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Thread ID: 129674	2013-03-05 21:06:00	Dell Black Screen?	NZHawk (4093)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1331474	2013-03-05 21:06:00	Dell Inspiron Windows 7 HP Boots to a black screen white arrow head - only can boot to safe mode. ?? any suggestions how to get a normal boot?	NZHawk (4093)
1331475	2013-03-05 21:16:00	Might be a corrupt driver, probably the video driver. If you press ctrl-alt-del do you get task manager??	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1331476	2013-03-05 21:59:00	Update, rebooted - it went to windows recovery - did some repair & booted didn't recognize the new graphics card went to device manager - updated the video driver from the cd booted just fine once reboot back to black screen white arrow ctrl+alt+del gets nothing	NZHawk (4093)
1331477	2013-03-05 22:09:00	Could be several things, like corrupted drivers or damaged reg Settings . Check this if you can boot into safe mode - Open regedit, navigate to: HKEY_local machine/software/microsoft/WindowsNT/Currentversion/winlogon . Click on the winlogon folder - on the right hand panel click on shell . The data value should only be explorer . exe If theres anything else apart from explorer . exe, (double click it) open the setting and remove the other values so only explorer . exe remains . Reboot .	wainuitech (129)
1331478	2013-03-05 22:15:00	Is this windows 8 and a Nvidia card?....there is a known issue where windows update on win8 updates the driver and if you install the latest drivers an reboot, the config files point to the older drivers causing the black screen... oops, missed that it was Win7....I would boot to safe, uninstall the driver, reboot, download latest from the web site and install	SolMiester (139)
1331479	2013-03-05 23:35:00	wainuitech: all good as should be in registry	NZHawk (4093)
1331480	2013-03-05 23:52:00	Very high chance its Drivers then as its been suggested . Simply putting in New ones over the top of old sometimes wont work . Download and run Driversweeper (hopefully :) ) a direct link download ( . guru3d . com/index . php?ct=files&action=download&" target="_blank">www . guru3d . com) First run the normal uninstall for the graphics,reboot, then run Driversweeper, select your graphic Drivers, and remove them . Note:If you cant boot normally after running the uninstall do it in safe mode- Then it should boot, THEN install Fresh . The fact that its booting in Safe mode usually indicates faulty Graphics ( but not always) can also be a failing Card .	wainuitech (129)
1331481	2013-03-06 00:36:00	booted to safe mode deleted the driver through device manager rebooted to normal modem deleted AMD Radeon Control Centre & all drivers... ran Drive Sweeper successful rebooted to a black screen white arrow head n/b this is a new graphics card	NZHawk (4093)
1331482	2013-03-06 00:57:00	Try another slot if there's a spare one	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1331483	2013-03-06 01:05:00	Hmmmmmmmm OK try this - Do a Clean boot - Start in safe mode - Click Start, type in msconfig - On the General Tab - Select Selective Startup - Untick Load Startup Items check box. Go to the Services Tab - Down the bottom, tick Hide All Microsoft Services check box. What you should now be left with is a list of programs/Services with unticked check boxes. Click Apply, OK reboot. You can also try booting from a W7 DVD, and select "Repair Your Computer" Choose Start-Up Repair. If it still wont boot normally, restart in safe mode, run chkdsk if you haven't already. If it does Boot OK go back into msconfig, services and retick one at a time, rebooting between ticks, sooner or later one should case it to stop again - thats more then likely the problem driver / program. Is this thing likely to have Malware on it ? Some will change the permissions and wont allow it to start This may help: or not windows-7-boots-to-black-screen-with-cursor (answers.microsoft.com) OR community.spiceworks.com	wainuitech (129)
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