Computer Dell Vista goes to a black screen with a cursor blinking while booting

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• HP G72-227 WM won't boot to Windows 7. Goes to a black screen with a cursor.

  My laptop is a little older than a year.  Operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium. When you try to start, F11 to get to Recovery Manager does not work. It's just a black screen with a cursor.  The version of the BIOS F.17. Conducted tests of diagnostics and everything going on.  Lost my boot drive. Borrowed from a friend but it is not going to fix the problem. When you run the Startup Repair tool, it is said that if you have recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or portable music player, remove it and restart your computer.  There is no device connected but it keeps coming back.  System Restore has tried the borrowed boot disk and it does not restore the message gives that an unspecified error occurred during system restore. (0x8000ffff).

  Hello

  If you still have the startup disk that you have borrowed, boot from it again, select repair your computer and choose the command prompt.  When this charge, enter the following commands and press on enter after everyone – including spaces as shown.

  Bootrec.exe

  bcdedit/export C:\BCD_Backup

  c:

  Boot CD

  BCD attrib s h - r

  Ren c:\boot\bcd BCD.old

  Bootrec /RebuildBcd

  Bootrec /fixmbr

  Bootrec /fixboot

  Remove the startup disk and try to restart the laptop.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Everytime I try to log in its just goes to a black screen with the cursor on my laptop Windows 8.

  * Original title: Admin Login

  On my laptop Windows 8, I can't connect to my admin user or even use my administrative password. Whenever I try to open a session in his will just a black screen with the cursor, and when I try to use my password it dims the screen and I can't do anything. Is there anyway that I can fix this?

  I solved the problem by resetting my laptop using the recovery mode.

• Black screen with a cursor active

  I have problems similar to others.  After that I connect to my computer, it goes to a black screen with a cursor active.  After a few minutes my screen saver turns on, but he won't top counter just a black screen?  I tried to start it 5 or 6 times without result. I haven't added new programs (that I know) unless they have been updated automatically.

  What is the problem and the fix... Thank you

  Original title: Steve

  Hello

  See if that helps you.

  Do a Safe Mode system restore to before the problem started.

  http://bertk.MVPs.org/html/restoresysv.html

  How to access Safe Mode

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-start-Windows-in-safe-mode/#Vista

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  If it doesn't, try a startup repair and / or a system restore using a DVD of Vista from Microsoft

  Manufacturers recovery disks normally do not have Service Options; they are normally a relocation to the factory only settings option.

  Here is the guide to repair Options using a Vista DVD from Microsoft.

  If a friend or a work acquantance of yours has one, you can borrow and use it for repairs.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/repair-Windows-with-Windows-Startup-Repair/

  Table of contents

  1. Overview of Windows Vista repair options
  2. How to perform an automatic repair of Windows Vista using Startup Repair
  3. Advanced Tools Overview
  4. Conclusion

  If you do not or can not borrow a Microsoft DVD there is a download of a file ISO of Vista Startup Repair available that you can put on a Bootable floppy to make the above startup repair and that the method is recommended by a large number of posters in these Forums.

  Unfortunately, you have to buy it.

  Here is a link to it:

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2011/Windows-Recovery-discs-updated-reinstated/

  See you soon.

• Why Windows 7 setting would deliver a black screen with the cursor visible before you load the Office?

  I had a very unusual event this morning.  I am running Windows 7 on a desktop computer.  On startup, I reached the login screen and proceeded to connect to my name.  Prior to loading the desktop computer, however, I was in a black screen with the cursor visible.

  1. I am able to load successfully under another user ID.
  2. I am able to boot in safe mode (with networking) using my own code.
  3. I did a system restore with no luck.  The problem persists.
  4. I don't think it's a driver issue because it would affect the two IDS and who does not.
  5. I have a touch screen and the white slider moves even in the place where I touch.  (what works)

  Issues related to the:

  1. what "custom" setting would result in a shift of the display of this type?

  2. If I go to Windows 8, will I have the opportunity to 'reset' my display options?  Or it will automatically upgrade to the wrong setting?

  Thank you.  Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you for your solution.

  The problem turned out to be the result of a combination of events.

  1. I did a change of media display a week ago but never restarted.
  2 MS did the periodic security update that rebooted the machine overnight.
  3. the update may have actually been in the middle of the installation when I got to my machine in the morning.
  4. when the screen has not responded, I restarted manually by pressing the power button.

  Ultimately, I was able to access Task Manager and found several instances of several components running.  When I "force stop" several of them, the office completed and I was in business.

  I still have the wide black border around my 'Live TV' screen in Windows Media Center, but that's another question for another time.

  Once again, thank you for the time spent to help me.

