cyndif
June 5th 04, 07:48 PM
i'm trying to help a friend, so i don't have all the
details. but this is what i know-when trying to start her
pc, the computer gets through the logo screen and then,
well, nothing. the next thing is a blank screen with a
blinking underline in the top left-hand corner. cntrl-alt-
del does nothing nor does pressing any other keys. the
only way out is pressing the on-off button. i've tried to
start in safe mode-doesn't work. i've tried to use the
startup disk-same thing happens (blank screen). i tried
removing the non-essential cards-nothing but blank screen.
her story is that this just started to happen out of the
blue; no hardware or software changes. initially, after a
few tries, win98 would kick in. but not anymore. any help
would be appreciated...alot!
details. but this is what i know-when trying to start her
pc, the computer gets through the logo screen and then,
well, nothing. the next thing is a blank screen with a
blinking underline in the top left-hand corner. cntrl-alt-
del does nothing nor does pressing any other keys. the
only way out is pressing the on-off button. i've tried to
start in safe mode-doesn't work. i've tried to use the
startup disk-same thing happens (blank screen). i tried
removing the non-essential cards-nothing but blank screen.
her story is that this just started to happen out of the
blue; no hardware or software changes. initially, after a
few tries, win98 would kick in. but not anymore. any help
would be appreciated...alot!