008, 09:18:05 AM

Why dont you try repairing your OS. If you have your windows xp cd, try to boot first from cd rom. Insert your xp cd then select the repair option.

Title: Re: computer will only start up in safe mode
Post by: Soviet_Genius on February 23, 2008, 09:32:22 AM

System restore should work in safe mode. What does it do when you try to use it?