When i turn the laptop on it goes straight to the b/w screen for starting up in safe mode, and which ever option i take the laptop goes to a black screen with a bar across the bottom(i think this is the window when vista is supposed to kick in, its a rectangle with 4 or 5 green stripes going along from left to right) as if it is trying to start up but never does.
any help would be much appreciated tia john
When you press F8 repeatedly, you should be given the option of starting up in Safe Mode. And you would want to go to the first option, no networking or any other choices, just go to the basic Safe Mode. Then you should be given the option of going to the last working restore point or continue in Safe Mode, and you should choose the last working restore point.
If you still cannot start in Safe Mode, are there any beep codes you get before it stops and locks?
Also, if you cannot boot up in Safe MOde, have you tried to boot up with a system restore cd? When you bought your laptop, you should be given a Vistas Reinstall cd with your laptop, so if you would find it and get that out, or if you made a restore cd, use the cd to start your laptop. Then try to check for errors and fix the damage.
If the disk is functioning slower than usual after the restore, defrag your laptop.
Give those a try, and if it still doesn't boot up, let me know what error messages you receive. Thanks
sybabe
Posted on Nov 30, 2008
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1. Reboot your computer.
2. Press F8 repeatedly on the very first screen you'll see after turning the system on.
3. Select "Repair Your Computer"
4. Hit Next on the keyboard layout
5. Select your account name and enter password
6. On the Recovery Options, select Startup Repair
If that doesn't resolve the issue:
Repeat steps 1-5 above. Then select System Restore instead. Restore the system back to a date where you think it was working fine.
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If you are running Safe Mode because you cannot get into Windows, you may want to first try
loading the last known good configuration.
To
get into the Windows 2000 / XP Safe mode, as the computer is booting
press and hold your "F8 Key" which should bring up the "Windows Advanced
Options Menu" as shown below. Use your arrow keys to move to "Safe Mode" and press your Enter key.
Note:
With some computers, if you press and hold a key as the computer is
booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of
pressing and holding the "F8 key", tap the "F8 key" continuously until
you get the startup menu.
Trouble Getting into Windows 2000 or Windows XP Safe mode
- If after several attempts you are unable to get into Windows 2000 or
Windows XP Safe Mode as the computer is booting into Windows, turn off
your computer. When the computer is turned on the next time Windows
should notice that the computer did not successfully boot and give you
the Safe Mode screen.
Windows Advanced Options Menu
Please select an option:
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Networking
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Enable Boot Logging
Enable VGA mode
Last Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked)
Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows domain controllers only)
Debugging Mode
Start Windows Normally
Reboot
Return to OS Choices Menu
Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to your choice.
Once
you're done in Safe mode if you want to get back into Normal Windows
restart the computer like you normally would and let it boot normally. Click here to get additional information about getting out of Safe mode.
Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 users
If you are running Safe Mode because you cannot get into Windows, you may want to first try
loading the last known good configuration.
To
get into the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Safe Mode, as the computer is
booting press and hold your "F8 Key" which should bring up the "Windows
Advanced Options Menu" as shown below. Use your arrow keys to move to "Safe Mode" and press your Enter key.
Note:
With some computers if you press and hold a key as the computer is
booting you will get a stuck key message. If this occurs, instead of
pressing and holding the "F8 key", tap the "F8 key" continuously until
you get the startup menu.
Trouble Getting into Safe mode - If after several attempts you are unable to get into Safe Mode as the computer is booting into Windows, turn off your computer. When the computer is turned on the next time Windows should notice that the computer did not successfully boot and give you the Safe Mode screen.
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Clarification for sybabe, the laptop goes straight to the black and white screen where you can access the safe mode option but even if you select the safe mode option or start windows normally option it still wont boot up.mattdowns Clarification im not sure it is my friends laptop but as far as im awre it just happened suddenly. thx arnwulf for your response but when i press f8 repeatedly i dont get an option to repair your computer
sorry ive just noticed on the heading for my problem that its coming up with the model number md40298 this is incorrect the model number is " MD98300"
have you installed any new hardware? or did it just all of a sudden happen?
Do you go into safe mode, I'm confused
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