Windows wont start

[EndOfMyLine]

Hi all

im having problems with my pc when i start it, it says it cant start properly so ive tryed safe mode etc but when i restart it it gets to the windows loading screen but then just goes blank?

can anyone help?

thanks
Paul

[ErnieK]

Paul WELCOME to the PCGUIDE forums

First you will need to supply a wee bit more info.
What operating system? PC specifications?
What was the last thing you did before this occured?
Did you recieve any error message?

[EndOfMyLine]

Hi Its Window Xp. I Was Watching A Dvd Before It Happened And I Didnt Have Any Kind Of Error Message

[Sylvander]

Did you manage to get into Safe Mode, or did you get a black screen when attempting to do that?

Are you certain you saw the Windows loading screen immediately before the black screen?
If not, see Computer stops responding with a black screen when you start Windows XP (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314503/en-us).

[EndOfMyLine]

Yes I Can Start Safe Mode

It Gets To The Window Xp Loading Screen With The Loading Bar

[mjc]

Does it get to the desktop in Safe Mode?

If not, how long do you let it wait at the loading screen before rebooting?

Safe Mode can take several minutes to boot...

[EndOfMyLine]

Yeah I Get To The Desktop In Safe Mode But When I Start It Normaly I Have Waited Up To 10 Mins

[mjc]

Since you can get into Safe Mode, start with running a virus scan. You probably don't have network connectivity on that machine...you can try Safe Mode with Network.

If that works, you should be able to update your virus scanner.

Then, still in Safe Mode, do a Spybot or Ad-Aware scan...followed by a HJT log.

[EndOfMyLine]

Hi I Have Done This But There Is No Change :-(

[mjc]

Can you post the HijackThis log...since it from Safe Mode not everything will be showing, but something malicious might...