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Test Man
Using a Compaq Presario C500 and an idiot mate has somehow managed to
knacker it completely. It has Vista Home Premium on it and they claim to
have shut it down, however when I looked at it when placed on the desk, the
fan was still on and the screen was lit (although black) and a lone cursor
was blinking in the top-left corner. Had to hold the power button to turn it
off and now when I turn it on it only displays the Compaq boot logo, but
nothing else (just black screen with blinking cursor).
I have tried using a Vista DVD to repair, done system restore, used
bootrec.exe to fix MBR and boot sector (although haven't rebuilt the Boot
Configuration Data yet) and even removed and reinsterted memory modules. No
dice, still black screen with cursor blinking after the Compaq logo.
Any ideas how to resurrect this Vista installation? Thanks for all your
tips in advance.
knacker it completely. It has Vista Home Premium on it and they claim to
have shut it down, however when I looked at it when placed on the desk, the
fan was still on and the screen was lit (although black) and a lone cursor
was blinking in the top-left corner. Had to hold the power button to turn it
off and now when I turn it on it only displays the Compaq boot logo, but
nothing else (just black screen with blinking cursor).
I have tried using a Vista DVD to repair, done system restore, used
bootrec.exe to fix MBR and boot sector (although haven't rebuilt the Boot
Configuration Data yet) and even removed and reinsterted memory modules. No
dice, still black screen with cursor blinking after the Compaq logo.
Any ideas how to resurrect this Vista installation? Thanks for all your
tips in advance.