Pete68
Jan 25, 2007, 12:17 AM
Hey all,
Here's the problem...
My laptop completely froze while working on it. Upon rebooting it it showed a DOS screen asking how I wanted to start Windows (safe mode, Normal, previous settings etc). What ever option I picked it returned back to the same screen. Loop de loop :mad: ! I fiddled around with it for a bit to solve the issue but failed hopelessly:( .
Finally decided to format hard disk and reinstall windows xp. So far so good. I have XP running again and it seems to behave normally... Except for 1 thing:
When choosing the Restart option in the shut Down menu the screen goes blank and shows only a blinking cursor. Only a "hard restart" (power off/on) will get me out of this. :confused:
I have a funny feeling something is terribly wrong...
Any suggestions out there?
Thanks,
Pete
Here's the problem...
My laptop completely froze while working on it. Upon rebooting it it showed a DOS screen asking how I wanted to start Windows (safe mode, Normal, previous settings etc). What ever option I picked it returned back to the same screen. Loop de loop :mad: ! I fiddled around with it for a bit to solve the issue but failed hopelessly:( .
Finally decided to format hard disk and reinstall windows xp. So far so good. I have XP running again and it seems to behave normally... Except for 1 thing:
When choosing the Restart option in the shut Down menu the screen goes blank and shows only a blinking cursor. Only a "hard restart" (power off/on) will get me out of this. :confused:
I have a funny feeling something is terribly wrong...
Any suggestions out there?
Thanks,
Pete