  Best regards

  Steve

• Since then, when I start the computer, it goes through a few stages starting and then ends with a black screen with a cursor flashing at the top.

  I left by mistake a USB in the port when I restarted my computer (Windows 7).

  Since then, when I start the computer, it goes through a few stages starting and then ends with a black screen with a cursor flashing at the top.

  If I press ESC during startup and access the start menu, something marked WED... is highlighted and I press on enter and it starts normally.

  How can I get Windows 7 to do a normal boot without having to access the Boot Menu each time?

  Thank you.

  Tried that, but it did not work.  Finally got and IT guy come and it took him 3 1/2 hours to repair.

  Need a bootable floppy which has then repairs itself.

  Lesson learned.  Have an available for each computer startup disk.

• my laptop turns on and immediately goes to a black screen with a request for password

  my laptop turns on and immediately goes to a black screen with a blue pop up asking you for a password.

  Getting started doesn't let me go to F2 or F11 or F12.

  THE SCREEN STOPS JUST AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS.

  Help!

  I don't know who installed it but I can't use my computer. (I have teenagers, and no one will admit to it)

  Sounds like someone put a hardware/BIOS password on your computer.  You see the Windows logo?  If this isn't the case, then you must know about this, which has put the password and have them removed.  If we cannot help you.

• Black screen with white cursor at the end of the New Installation

  I try to perform a new installation of Windows Vista Home Premium (64 bit) on a Dell Inspiron 1545. The hard drive was completely wiped out and I don't have the original disks (I use a Vista CD from another computer Dell). Installation is proceeding normally up to the phase of "Complete installation" where it crashes for almost an hour and then goes to a black screen with a white cursor.

  I have tried all the following suggestions (found here and on other sites online):

  Reset the BIOS has no effect.

  By pressing SHIFT 5 times has no effect.

  CTRL + Alt + Delete has no effect.

  Rename to the event log file has no effect.

  Remove one of the memory modules if the computer has only 2 GB installed has no effect.

  Running CHKDSK finds no error, and has no effect.

  The attempt to start safe mode causes hang crcdisk.sys.

  Try a normal boot hangs at the screen loading w / loading scroll bar "stuttering".

  Startup Repair runs for hours with no results (I said to cancel after you let it run overnight only to find it still 'work' in the morning)

  Does anyone have suggestions more?

  Thanks in advance! : D

  Dell Media you are currently using may not have drivers appropriate for your PC.

  Contact Dell technical support (have your number of ready service if they ask for it) and ask for the "recovery media" to your specific model number. There may be a small fee involved.

  http://www.Dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/services/en/dsc_home?c=us&l=en

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Windows fails to load. That it recharges on normal startup. Hangs on a black screen with a cursor in repair mode.

  I was in my class and hit the computer on the desk. I turned it and then turn it on again now, this problem occurs. It's a Toshiba, and Toshiba normal screen comes up and takes me to the screen "windows failed to load. When I choose to start windows normally, it hangs on the Green loading bar before you restart thereafter. I have it on the repair of the system right now, but he is suspended on a black screen with a cursor and nothing else.

  Hello

  Since then, he has been the "Crash test" the help of a computer store real (not the leeks and glances at a BestBuy
  or other BigBox stores) or the system manufacturer support is probably needed. The underlying problem is probably
  material and it is doubtful that all the efforts of software will work even if it is remotely possible.

  The problem may come from the damage or corruption of the hard drive for the next message will be directly related to
  This question.

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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://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/326b756b-1601-435e-99D0-1585439470351033.mspx

  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 - bicycle - Mark Twain said it is good.

• Satellite L550 - black screen with mobile cursor on startup

  Hello world

  I have a Win7 of Toshiba Satellite Pro l550-17u with a startup problem, black screen with a cursor, but not going beyond.

  Tried to reset the default values on initial F2 menu configuration
  Tried to boot in safe mode and the safe mode with networking
  I tried Repair computer option
  Tried the restore advanced user
  Tried to load the recovery disk
  Tried to boot the laptop directly from the disc
  Tried to remove the battery, but made no difference

  When I get the white screen with the cursor, I tried a few things mentioned.
  Ctrl + alt + delete to get the Task Manager, but nothing.
  Pushin' Win + R to open the Run dialog box, but it does not work.
  Click on SHIFT 5 times quickly to get ticky key opened to get to the Control Panel, but it did not work for me.

  Last night did not turn on my laptop turned off but when opened I received a message that my system has recovered from a serious error, you click on close and then it turned off my laptop had this problem since.

  Next step i think I can reinstall the memory but don't really want to start taking it to bits.

  I also have a large amount of data I really want out of the hard drive. any suggestions?

