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    Oct 24, 2006, 06:01 AM
    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?

    Thanks
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    Oct 24, 2006, 06:05 AM
    Is that ALL you get, the blinking cursor and it just hangs?

    What version of Windows is on the PC?
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    Oct 24, 2006, 06:54 AM
    Yes that's it, a blinking cursor, can't get into f8, I have WINXP PRO.
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    Oct 24, 2006, 07:24 AM
    Insert your XP CD and reboot. Then choose the Repair option.
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    Oct 24, 2006, 09:14 AM
    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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    Oct 24, 2006, 10:12 AM
    Well you should have checked with us first, but glad you got it going.
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