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06-08-2008
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| | Vista laptop has arrow and black screen during boot When I try to boot my Vista laptop, it boots fine until after the green scrolling bar completes. Then, it goes to a black screen, then a darker shade, then a lighter shade of black. Then, an arrow appears. Nothing happens afterward. The screensaver will come on after a while. System restore doesn't fix it. What could I do or what could be the cause? Thanks for any help!!! |
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06-08-2008
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| | Re: Vista laptop has arrow and black screen during boot Hi, Does it do the same thing when you try to enter Safe mode by hitting F8 at boot? -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Vistarocks" <u44134@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:8563610d50fc1@xxxxxx Quote: > When I try to boot my Vista laptop, it boots fine until after the green > scrolling bar completes. Then, it goes to a black screen, then a darker > shade, > then a lighter shade of black. Then, an arrow appears. Nothing happens > afterward. The screensaver will come on after a while. System restore > doesn't > fix it. What could I do or what could be the cause? Thanks for any help!!! > |
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06-08-2008
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| | Re: Vista laptop has arrow and black screen during boot On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:03:29 GMT, "Vistarocks" <u44134@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >When I try to boot my Vista laptop, it boots fine until after the green >scrolling bar completes. Then, it goes to a black screen, then a darker shade, >then a lighter shade of black. Then, an arrow appears. Nothing happens >afterward. The screensaver will come on after a while. System restore doesn't >fix it. |
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06-08-2008
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| | Re: Vista laptop has arrow and black screen during boot You can run System Restore from the Vista DVD if you boot from it! -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "Nonny" wrote: Quote: > On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:03:29 GMT, "Vistarocks" <u44134@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: > >When I try to boot my Vista laptop, it boots fine until after the green > >scrolling bar completes. Then, it goes to a black screen, then a darker shade, > >then a lighter shade of black. Then, an arrow appears. Nothing happens > >afterward. The screensaver will come on after a while. System restore doesn't > >fix it. > How are you running system restore when your screen is black? > |
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06-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista laptop has arrow and black screen during boot On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:58:02 -0700, Mick Murphy <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >You can run System Restore from the Vista DVD if you boot from it! ANY Vista CD? |
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06-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista laptop has arrow and black screen during boot Vista is DVD, not CD! Nah. Has to be a MS disk(OEM or Retail); not an OEM computer manufacturer's crap Recovery disk, with all their crap programs included, and no option other than factory reinstall.. -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "Nonny" wrote: Quote: > On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:58:02 -0700, Mick Murphy > <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: > >You can run System Restore from the Vista DVD if you boot from it! > No sh**? NEAT! > > ANY Vista CD? > |
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06-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista laptop has arrow and black screen during boot Yes, it does. I also try "Last Known Good Configuration" and it does the same thing. Rick Rogers wrote: Quote: >Hi, > >Does it do the same thing when you try to enter Safe mode by hitting F8 at >boot? > Quote: >> When I try to boot my Vista laptop, it boots fine until after the green >> scrolling bar completes. Then, it goes to a black screen, then a darker Quote: >> doesn't >> fix it. What could I do or what could be the cause? Thanks for any help!!! Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums....vista/200806/1 |
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06-09-2008
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| | Re: Vista laptop has arrow and black screen during boot Not necessarily. The first recovery disk for my wife's HP is a slightly modified Windows dvd and works just fine for recovery options. He should at least try it. "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:3B39E291-2BB7-485E-B4B8-D946B1F367A0@xxxxxx Quote: > Vista is DVD, not CD! > > Nah. Has to be a MS disk(OEM or Retail); not an OEM computer > manufacturer's > crap Recovery disk, with all their crap programs included, and no option > other than factory reinstall.. > -- > Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia > > > "Nonny" wrote: > Quote: >> On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:58:02 -0700, Mick Murphy >> <MickMurphy@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >> >You can run System Restore from the Vista DVD if you boot from it! >> No sh**? NEAT! >> >> ANY Vista CD? >> |
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