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Old 08-07-2007   #2 (permalink)
Jon


 
 

Re: Grayed Out Screen (Never received a reply)


"The Cat's Meow" <eclecticats@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:CDAAFC56-B10D-47D7-96AB-B8D19833ADEF@microsoft.com...
>I have been waiting since July 20, for an answer.
> Does anyone know why this happens?
>
> Before I start my new problem, I would like to ask DELL-Bill B to read by
> previous problem
> "Re: XPS 710 Does not always wake up from sleep "
> I answered him thanking him for solving my problems.
> Now for a different problem:
>
> Sometimes when I turn my computer on in the morning, the screen that shows
> Microsoft
> Corporation came up with the Microsoft Corporation name very light that
> you
> could hardly see it. The green/yellow lights that usually crawl across as
> it
> is booting up do not appear and the screen just sits there doing nothing.
> I then turned the machine off.
> When I turned it back on, I get the screen that asks, do you want safe
> mode,
> last good configuration, normal boot, etc.
> I selected last good configuration and that worked.
> Sometimes if that doesn't work, I select normal boot.
> Sometimes normal works and sometimes last good configuration works.
> I never know till I try it. If it doesn't work, it boots up again with the
> grayed name.
>
> Why did this happen?
> Any ideas?
>
>
> --
> eclecticats@verizon.net



Well I can't let you go another post with no reply, so here goes...

Sounds a bit erratic in terms of what works and what doesn't, so I reckon
I'd try a 'chkdsk' on the drive, which may clear up a few problems.

Right-click c: in Computer > Properties > Check Now (under error checking) >
Check the top box only and click the 'ok's for the check on reboot

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Jon


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