my computer wont start up at all!

[Guest]

ok well what happened was my computer was working fine this morning but then
i later today when i got home and tried to get onto my xp laptop it wouldnt
work. i tried everything the book said and replugged it into different plugs
but nothign works. i noticed that when i manually opned the cd drive that it
light up and made loading noises when i put a cd in there but then it did
nothing. has anyone had this problem before? please help

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

Was the laptop powered off when you left it this morning? Make sure the battery is charged, and that you have it plugged properly to electric power source.

Keep Cd out of the drive. When you power it on, do you hear a single beep? do you see anything onscreen?

If nothing works, restart your system again, and right away start tapping (tap & repeat tapping F8 function key).
You'll see a selective bootup menu. Select Safe mode. See if Windows will load properly.

If so, Right Click the My Computer icon on desktop. Select Properties.
Next, select Advanced. Look for a block that says Startup and recovery. Press the settings button.

In System failure section, turn off (un-check) Automatically restart.

Write an event to system log should be Checked (selected).