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Old Oct 24, 2006, 05:01 AM
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Blink cursor
At boot up i get a blinking cursor on the top left on the monitor, i try to press f8 but can't get in to it, i can get into setup. can someone help?

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Old Oct 24, 2006, 05:05 AM   #2  
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Is that ALL you get, the blinking cursor and it just hangs?

What version of Windows is on the PC?
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yes thats it, a blinking cursor, can't get into f8, I have WINXP PRO.
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insert your XP CD and reboot. Then choose the Repair option.
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it could not read the hardrive bad files could not repair, so I had to format it, thanks for your help!!!!
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Well you should have checked with us first, but glad you got it going.
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