I don't know if my problem is a little different. I have a gateway laptop ( it is 450Rog) when I log in OS everything working fine except the LCD is balck and I tried to connect to an external monitor it shows positive.. So please anyone help..!

Hi ! I found my problem may the same .. I did connect to an external monitor and it works fine .. Can u tell me what to do next to avoid black screen on my original LCD monitor..

my is gateway laptop 450rog
running winXP Pro

Hi ! I found my problem may the same .. I did connect to an external monitor and it works fine .. Can u tell me what to do next to avoid black screen on my original LCD monitor..

my is gateway laptop 450rog
running winXP Pro

Hello,

I have an old videocard, a
ATI PN 109-49800-11 ATI 3D Rage Pro Turbo AGP 8MB
and I'm soon getting a new Dell XPS 420 with a Nvidia 8800GT video card. The computer has two video slots. Is it possible to put the old card in to or will it slow the other videocard (or the pc) down?

I have managed to narrow down my problem to the VIA Chipset driver would you believe. If I run my PC with everything installed it works, but when I install the driver it works once or twice but once the PC has been powered off over night say, then black screen. I then have to reinstall everything or system restore as the VIA driver cannot be uninstalled. I'm now heading to the VIA forums.

Windows goes blank after Startup. I've tried almost everything. My issues is somewhat similar. When I "start windows normally" it goes black after the startup windows logo, when i select "last know good configuration" it goes black, when I start safe mode it works as well as all the others. Ive tried manipulating so many things to the point where im ready to send my cpu to a tech, please someone help!

Hi guys,i´m new here....i´ve registered just to try to help who are with the same problem that i´m dealing by mounths(the black screen after windows startup) and i finaly think i solved this.
So,I have a Radeon x1550 and i use the Catalyst Control Center.
On the Display Options i changed the 3D Refresh Rate Override to ->"Same as Desktop" and in the Monitor Properties 1 in the monitor atribute i enabled the "Use extended display Identification Data (EDID) or driver defaults" and changed the "maximumrefresh rate" to 60Hz.
After doing that click in Apply and restart the computer to see if it is works.
For the ones who don´t have an ATI graphic card,try to find some option that allows that some full screen applications operate with the same refresh rate the desktop is using (60Hz).

I hope i´m helping you guys.Sorry for my english(i´m form Brazil,lol)
Cya!

This problem can also be caused by active-sync units, USB-units or other plugged in gadgets. Try to disconnect these if you have any and try again. If it works, then you can plug them in one at a time and retry to see which one that is causing this.
When you find which one - uninstall it and reinstall with the latest drivers etc and hopefully it works as usual again.

Here's my story..

I did a clean XP install, everything worked all good. Then I downloaded Service pack 2, and when I tried to reboot I got the infamous black screen. I hadn't installed any other driver or program other than sp2. Safe mode worked allright. I reinstalled the latest video card drivers (nvidia), rebooted and still the black screen. Back to safe mode, removed the Nvidia drivers, and went to bed (I had been busy with it all night and couldn't keep my eyes open..) So the next day I fire up the computer and voila, no problemo at all. I know it sounds really weird but this is what happened to me.. Right now my computer is still on ever since that one reboot because I'm afraid that, if I reboot again, I'll get the black screen again

Cheers,
Pepe

As I have read on here many people have has the same issue I’ve had I didn't read through the whole post but I know I looked for days with no help or luck. So I started troubleshooting myself and I was able to determine what was the problem with my Windows XP was. I had a registry error and I simply did a scan and bam issue resolved. I used a free program I got from downloads.com and the program is called Abexo. But that’s no the only registry scanner out there. Just be careful some programs will just be ads that scan your computer and say if you want to fix please buy! Abexo free version will scan and allow you to remove error's in the registry. Just be careful to read what you are removing!!!

Hope that little rant was helpful!!! it worked for me and hopefully it will work for you too... good luck!

My God!!, Brad you've saved me alot of time and money, I was even going as far as performing a BIOS recovery. Checking the pin should be the first place to start if youre experiencing the xp startup problem (black screen) on a laptop. Thanks a Million!!!!

Hey guys you seem to no what your doing....i turn on my computer and it turns on but my moniter does not and the way it turns on is wrong as well i press the back button and the whole computer turns on instead of clicking the back switch and then the side button.... can anyone please help me im at a compleat lose

I just had, and subsequently resolved, my issue with the windows black screen at startup.

