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re: Won't Reboot Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 3:48 pm Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) If it's a blinking cursor in the upper left corner of the black screen, before Windows loads, it signifies that WinXP can't load one or more device drivers.   Tried booting into last known good configuration?   If no good, can you boot into safe mode?   Consulted with the system administrator? On Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 3:22 pm, Joe wrote: >My computer (at work) won't reboot. When I turn it on all there is a black screen >with a flashing _. Why is this happening? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Won't Reboot Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 4:08 pm Posted by Joe (3 messages posted) Forgive me here but "tried booting into last known configuration?" what exactly does that mean? I tried booting in safe mode (f8 right?). That brings me to a blue screen where it asks me to install or repair XP, but then it won't let me do either and I eventually have to exit. Thanks for responding. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Won't Reboot Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 4:27 pm Posted by jcw (5124 messages posted) Booting into last known (good) configuration is done much as booting into safe mode. When the Windows Advanced Options Menu appears, you select last known good configuration and press Enter. But if you can't boot into safe mode, I doubt you''ll make into the other. Is that all the blue screen says - install or repair WinXP? Is it a "blue screen of death" with white text on it, including five 10-character hexadecimal numbers? Specifically, what happens (or not) when you try to do an install or repair that you said "it won't let [you] do"? What kind and make of computer? Do you have a full-install CD for XP, or a recovery disk from the computer manufacturer? On Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 4:08 pm, Joe wrote: >Forgive me here but "tried booting into last known configuration?" what exactly >does that mean? I tried booting in safe mode (f8 right?). That brings me to a blue >screen where it asks me to install or repair XP, but then it won't let me do either >and I eventually have to exit. Thanks for responding. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Won't Reboot Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 4:30 pm Posted by Ricer46 (23825 messages posted) It's one of the several options listed when you hit F8. On Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 4:08 pm, Joe wrote: >Forgive me here but "tried booting into last known configuration?" what exactly >does that mean? I tried booting in safe mode (f8 right?). That brings me to a blue >screen where it asks me to install or repair XP, but then it won't let me do either >and I eventually have to exit. Thanks for responding. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Won't Reboot Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 4:36 pm Posted by Joe (3 messages posted) I'm sorry, I should of wrote it down at work. Going from memory... It's not the Blue Scrren of Death, I know that. I belive there were three options, Install XP, repair XP, and I can't remember the other one (I know its hard to help if you don't know what it says). First I tried to Install. It seem to be working then it said it couldn't? read the disk, please insert the disk (which was already inserted. Then I tried repair, and it asked for the Recovery Console? disk. (I'm sorry I'm going from memory here) I do know that windows advance options screen never came up. I've booted into safe mode on Windows 98 and when I press f8 it looks nothing like windows 98 safe mode. i beleive I have a full install CD for XP Again thanks for your help, I wish I had better information. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum