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  Hi jhintense,

  As the virus is running on the computer, we recommend that you first of all allows you to remove the virus from your computer. To do this, you might consider contacting the provider of security software.

  Try these steps and check if your computer starts on the desktop.
  Step 1: Try the last known good configuration
  a. start your computer and press the F8 key continuously to see the menu advanced startup options.
  b. in the menu, select last known good configuration, and press to enter.
  c. see if the system will load very well.

  Step 2: Disable the Floppy drive in the BIOS (Basic input/output system)
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  b. turn off the power or turn off the disk and save the settings.
  c. restart the computer and check if Windows loads very well.

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• Windows Media Player 11. When I click on full screen, the screen becomes white and the sound still works. Some tips on how to fix?

  I can't get Windows Media Player to become full screen.  The screen turns white, but there still audio.  I just upgraded to version 11, but the problem is still there.  Any advice?

  Yes, the video driver is something else. If you are not familiar with the update of your system... it can be better if you ask someone more experienced to help you.

  The following article provides information on how to identify your video card, how to find a new driver and how to install it:

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• Blue screen of death and the message to STOP 0 x 00000019

  I looked at the answers to the questions on the blue screen error stop 0 x 00000019 but nobody seems to not have exactly the same message I receive. I imagine that in the media, the details are specific to each problem. My message is STOP: 0 x 00000019 (0x00000020, 0X84DEBD40, 0X84DEBD58, 0X1A030001) and occurs whenever I try to access my CD/DVD drives. Once I've extracted the disc and turned off I can restart the computer as usual. The message does not seem to be recognized by MS Help lines. Someone at - it ideas please?

  Hello
   
   
   
  1 does when a particular CD is in the drive?
   
  Let us, uninstall and reinstall the DVD/CD drive and check.
   
  Method 1.
  a. Click Start, click Run and then type devmgmt.msc and press ENTER.
  b. in Device Manager, go to the CD/DVD drive and right-click on it.
  c. choose uninstall.
  d. restart the computer and check.
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  Reference:
  How to manage devices in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/283658
   
   
  Method 2.
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  Reference:
  Procedure to view and manage event logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308427
  
  I hope this helps.

  Thank you, and in what concerns:
  Shekhar S - Microsoft technical support.

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• Black screen of death on Vista

  Hi, I'm new to this forum. I am havign a big problem with my vista operating system. I connect and I get a black screen with only the mouse cursor and taskbar oeprational. I don't you items on the desktop and are unable to the period of office. Also, can not access to the records that either photos or documents or anything this either in the drive c. I managed to create another user account and I don't get the black screen. Only the other account. I tried the fix microsoft here and not good. I tried the SHIFT 5 times key trick and ease of access link and disabled windows reporting service error and the calendar. I ran antivrus and use avast in real-time. can anyone here help? I refuse to pay over the phone using Microsoft. again, I have 2 user accounts and one of them gets the black screen of death. The other is fine. It is also a vista 32 bit OS I use. Another thing is the mail and the internet to work in the account of the black screen. As I write this, I have internet and electronic mail. I need the destop back again once my files are there. Hope you can help me.

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  Hi Mamluk,.

  You seem to have answered your own query...

  If a new user account works and one does not, then it is clear that the old user account is damaged.

  You can follow the instructions in the link mentioned to transfer all your files to the new account below.

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• When I was playing the game and my 3D PC show the black screen and the sound of noise.

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• HP Pavilion HPE h8 - 1213c: black screen of death because of the new graphics card (EVGA geforce gtx 960)

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  My computer is a HP Pavilion HPE h8 - 1213c

  The graphics card is an EVGA geforce gtx 960

  If you have both. You can use one or. PIN 8 can be used as a 6 pin as well.

  http://www.EVGA.com/products/ProductList.aspx?type=0 & Family = GeForce + 900 + Series + Family & Chipset = GTX + 960

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• Does anyone has found a fix for the black screen of death on Mass Effect 3 on Xbox 360?

