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Post by hearld500 »

We just got DSL, and my dads computer is booting to a black screen. It's virus related, I know that for sure. How can I get around this?
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Post by navi »

Format C: /s /u
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Post by hearld500 »

Is there a way to run system restore without having XP running?

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http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

Download that and burn it. It includes, among other utilities, a virus scanner.
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Post by spaghetti »

A black screen, or a black screen with an error message on it? You can also try the repair install on the XP installation CD. That way you can at least try to recover some of your documents.
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Post by hearld500 »

Black screen with a mouse. Thats it.
Strangest thing I've ever seen.
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Post by Skynet »

I've had that before. But I don't remember why, or how I fixed it. Rather pointless me posting this :P
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Post by megaman8x »

that happens sometimes when you have a bad format, My pc has a black screen for like 3 mins after windows finish loading, give it time it'll boot
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Post by spaghetti »

hearld: Is Explorer failing to load for some reason? See if you can bring the task manager up? Safe mode, all that good stuff?
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Post by hearld500 »

Problem fixed, did a XP repair.
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