Before this issue, my comp and XP would load blazingly fast. Then a few days ago I began having to wait a long time for XP to load. My comp would seem to load fine even as XP started to load. I would see the Windowns XP logo, then the blue "Welcome" screen with the startup jingle. But then the screen would go black for two minutes before finally displaying my desktop and continuing with startup. Very frustrating.

After reading a post in this thread about someone whose issue began when they installed Nero, I figured it could be a conflict with the Roxio app I had just installed a few days prior when I bought my blackberry. I had installed the software that allows you to backup info from the PDA device : the "Blackberry Desktop Manager v.4.6" which comes bundled with Roxio Media Manager.

I uninstalled both the BBerry Desktop Manager and Roxio, and the problem is gone.

I hope this helps someone. Cheers.

I'm having a similar issue to most of the people in this thread. My computer around 4 hours ago started having the issue of the screen showing up until I get to the sign-in menu. Then the sound still works and I can even log in (even though I must do it while looking at a black screen). The laptop works when I run it in Safe Mode or VGA mode, but of course it greatly alters my graphics settings.
I didn't download anything today, or do anything differently than normal.

I have a Compaq nc6400
And a ATI X1300 graphics card (I think).
I'm not the best with computers, so I was unsure what to do after I entered in Safe/VGA mode. I couldn't find the site to find updated drivers. I did try updating through windows and I don't think it had anything to update for me. And I tried Rollback Driver, but the laptop still wasn't functioning correctly. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I have the same problem, I start the PC ....boots....windows logo ....and then as it tryes to load desktop, the monitor turns black (not the same black as if the monitor would be turned off - the monitor is having some activity ...I guess). The sounds can be heard...everithing is loading up....sometimes I can hear a realy realy "hard" sound of an error in the background.
The only different thing is that : I enter the safe mode....i press for system recovery....i select a previous date ....system shuts down....restarts ....and everything is ok...untill the next restart....when it does it again....and again...black screen after windows logo....
if someone knows somethin...please let me know...
thank you !

nvidia gettin ahead of themselves. Start in safe mode then reduce your refresh rate to 60 hurtz peace.

a thought nvidia drivers are not loaded , unplug your monitor lead a few times after boot(plug it in again) if that doesnt work get a second monitor and drop the refresh rate there

I have the identical issue as MaverickScot. The black screen issue begins even after a fresh partition/format/reinstall of windows xp. I'm using the newest drivers from the Nvidia site also. Has anyone been able to fix their issue?

jl001300, Welcome to TechSpot. These threads are left for references. They should be locked to prevent new posts. This thread was started 5 years ago and although the black screen may be seen, as operating systems, SP, browser and versions change over the years, so do some of the causes of the problems.

I suggest you start new thread, with you own particular information. Give us as much info as you can. Tell us what you did before the problem started and whether you can do this:

Boot into Safe Mode

• Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard.
• Select the Safe Mode option when the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, and then press ENTER.

If a symptom does not reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and minimum device drivers as possible causes. If a newly added device or a changed driver is causing problems, you can use safe mode to remove the device or reverse the change.

Using Safe Mode to determine a basic source of a problem:The choices:

• Safe Mode: Loads the minimum set of device drivers (serial or PS/2 mouse devices, standard keyboards, hard disks, CD-ROM drives, and standard VGA devices)and system services required to start Windows XP/2000/2003.(Event Log, Plug and Play, remote procedure calls (RPCs), and Logical Disk Manager.) User specific startup programs do not run. This is helpful in determining whether problems are due to specific programs.
  
• Safe Mode with Networking: Includes the services and drivers needed for network connectivity. Safe mode with networking enables logging on to the network, logon scripts, security, and Group Policy settings. Nonessential services and startup programs not related to networking do not run. Helpful if needed but should be used with caution as the security programs don't load in this mode.
  
• Safe Mode with Command Prompt: Starts the computer in safe mode, but displays the command prompt rather than the Windows GUI interface.
  
• Last Known Good Configuration, which starts your computer using the registry information that was saved at the last shutdown.

So by using the different options of Safe Mode, you can sometimes determine what the area of problem is- and isn't.

You can copy this to our new thread if you wish. I think you will get a better response with a thread of your own.

BURADORI: Thanks for the info. when the problem first happened, I looked at the pin, but did not act on it ( *first instinct*- Use the Force! ). I attached an external monitor to my Dell, it worked. So I pulled the pin, and voila, picture on the laptop. Thanks for this reply to post, I may have been searching for days/weeks to fix this problem.

Banshee