  My game Mass Effect 3 crashed on Xbox 360.  It freezes and becomes a black screen of death just prior to the start menu.  For some reason, is that xbox live associated profile.  It works on any profile other than the one I used and played through all 3 games.  I spent an hour and a half with xbox live support and they could not solve the problem. They also recognized that I'm not the only one with this problem.  We tried to remove and reinstall my profile, I downloaded my profile on the hard drive of my another xbox 360 console without result. We also moved all the parties backed up to the cloud and remove all content of Mass Effect 3, still no luck. They suggested that I come here and try to find answers and start a rallying cry for a patch to fix this problem.  It's extremely frustrating after playing every game Mass Effect 3 thanks to several times that all of my choices and just saved games be erased by a stupid bug in the game.  I have hundreds, if not thousands of hours invested in the series.  I don't want to start over with Mass Effect 1 and play through it again on a new profile.  Who can say this bug won't happen on my new profile anyway?  Please, if anyone else has this post problem here if you have resolved, or simply to add your voice to those who need this fixed a bug.  Thank you.

  Hello

  This forum is supported only for the Windows operating systems (have no idea why they told you to come here), so I suggest you to stay in touch with Xbox support.

  XBOX support:
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• Boots Vista black screen with white cursor and nothing else (Black Screen of Death)

  After a download from Microsoft update last week, my system has rebooted. He first had a screen blue error, rebooted, reported a disk error and automatically run CHKDSK. Since then, the system has started a black with white slider screen and nothing else. This happens at startup options (Normal, safe, safe with the last command good known configuration). Not even sticky keys would come to the top. CTRL-Alt-Delete, Ctrl-Alt-Esc and all other keys has nothing did. Even with a right click.

  I searched all over the web for solutions. I found (and tried) several over the past week, but nothing has worked.

  Here's what I tried...

  F8 held key on boot to the top and entered the startup recovery. Ran of recovery. Initially so found of disk errors. Those fixed. Then he said he could not repair the system and reported two pilot errors.

  Tried system restore. He said that I had no restore points (even if I know that I had before).

  With the help of recovery options, I went to the command prompt. Asked to RegEdit and load the Software hive. Checked the connection entry Windows NT; made sure, it has been set to explorer.exe

  The system, checked RpcSs Key hive. Already the NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService value

  Renamed event connects winevt and not create the Logs folder

  Removed the hard drive. Attached to another system (as slaves), and the registered file permissions. They have screwed everything up. The fixed file permissions and drive put back in original system.

  Œuvres self-retaining keys now. Do not, however, as my sticky keys doesn't have a link to configuration.

  Went back into recovery startup via the F8 key at startup. Now, when I run start recovery, it says that everything is going well and there is no problem.

  I have download the hotfix from article 977675 Microsoft, but I don't know how I can apply it without being able to get into windows. I would like to contact MS e-mail or chat support, but I can't get the product ID without being able to connect (frustrating talk).

  I would like to reinstall OS, but HP does not provide an installation disc with their systems (only a full restore partition). My system is backed up (with the exception of the Windows folder), but I really don't want to have to make a full recovery, as I have a lot of specialized programs and settings that would probably take me a week to re - install and re - set.

  Anyone have any new ideas?

  Hello

  Here's my usual BlackScreen convenience store, because it may be that you haven't tried
  or if you have access you might be able to come back and start some of them.

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  You can access Mode safe? Repeatedly press F8 as you start? If yes you can try Control Panel - device
  Manager - graphics card - Double click on - driver tab - click on UPDATE driver - then right click
  on devices and UNINSTALL - REBOOT.

  Another method to try to get to the desktop (try in normal Windows Mode without failure)
  CTRL + ALT + DELETE and on the tab process EXPLORER.exe and COMPLETE the PROCESS on this subject - then
  on the Applications tab - lower right - new task - type in EXPLORER.exe. Safe mode is reached
  by tapping F8 as you start several times.

  First check this thread in case it is simple and if not to come back to this thread.

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistaprograms/thread/50247d5e-0ae0-446c-A1bd-11287fd1478a

  Black screen problems are extremely difficult to repair and all patch is usually on a base hit or miss.
  That there is no information on a black screen as it is on a blue screen just adds to the
  Difficulty. Often using a restore point or Startup Repair will have no effect. You can try a
  Google to see the proposed repairs, whom some have worked however these cover a wide
  field efforts.

