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  My Dell Inspiron has recently crashed after installing the last "update automatically", and I had to do a full install of Win 7 OS from a disk Dell provided. I had to go as far as deleting all partitions to get the Win 7 OS to install. Once which was completed, I then tried to do a full system restore using my NTI Backup Now EZ 320 on a Toshiba Canvio 2.0. When he is finished with the restoration, I disconnected the HD and restarted my system... as stated. The system has rebooted and returned to the top with a black screen with a blinking cursor. What happened to the EZ installation?

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Hi David

  You will need to contact support for this product.

  Here are a few links.

  NTI - Support - official website:
  http://www.nticorp.com/en/us/support/contact_tech.asp

  NTI FAQ - Official Site:
  http://www.nticorp.com/en/us/CMS/FAQ.aspx

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• Computer will not start with Windows. I get a black screen and a blinking cursor.

  Windows XP Home Edition startup problem

  I have Windows XP Home Edition, but the computer does not start at the top.  I get a black screen and a blinking cursor.  I have an XP installation disc.  I was in the Recovery Console to recover all of the standard tasks, but nothing helped.

  Brand, model and model number of your PC?

  Are you able to get into the BIOS?
  What took place prior to this problem?
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• Satellite L350 - D 215 black screen with blinking cursor

  Satellite L350-D 215 black with cursor flashing screen - it worked fine said he had to restart and that's what happened, I can't in windows allows any single me in bios and Boot Manager.

  I am looking for help to solve this problem. I don't know what went wrong, my warranty runs out on December 26, 2010 so if I can't fix it myself can I have return to toshiba to fix. I'm at a loss as to how to solve this problem, I have no disk for laptop recovery.

  I tried the fix when you remove the battery and press the power button to 30 seconds doesn't not work, also tried leaving a few hours without battery and tried plugging in to power same, toshiba screen and only boot in the bios etc usually let HDD boot in windows only in black screen and blinking cursor.

  Any help much appreciated. I saw the restoration of disks for £9.95 on a Web site for the machine so don't know what to do... totally empty.

  Hello

  I agree with Akuma.
  Blinking cursor means that the Windows OS can not be loaded / booted up.
  You need to reinstall new OS.

  If you have a Microsoft windows CD you can use this disk to reinstall the operating system. The necessary drivers can be downloaded from the Toshiba page.
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• Black screen with blinking cursor! tried everything!

  OK, so this is going to sound familiar.

  I was on my computer when (it seems that windows update force rebooted my system) my computer rebooted in the middle of doing me stuff, got the windows stop screen.  When it restarts I got was a black screen with a blinking cursor.  The only options on the splash screen that works are the program installation, diagnosis and menu start. For some reason, hit F11 to restore the system does nothing and it will pass just to the black screen. Another strange note is that simply type the power button it will stop, I don't need to keep it.

  (1) I went into the bios and restored the default values.

  (2) I called they sent me a microsoft repair disc.

  (3) I tried the Startup Repair, which would have finished enough instantly and tell me that no problem has been detected and if I recently fixed a device, remove and restart. Everything is attached are the mouse/keyboard factory.
  (4) I've tried many system restore points and they all failed. nothing has worked and all generated the error: (0x800700b7)
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  When the pc still doesn't load, I put the repair back disc in and got an error message windows boot files where invalid and had the ability to repair and restart or cancel.  After trying blaze these and try several BCD I built always get the same flashing cursor.

  (6) I reloaded windows on a separate hard drive and scanned all viruses, checked the drive to see if there was even loaded windows (out of curiosity because nothing works)

  (7) so everything is saved, but I have 5 years of programming, I don't want to lose or reload due to the download time.

  Is there anything I can try that will work?

  Windows 7 64 bit

  HP Pavilion AMD phenom processor 4 cores.

  motherboard, power supply, gpu, amd chip, all works with a different hard drive, but I really really really don't want a fresh reload

  Please haaalllppp

  Hello

  Try Rescue Kit Free Edition of Paragon.  Review its main features here.

• Help, please! black screen with blinking cursor...

  my screen said to check the file system on D the type of file system is NTFS volume lable in recovery, one of your disks needs to be checked for consistency.  You can cancel the disk check, but it is strongly recommended that you continue. Window to check the disk, then there a blue screen that says it was shut down to avoid damage and that a crucial thread in the system operation is released or terminated and to check the hardware or software that can be installed properly, then he did a crashdump and completed it. then he went to a black screen with a cursor of Charlotte on top and that's all he does now when I turn on the right after Gateway logo, he goes to this black screen with blinking cursor. What anddo which has happened, I hope or is this a lost cause? Help, please!

  Hello

  No saving necessary data and re-installing Windows Vista might be the best option, but here
  are a few others.

  You can save your files by putting the drive in another computer as a 2nd disk (best) or external
  Drive USB enclosure and then backup to removable media such as CD, DVD or other USB drives.
  Of course a real store of the computer or the manufacturer of your system can help to recover the files.

  Or you can use a boot Ubuntu CD to back up data.

  Use Ubuntu Live CD to backup files from your Windows computer dead
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/use-Ubuntu-Live-CD-to-backup-files-from-your-dead-Windows-computer

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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.

  A method to try to get to the desktop (try in normal Windows Mode without failure) is CTRL +.
  ALT + DELETE - Manager tasks and tab process EXPLORER.exe and COMPLETE the PROCESS on this subject - and then
  on the Applications tab - lower right - new task - type in EXPLORER.exe. Safe mode is available by
  repeatedly tapping F8 as you start. CTRL + SHIFT + ESC also begins the Task Manager.

  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 don't have the disks your
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  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 (making the system restore it)
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  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
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  You can use another DVD that aren't copy protected but you you need to own
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  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
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  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:
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  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

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• Satellite Pro A200 - black screen with a blinking cursor

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• NB200 does not start after the bios - screen black screen with blinking cursor

  Hello

  I was using the laptop as usual when I think there may have been a virus activity - reason I say that is that my anti-virus closed unexpectedly. I couldn't restart programs files.

  I restarted the laptop.

  After the bios menu will I get a blank screen with a blinking cursor - windows does not start.

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  I doubt that it is a virus.
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  If this is not possible, then you will need to reinstall new OS.

  Here you can order a recovery disc:
  http://backupmedia.Toshiba.EU/landing.aspx
  Of course you will need an external USB CD/DVD drive

• Flashing black rectangles on the normal display mode (not full screen)

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