windows xp

[mikosheart]

my pc wont start up in the normal mode it gets to the balck screen with windows xp home edition and a blue bar and doesnt do anything. i have left the pc alone for 10minutse but still nothing. although i can start my pc in all forms of safe mode, any help would be greatly appreciated

much thanks

miko

 

[nismo91]

hi welcome to techspot forums

How about doing a ctrl-alt-delete or ctrl-shift-esc?
then run a new task : explorer

if there's still nothing, can you tell when this thing started?
What is the last application you've just install?

 

[mikosheart]

where should i do the ctrl alt del and ctrl shift esc??
at the loading screen?

the last thing i installed ummm i will try finding out

it worked on sunday then on monday mornin it just wouldnt pass the loading screen

 

[nismo91]

loading screen? i thought it start but theres only frozen blue bar underneath...

the ctrl-alt-del or ctrl-shift-esc are accessible if the blue bar present
what i mean is blue bar below, there's a loading icon in mouse pointer.

 

[mikosheart]

the screen is all balck and it says windows xp home edition and at the botto of tht is a bar with three blue lines continuoslly going through it

thats what it wont go past

 

[nismo91]

oic, so the windows doesnt boot properly...
if you able to go to safe mode, maybe you should check:
press winkey + break , advanced, startup
run : services.msc
run : msconfig


check if there any weird or unfamiliar items there.
theres also a possibility your machine is infected by VISTA
(virus, intruder, spyware, trojan, adware)

 

[mikosheart]

press winkey + break , advanced, startup

how do i do that

 

[nismo91]

right click my computer, advanced tabs > startup and recovery
OR
Winkey in your keyboard and Pause/Break (usually beside scr lock)
while i assume youre using standard keyboard, not a laptop keyboard.