  Here's a video of one of them.

  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&q=black+screen+of+death+Vista&btnG=search&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI=G1

  Here's another fix
  http://blogs.PCMag.com/SecurityWatch/2008/12/the_mysterious_black_screen_of.php

  You have a Vista disk? You can try restoring the system to it. If you do not have your system disks
  manufacturer will sell them at low prices. Or try in safe mode if you can get there.

  How to make a Vista system restore
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html

  You can create a recovery disc or use someone even version (to do the system restore there only to)
  being bootable).

  How to create a Vista recovery disk
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/141820-create-recovery-disc.html

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  These require the correct Vista discs since you can not start safe mode.

  Try the Startup Repair tool-

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or with a Vista disk
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  Try recovery options Startup Repair

  How to do a startup repair
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html

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  Here are a few Google searches where many have found different solutions:

  Vista black screen - check that a 1st
  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&source=HP&q=Vista+black+screen&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI=G10

  Vista black screen Solution
  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&q=Vista+black+screen+solution&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI

  Vista black screen Fix
  http://www.Google.com/search?hl=en&q=Vista+black+screen+fix&AQ=f&OQ=&AQI

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  If necessary and you can access all ordinary Windows.

  You can try an In-Place Upgrade (hopefully save programs and data) or a repair installation (if all goes well
  saves the data, and you need to reinstall the programs). Be sure to do a good backup or three.

  You can use another DVD that are not protected but you will need to copy you have the product key.

  On-site upgrade
  http://vistasupport.MVPs.org/repair_a_vista_installation_using_the_upgrade_option_of_the_vista_dvd.htm

  If nothing works, you can make a repair facility that must save the data but you will need to
  Reinstall the programs. This also requires correct Vista disks especially for OEM versions. You will be
  need to know your product Code.

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or a Vista DVD
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-happened-to-the-recovery-console

  How to perform a repair for Vista Installation
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-Vista.html

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  Another method that works sometimes: at the command prompt, type of Vista startup disk:
  (type in a single line or copy / paste a line at a time and then press enter - type no parenthesis)
  or "BOLD")

  c:

  cd\

  CD c:\Windows\System32\winevt (there is a space between cd and C :)
  
  Ren LogsOLD Logs (there are spaces between ren and newspapers and Logsold)

  RESTART Windows

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• I got the black screen of death & now im getting disk boot failure, insert system disk

  original title: I had the black screen of death & now im getting disk boot failuer, insert the system saying

  I got the black screen of death & now failure boot disk, insert the system disk, which I don't have. Help.

  Hello

  1st thing to try is a restoration of the system in safe mode

  http://www.windowsvistauserguide.com/system_restore.htm

  Windows Vista

  Using the F8 method:

  1. Restart your computer.
  2. When the computer starts, you will see your computer hardware are listed. When you see this information begins to tap theF8 key repeatedly until you are presented with theBoot Options Advanced Windows Vista.
  3. Select the Safe Mode option with the arrow keys.
  4. Then press enter on your keyboard to start mode without failure of Vista.
  5. To start Windows, you'll be a typical logon screen. Connect to your computer and Vista goes into safe mode.
  6. Do whatever tasks you need and when you are done, reboot to return to normal mode.

  If that does not read this information

  the link below is how to download and get a vista disk startup repair, which you can start from the

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  Here's how to use startup repair system restore command prompt, etc. to bleepingcomputers link below

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  to boot from the dvd drive to be able to you will see a way to get into the bios Setup at the bottom of the screen or command menu start

  It would be F2 or delete etc to enter the BIOS or F12 etc. for the start menu

  Change boot order it do dvd drive 1st in the boot order

  http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/change-boot-order-XP-Vista/

  and if all else fails and you need to reinstall vista are the normal methods for computers preinstalled vista portable

  Contact the computer manufacturer and ask them to send vista recovery discs

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  also ask them if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive to get back to the way you bought

  you would normally press F10 or F11 or Alt + F10, 0 at startup to start the recovery process according to the manufacturer

  Ask them of the exact key sequence

• Vista 64-bit Black Screen of Death, with just a mobile available slider, the system does not start in safe mode.

