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Thread ID: 102706 2009-08-29 21:33:00 Help XP keeps going to safe mode page forever prefect (6291) Press F1
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805179 2009-08-29 21:33:00 I have pc around 2002 model bought from TM (trader since disabled) its a Cyclone with a Intel Celeron sticker on it. Think from memory its got 512 mb of ram. Sorry dont too much more without pulling the case off. XP is Professional and kosher have cd.

Problem is now on boot up it gets to XP splash page and Intel splash page then goes to a black screen with safe mode and start windows normally page options.
Have tried every option there but it reboots back to same page.
Just a cycle of black screen of death.

PC been running like a trooper for last 3 years its in my kids room and they been downloading games so its probably something my offspring has done..
Any help would be appreciated by my kid who is severely hanging out to play his games.
prefect (6291)
805180 2009-08-29 21:44:00 See if someone's gone into msconfig and ticked /safeboot under the boot.ini tab. If its ticked, untick it. Then reboot Speedy Gonzales (78)
805181 2009-08-29 21:51:00 Thanks for reply Speedy but I cant get out of the black safe mode page to do anything, select any option and it just goes back to same page prefect (6291)
805182 2009-08-29 21:55:00 Type msconfig in run then check. Can you select this? Speedy Gonzales (78)
805183 2009-08-29 21:57:00 No
On boot it just goes to this black page if you leave it says windows starting after a countdown but it just goes back to the same black screen. It will keep doing this forever in a loop if left.
prefect (6291)
805184 2009-08-29 22:04:00 Well reboot and select safe mode / networking. Get teamviewer. I can check it for you from here, if you want. Or get hijackthis and post a log here Speedy Gonzales (78)
805185 2009-08-29 22:07:00 Speedy I cant do anything.
It goes like this:

Turn computer on

It starts booting xp and intel splash pages

Gets to black page with safe mode options

Any option tried the computer reboots back to same black page.

Should I go to Mt Eden computers and get another motherboard?
prefect (6291)
805186 2009-08-29 22:12:00 F8 key stuck down? (Try another keyboard) feersumendjinn (64)
805187 2009-08-29 22:13:00 Did you reboot then press F8?? To select safe mode / networking?

The mobo may not be the prob. You mean Eden computers down the road from me? They dont sell socket 478 mobos now, AFAIK. If that mobo is a socket 478 mobo

Even if you get another mobo, do you have an XP cd?? You may have to reinstall windows on it
Speedy Gonzales (78)
805188 2009-08-29 22:15:00 XP is Professional and kosher have cd.
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feersumendjinn (64)
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