Pc Problems
343_guilty_spark
Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Help ?</div> My computer uses XP Home edition first of it was working fine at 11 this morning then i switched it on at 3 it loaded up normally but i had no access to the internet or MSN then when i restarted the comp this page keeps coming up with some options saying there has been a error as Windows didnt shut down normally:
1) Safe mode- Works
2) Safe mode + networking- Doesn't work
3) Last configuration- Doesnt work
4) Start windows normally- Doesnt work
If i choose option 3 or 4 then the screen changes so it shows the windows XP loading screen with the little green bar sliding across, eventually this bar freezes and stops working.
If i choose 2 then the screen is filled with writing then all the lights on the mouse and keyboard switch of and nothing happens.
I can go into safe mod which works fine, i tryed using system restore thing but when it finishes doing all that and comes back to the XP loading screen again the green bar stops moving. Any ideas what i should do?
1) Safe mode- Works
2) Safe mode + networking- Doesn't work
3) Last configuration- Doesnt work
4) Start windows normally- Doesnt work
If i choose option 3 or 4 then the screen changes so it shows the windows XP loading screen with the little green bar sliding across, eventually this bar freezes and stops working.
If i choose 2 then the screen is filled with writing then all the lights on the mouse and keyboard switch of and nothing happens.
I can go into safe mod which works fine, i tryed using system restore thing but when it finishes doing all that and comes back to the XP loading screen again the green bar stops moving. Any ideas what i should do?
Comments
Format?
Also for the PC to stop working between 11-3 something most of gone wrong, a virus? system crash? even installing new software.
Fyi: I do not know alot about computers but when everything fails, a format always works. ;-) (Unless HD is borked)
As for how to fix it, like the others said, use the XP CD to run recovery, if not, reformat...
Is there any other error messages you can provide to figure out the problem or does it say that windows didn't shut down properly? If you manage the disk recovery, then do a scandisk for any bad sectors ASAP just in case. If there are bad sectors, then HOPEFULLY Windows will see them and salvage what information it can from them and label them as useless. That may have been a problem.
But formating of Windows does usually work, and I truthfully would recommend that everyone format their hard drive around once a year. I personally believe that it is a good thing to do because you start with a clean disk, your old information and usually a more stable system and faster. I always noticed with Win2k that if I formated it, it would work really good for a couple of months before slowing down to a more moderate pace. Then it will eventually get really slow.