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Just killed my desktop..please help
AbstractWool
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in Techie Stuff
Hi
To cut a long story short I had no connection to the internet, although it was ok this afternoon. I tried to disable my anti virus then use system restore to see if this would fix it, but all I am getting now when I boot up is a totally black screen with a cursor in the middle.
Tried to start it up with the restore disc in it but it stays the same.
I'm a novice at these things and not sure what to do next. Any help would be great.
To cut a long story short I had no connection to the internet, although it was ok this afternoon. I tried to disable my anti virus then use system restore to see if this would fix it, but all I am getting now when I boot up is a totally black screen with a cursor in the middle.
Tried to start it up with the restore disc in it but it stays the same.
I'm a novice at these things and not sure what to do next. Any help would be great.
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hold down F8 at boot!!
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hold down F8 at boot
Or tap it incessantly until you get a beep........some keyboards don't repeat
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Thanks
Just tried that and clicked repair...said it was all ok. Hit F8 again and successfully did system restore to 2 days ago... but still got the black screen.
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Rebooted and all seems ok now. Thanks for all the help!0
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Well done
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now backup.
and post a hijackthis log and do a malwarebytes scan if you suspect a problem/infection!!
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