  My system worked properly on 25 April and then something happened and now the machine comes back with "Start menu options" but will not start in one of the listed options, modes result in the same outcome.  System also starts on the Vista CD.

  System begins to boot normally, shows the tracer Green Windows at the bottom of the screen, then the mouse pointer appears and moves but the rest of the screen remains black.

  That's it, that's all what he will do.  I checked the settings of the computer and ran the diagnostic tests available and everything seems to go fine and passes all the tests.

  I worked on my own computers for over 20 years and never been stumped before, but I must say this is a first, and I have no idea what to try to do it now.

  Help or direction is appreciated.

  original title: Vista 64-bit Black Screen of Death, with just a mobile available slider, the system does not start in safe mode.

  See if there is a way to tecover clean your data before doing a restore to conditions of factory that will wipe the drive of all.  You can use Knoppix http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html with a good ISO as Copier: http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm as well as a blank CD (which you will need to do on another computer).  Starting on this disc and lla should give you enough access to the system (if you do not have any other means) to backup your important data.

  So since you seem to have no other alernatives, you can try retoring the original factory computer options. However, if it is a hardware problem as could very well be the case, you can still encounter problems after even this drastic step.  Then you will need to consider in a reputable computer repair shop (NOT Geek Squad or or a any of these big store centers) or maybe even go back to the manufacturer for repair.   Check out several options and compare the costs, quality and guaranteed and then make your best decision.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Windows Vista crashes, I get the 'Blue screen of Death' and I have to restart. Different errors each time it crashes.

  Windows Vista crashes, I get the 'Blue screen of Death' and I have to restart. Different errors each time it crashes. I tried to reinstall vista without success of the problem being fixed

  Hello

  Look in the Event Viewer to see if something is reported on those.
  http://www.computerperformance.co.UK/Vista/vista_event_viewer.htm

  MyEventViewer - free - a simple alternative in the standard Windows Event Viewer.
  TIP - Options - Advanced filter allows you to see a period of time instead of the entire file.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/my_event_viewer.html

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  Also this, so you can see the probable bluescreens.

  Windows Vista restarts automatically if your computer encounters an error that requires him to plant.
  http://www.winvistatips.com/disable-automatic-restart-T84.html

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  Here are a few ways to possibly fix the blue screen issue. If you could give the info from the blue screen that would be
  Help. Such as ITC and 4 others entered at the bottom left. And any other information such as STOP error
  codes and info like IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA and similar messages.

  As examples:

  BCCode: 116
  BCP1: 87BC9510
  BCP2: 8C013D80
  BCP3: 00000000
  BCP4: 00000002

  or in this format:

  Stop: 0 x 00000000 (oxoooooooo oxoooooooo oxoooooooo oxooooooooo)
  Tcpip.sys - address blocking 0 x 0 00000000 000000000 DateStamp 0 x 000000000

  It is an excellent tool for displaying the blue screen error information

  BlueScreenView scans all your minidump files created during "blue screen of death," collisions
  Displays information on all the "crash" of a table - free
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/blue_screen_view.html

  BlueScreens many are caused by old or damaged drivers, video drivers in particular, but there are other causes.

  You can follow these steps in the Safe Mode if necessary or the command prompt Vista DVD or Options of recovery if your
  system installed by the manufacturer.

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or a Vista DVD
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  You can try a system restore to a point before the problem started when one exists.

  How to make a Vista system restore
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html

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  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  The log can give you the answer if there is a corrupted driver. (Says not all possible driver problems).

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.
  How to run the check disk at startup in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

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  Often drivers up-to-date will help, usually video, sound, network card (NIC), WiFi, 3rd party keyboard and
  smile, as well as of other major device drivers.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  How to install a device driver in Vista Device Manager
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-Device-Manager-install-driver.html

  How to disable automatic driver Installation in Windows Vista - drivers
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-Tips/how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-Windows-Vista/
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730606 (WS.10) .aspx

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  How to fix BlueScreen (STOP) errors that cause Windows Vista to shut down or restart unexpectedly
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/958233

  Troubleshooting, STOP error blue screen Vista
  http://www.chicagotech.NET/Vista/vistabluescreen.htm

  Understanding and decoding BSOD (blue screen of death) Messages
  http://www.Taranfx.com/blog/?p=692

  Windows - troubleshooting blue screen errors
  http://KB.wisc.edu/page.php?id=7033

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  In some cases, it may be necessary.

