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[LEEnoble]

I changed the settings in msconfig to minimal boot. Now when I boot up the PC I get the Windows XP booting screen then it just goes blank - nothing on the screen. How do I fix this so I can see the screen again?

I'm on a different PC writing this. Thanks.

[rridgely]

Is explorer.exe running? If not try starting it by going in the process manager and going to file>Run(new task)

Or try pressing F5 untill you get to the safe mode screen. See if you can boot to regular safe mode and change the setting.

[LEEnoble]

rridgely, on Dec 18 2005, 09:32 PM, said:

Is explorer.exe running? If not try starting it by going in the process manager and going to file>Run(new task)

Or try pressing F5 untill you get to the safe mode screen. See if you can boot to regular safe mode and change the setting.

The screen is black - can't see anything.

[JohnDemolition]

rridgely, on Dec 18 2005, 12:32 PM, said:

Is explorer.exe running? If not try starting it by going in the process manager and going to file>Run(new task)

Or try pressing F5 untill you get to the safe mode screen. See if you can boot to regular safe mode and change the setting.

i dont understand how explorer.exe would be running since he doesnt get to the Windows Login screen(winlogin.exe calls explorer.exe)

@LEEnoble: try booting into safe mode and change the boot settings back to the way they were.

btw:have you used BootSkin or StyleXP to change your boot screen?

[LEEnoble]

It don't let me get into Safe Mode now or before this problem. Thats how this happened, me trying to find a way into safe mode.

I've not changed the boot skin with any type of program.

[LEEnoble]

I've added the C: drive as a slave drive to this computer to try and get my documents off it before I put it back in my PC and format it. But I get access denied when I try to open my user account on it. Anyone know a way to open it?

[rridgely]

JohnDemolition, on Dec 18 2005, 03:55 PM, said:

i dont understand how explorer.exe would be running since he doesnt get to the Windows Login screen(winlogin.exe calls explorer.exe)

@LEEnoble: try booting into safe mode and change the boot settings back to the way they were.

btw:have you used BootSkin or StyleXP to change your boot screen?

Thats why I asked so he could start it.
Also I already said to try and boot to safe mode.
But I thought he said blank not black.

[LEEnoble]

rridgely, on Dec 18 2005, 10:13 PM, said:

Thats why I asked so he could start it.
Also I already said to try and boot to safe mode.
But I thought he said blank not black.

It's blank & black

[rridgely]

Can you put a boot floppy in it?

[LEEnoble]

rridgely, on Dec 18 2005, 10:30 PM, said:

Can you put a boot floppy in it?

What will that do? I've already tryed my Windows install disk to see if i could repair but didn't do anything.

[rridgely]

LEEnoble, on Dec 18 2005, 04:32 PM, said:

What will that do? I've already tryed my Windows install disk to see if i could repair but didn't do anything.

Same thing I that would have done.

I have no clue whats wrong with your pc. Ill see what I can find.

Edit:

At least with a boot disc you could start system restore through dos.

[LEEnoble]

rridgely, on Dec 18 2005, 10:37 PM, said:

Same thing I that would have done.

I have no clue whats wrong with your pc. Ill see what I can find.

Edit:

At least with a boot disc you could start system restore through dos.

I had system restore turned off anyway.

Think i'll just give up and format, I still have 2nd December's backups on my external disk.

[JohnDemolition]

LEEnoble, on Dec 18 2005, 01:04 PM, said:

It don't let me get into Safe Mode now or before this problem. Thats how this happened, me trying to find a way into safe mode.

I've not changed the boot skin with any type of program.

iirc, you press f1 a lot of times and a menu appears that lets you chose how to boot. you have to do this before the Windows booting screen shows up.

[Tarun]

It's F8 to get to Safe Mode, actually.

F5 does refresh in Windows.

[JohnDemolition]

it's diffrent on some computers. i just guessed it was f1 cause i pressed all the f keys while i was trying to get in safe mode to replace the uxtheme.dll file(didn't work but its fixed).

[hazelnut]

JohnDemolition, on Dec 19 2005, 12:17 AM, said:

it's diffrent on some computers. i just guessed it was f1 cause i pressed all the f keys while i was trying to get in safe mode to replace the uxtheme.dll file(didn't work but its fixed).

If you are trying to help someone with a problem on their computer, it's not really a good idea just to guess the solution.
A good idea would be to admit that it was just a guess.

[Tarun]

JohnDemolition, on Dec 18 2005, 07:17 PM, said:

it's diffrent on some computers. i just guessed it was f1 cause i pressed all the f keys while i was trying to get in safe mode to replace the uxtheme.dll file(didn't work but its fixed).

F1 and Tab generally go into the BIOS setup.

[rridgely]

Tarun 2
John 0

[LEEnoble]

All is OK now, did a successful disk restore from my backup drive, only lost a few emails in the end.