Will not boot up, stops at black screen white centered cursor

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I would suspect a glitch in the MBR/software, a black screen with a white cursor in the top left, BUT, Try this , when you shut down always unplug, remove battery when you use at home connected to AC. At boot in BIOS, BOOT sequence, change to Boot from HDD first. Also remove DVD's, CD's from the DVD/CD rom drive, if the machine has boot from DVD/CD rom as a default, it will try to read the disk in the drive first, delaying a switch to second HDD boot. This is a general idea in the Boot sequence procedure: http://helpdeskgeek.com/how-to/change-boot-order-xp-vista/

The hard drive has issues, or the window files are corrupt. I suggest a computer repair store to retrieve files and test hardware.

If this is all you see when booting it can be may things. CPU,Motherboard, RAM issues. Are you hearing beeps? if so how many? This will usually tell you what the issue is.

it sounds as though its not seeing the hard drive. Power up and press delete to get into the bios. The hard drive should be seen in the first or second screen. If its not there then you will need a new one and a new installation of windows.

Yes, this sounds like the traditional black screen issue, but it's different! This machine is a Dell Dimension 3000 with XP. System won't boot. After Blue Dell BIOS splash screen with F2 & F12 options, it just goes black. There will ultimately be a white cursor in the upper left hand corner. I can edit BIOS with F2, I can get in to the boot menu with F12, but I can't do anything after that. I can even get in to the Safe Mode menu (F8), but it never boots.

Hello, Try changing the cursor's color with these detailed instructions:

No. Mouse actions Keyboard actions 1 To open the Ease of Access Center, select:

• Start.
• Control Panel.
• Ease of Access.
• Ease of Access Center.

To open the Ease of Access Center, press:

• Windows logo key +U.

2 Under Explore all settings, select:

• Make the mouse easier to use.

Under Explore all settings, select:

• Make the mouse easier to use by pressing TAB, then ENTER.

3 Under Mouse pointers:

• Select a cursor and pointer combination.
• Select Save.

Under Mouse pointers, select a cursor/pointer combination by pressing:

• ALT+R for Regular White
• ALT+U for Regular Black
• ALT+G for Regular Inverting
• ALT+L for Large White
• ALT+B for Large Black
• ALT+I for Large Inverting
• ALT+X for Extra Large White
• ALT+K for Extra Large Black
• ALT+N for Extra Large Inverting

• Select Save by pressing ALT+S.

Hello, doing a "last known good configuration" Works most of the time. Here is how to do it:

1. Make sure your computer is powered down.

2. Turn your computer on and immediately start pressing F8 on your keyboard repeatedly until you see a black screen with white writing that gives you a list of boot options.

3. Use the down arrow on your keyboard to select the Last Known Good Configuration (Advanced) option.

4. Press Enter on your keyboard and cross your fingers.

Good Luck!

to solve your black screen with just cursor
1. disconnect all (external) devices on your netbook 2. remove battery and adapter then press and hold the power button to drain flea power for about a minute 3. put the battery and adapter back in. 4. power on (as soon as you hit power button tap "F8" key) 5. advance boot options>safe mode (after loading still black screen and just cursor: press alt + ctrl + del then access task manager - new task > run > explorer.exe (should bring up your desktop) 6. access system restore under start > accessories > system tools > system restore 7. restore to an earlier time
to solve your re-installation of OS
1. boot to bios by pressing "F2" or "Del" (depending on your manufacturer) 2. once in bios look for restore defaults 3. save and exit 4. boot options under "F12" highlight media drive press enter and continue pressing enter until you see windows loading screen

Its seems its not booting correctly. Just Insert Windows CD and fix the windows. Another solution is to press (I think) F1 or F11 or F12 (depending on the model) when booting the machine. It will take you to recovery mode. Use it to restore the boot section ONLY.