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• My screen goes black and the start menu does not load after start up logo and the only thing on the screen I see is my mouse pointer

  My screen goes black and the start menu does not load after start up logo and the only thing on the screen I see is my mouse pointer

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  You can access Mode safe? Repeatedly press F8 as you start? If yes you can try Control Panel - device
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  on devices and UNINSTALL - REBOOT.

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  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
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  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

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  You can create a recovery disc or use someone even version (to do the system restore there only to)
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  How to create a Vista recovery disk
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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
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  Here are a few Google searches where many have found different solutions:

  Vista black screen - check that a 1st
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  Vista black screen Fix
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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
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  You can use another DVD that are not protected but you will need to copy you have the product key.

  On-site upgrade
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  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
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  How to perform a repair for Vista Installation
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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

  I hope this helps.

  I hope this helps.
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  Thanks for the reply.
   
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  Menu start search does nothing (it is empty) and nor "see more results". Control Panel opens a blank window.

  Computer [also the shortcut on the desktop], music, Documents, etc. also does nothing. The frequently used icons still work, for example Dropbox and Malware Bytes on this machine.
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  Edit:
  I just realized that the empty window of the Control Panel does not close. There will be no X-out and Alt - F4 does not work.

  I ran the Windows Microsoft 'FixIt'. That said he could solve the problem of the research, this raises the problem of research, then he said he solved the problem of searching (and only this problem), but it did not work.

  It seems that my computer was restarted in the night, or possibly to crash and restart. The first time that's happened I assumed it was my antivirus (Webroot) reboot or something similar, because the time was good for that. But now that it's happened a few times, I'm much less sure about. I'm not under what anyone from one day to the next (like the video compression or download).

  
  I haven't restarted, which I really hope will solve this problem. But there are a lot of quirks of windows you set with reboot (as in new versions of Windows)... is not an oddity. This is a pretty big failure. It's not like "Oh, it is not recognizing the printer, I'll restart."

  A successful operating system should not stop the side OS/usefulness of the user interface like this. Even if a reboot "suit", is a major issue.

  I'm an advanced user but not a pro. I did it and the user support, I'm building my own PC, I have owned them for adults 20 years of age and I am a computer science major. Unfortunately, I don't have much experience with advanced Windows troubleshooting, I use usually just Google and a few tried and true solutions to the difficulty of the PC of the user. I never did anything with the Windows log files, and I'm not anywhere near MCSE, obviously.

  Hi JCalton,

  Thanks for posting in the Microsoft Community Forums!
   
  I'm sorry to hear that you are having problems during the search start, Control Panel, start menu and also in the Internet. Surely, I will try my best to solve the problem.
   
  I would like to know more information on the issue, so that we can help you better.
   
  -What is the "Microsoft FIXIT' you have tried to solve this problem?
  -You receive error during the opening or closing of any folder or any application?
  -Did you do changes on the computer before that
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  Method 1:

  Step 1: Place the computer in a clean boot state to check the issue
  Start your computer in safe mode
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode
  If the issue is not persistent, then follow the article to find the cause of the same thing.

   

  Step 2: I also suggest to keep the computer in clean boot mode and check if that helps.

  A clean boot to check if startup item or services to third-party application is causing this issue.
  You can read the following article to configure the computer to boot:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135
  
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  Method 3: Also, I suggest you run the Microsoft FIXIT from the link and if it helps.
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  How to use the System File Checker tool to fix the system files missing or corrupted on Windows Vista or Windows 7?
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833
   
  Hope this information helps.

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  [IMG] http://i50.tinypic.com/16a1emv.jpg [line]
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