  The Options or Vista recovery disk Startup Repair

  How to do a startup repair
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/91467-startup-repair.html

  This tells you how to access the System Recovery Options and/or a Vista DVD
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  I hope this helps.
  Rob - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• I hope someone can help me. I changed a few settings in the BIOS Setup, and now I have just a black screen. I changed the main boot to the DVD player device. is it possible to reset to original settings?

  I hope someone can help me. I changed a few settings in the BIOS Setup, and now I have just a black screen. I changed the main boot to the DVD player device.  is it possible to reset to original settings?
  I am running Windows XP

  clint341,
  Thanks for posting on the Microsoft Answers forum.  We cannot guide you more precisely by changing the BIOS settings that the BIOS settings are specific to your motherboard.  However, most (if not all) parameters of the BIOS have an option to restore the default BIOS (sometimes called "default opitimized").  It may be an option in the menu that you highlight, then press enter or it can be assigned to an F key and States at the bottom of the screen, press F? for the default settings.  I hope this helps.  If you are still not able to reset, check with the manufacturer of PC for more information about the BIOS. Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
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• We had a power outage in our area, the computer was on and running, got the blue screen of death with the following: __0x000000C2, 0 x 00000043, 0xD6C61000, 0 x 00000000, 0 x 00000000 BAD POOL CALLER

  We had a power outage in our area, the computer was on and running, got the blue screen of death with the following:
  0X000000C2, 0 X 00000043, 0XD6C61000, 0X00000000, 0X00000000 BAD POOL CALLER

  If you have not saved your data and you want to start the computer with Linux Livecd such as Knoppix and copy your data files on an external hard drive. It is a precautionary measure before the step follows because things happens. ;-)

  Then do a repair installation.

  http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

  If the repair installation does not work, test the equipment to ensure that none have been damaged during the blackout and then do a clean install of Windows.

  http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Hardware_Tshoot

  http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean install - how-to
  http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - what you will need at hand

  If all goes well, no equipment was damaged during the shutdown. Consider buying a power supply (battery backup). APC and Belkin are good; for a computer, simply spend about $60. MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Satellite A200 - black screen of death

  Hi all

  I have a Satellite A200 PSAFCA-01K00J model. This model, I bought Harvey Norman in Australia, but I can't find any registration on the web site of current Toshiba or abandoned. This sux because I am looking for any bios updates available to address a recent black screen problem.

  The first time this has happened that I was able to reboot after removing the battery/cut the current to several times before its good. The next day, after an attempted works to install Kaspersky Anti-virus update the same problem... Power disconnected, removed, deleted drums (replacing the cylinder one and then the other to check the faulty ram memory cards) of ram and hard drive and then bled off residual tension with start button. Through this process several times before finally successful. I had to pass by it a few times since after restarts automatic windows updates, etc. I extracted the procedure to manually reset the bios by jumping it, but it's something I want to avoid doing this until I've exhausted all other options.

  Toshiba Satellite A200
  Model - PSAFCA-01K00J
  O/s - Vista
  Hard Drive - 160GB with 50 GB of free space remaining.
  System 32 with proccesors core duo. (intel)
  Bios Version/Date-phoenix Technology Ltd 5.20, 25/10/2007
  SMBIOS Version - 2.4

  Any idea of sourcing on the last correct bios or any other input gratefully appreciate it... :)

  > Black Screen Of Death
  What happen exactly when you start your laptop?

  By the way: I ve checked the download from Toshiba on http://www.mytoshiba.com.au/support/download page and can not find this old model of laptop. I don't understand that Toshiba to THE is some archives for old models like on the page of European support.

  Anyway, I don't think that BIOS is the reason for this behavior.