  Any help or suggestions much appreciated

  Hello

  To be honest, for me it looks like a Windows problem. Maybe something messed with the registry and Windows can start t more

  I think that you must restore windows recovery disk Toshiba you wrote that you have tried to load the restore disc but what happened after that? Can start the installation of recovery? If so, you should do this.

  Backup, you can do if you buy an external HARD drive enclosure. Remove the HARD drive and install in the case of HARD drive. Now you can connect to another computer.

• black screen with no cursor or available bios

  I have a HP Pavilion dv7 laptop, which seems to agree, but has a black screen with no cursor.  The fan runs for a few seconds and flashing lights show near the top right the keyboad and cap lock button.  I pulled the hard drive and tested ok and tried to move the memory with no luck.  I also tried the trick to reset by turning off the power switch for a minute.  I searched this forum and anywhere on the internet that I could find, and all I could gather was that it is not uncommon, but no one seemed to have an answer.   The cmos battery cause this?  I always have one battery to verify, but it's a different style and I have to order a.  This computer is about two years old and with Vista.

  Never mind! Looks like you got.

• Defective boot to a black screen with white cursor and DDDP errors.

  I have a Pavilion h8-1020, which began to show a black screen with a cursor flashing after the initial splash screen.

  I ran all the options except a complete reset utility mode.  I downloaded the Dell Diagnostics Deployment Package and booted from it.

  I ran the tests and got these errors

  4 c 00:0522 - system Interrupt controller or device has failed

  These all failed

  4600:021E - SMBIOS unidentified LM78A

  4600:021E - Fan1 SMBIOS

  4600:021E - SMBIOS chip fan 2

  I put an old HD and it starts to boot to the operating system while it recharges.  It is further than he gets with the original drive.

  Any thoughts would be appreciated.

  Thanks, BC.

  It's the Dell forum, so why you post questions on a computer HP here?

  The Dell diagnostics probably will work correctly with the HP hardware so that the results are meaningless.

  Ask your questions on the HP forum...

• Satellite A100-906 - black screen with a cursor

  Hi all

  There is a problem with my Satellite A100-906:

  After having lit - Toshiba page appears - that the loading Windows XP page - more than a black screen with a cursor (the touchpad moveable)... and nothing more.

  That's what I tried without success:

  Detach the battery for over an hour
  Start the computer with battery detached
  Change the default BIOS settings
  Start in Safe Mode - the same black screen with 'safe mode' legends in the 4 corners of the screen.

  Please help with this.

  Hello

  According to your message, the screen of the laptop BIOS is visible and also the Windows screen.
  I think that it s not a hardware problem but a software problem.
  Maybe your operating system is confusing until you think about using the Toshiba Recovery disk and to restore the system?
  I mean you already tried the passage without danger and she didn't so in my opinion, the next step should be the new installation of the OS
  Check it out!

• Windows xp black screen with the cursor

  Windows xp black screen with the cursor

  Hello

  You did it changes on the computer before the problem started?
  You are able to start the computer in safe mode?

  If you cannot start the computer in safe mode , and then follow the steps in the article mentioned below.

  Computer stops responding with a black screen when you start Windows XP:
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  Kind regards
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• After a black screen with a cursor, the performed system restore, now cannot open programs, USB drive

  Original title: Windows 7 Home Edition

  Yesterday, my pc only has a black screen with a cursor. I tried to restore on another point but then after starting upwards and put my password, I get the home screen but cannot open any programs. I can't use the USB stick or cd / dvd drive so how should proceed to solve this? I can't put my external modem to make a back up and I really want to fix this without losing all the data on my pc. I can run programs in safe mode and windows installation disc opens in SafeMode as well, however I can't set safe mode.

  Boot from the Windows 7 DVD
  Click Install now
  Accept the license agreement
  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Select the disk partition where you want to install Windows 7 click Next.

  You will receive the following warning:

  The partition you have selected may contain files from a previous Installation of Windows. If so, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Windows.old. You will be able to access the information in Windows.old, but you will be able to use your previous version of Windows.

  (At all costs, do NOT click on anything in Format, deletion or Partition name.) So even do a custom installation, your personal files are still kept. Click OK

  The installation program will now begin installation. During installation, your computer will be restarted several times.

  Once the installation is complete, you can complete the Out of Box experience as the choice of your laptop, create a username, password, your time zone. You can then proceed to download the latest updates for Windows and reinstall your applications and drivers.

  You can then retrieve your personal files from the Windows.old folder and reinstall all of your applications and drivers.

  http://notebooks.com/2010/11/09/how-to-recover-documents-music-and-email-after-upgrading-with-the-Windows-old-folder/