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Hello.
I have reached a dead end on this and could use some help.
For several weeks (during which time I have tried umpteen million different
remedies) I have experienced the same thing: Turn on the computer, it begins
to boot, then I see the fateful screen:
"We apologise for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start
successfully." Then it gives me all those great options- safe mode, safe
mode with networking, last good config, blah blah blah. Doesn't matter which
one I try, they all end up either hanging (which then requires a manual
shutdown, which is never good) or returning to the same darn screen that says
"We apologise..." to start the cycle all over again. Eventually it decides
to boot up properly, but there is no definite pattern to it- sometimes it
boots ok from Safe Mode after a bunch of restarts, sometimes it just randomly
decides to stop stalling and load up in normal mode. It usually takes
between 3 and 6 attempts, but its never the same.
At this point I don't recall any changes I might have made to cause this
problem to start, but there is one thing I have noticed. Each time the
computer is returning to the "Apologise" screen, I get several monitor
prompts saying "Video input- No Signal". Don't know if this is related, but
there you go. I have heard on other forums of video drivers being to blame
for this problem, but I don't even know where to start on that.
I have tried running through several built-in startup troubleshooting
attempts to no avail. I used System Restore but the darn thing has been
happening so long that it doesn't remember a time that is free from this
problem. To add to my difficulties, my computer (IBM Netvista) came with XP
pre-installed, so I don't have one of those lovely CD-ROMs to boot up from...
....and, of course, I'm way over warranty.
This is driving me nuts- any help you can give will be much appreciated!!!!
I have reached a dead end on this and could use some help.
For several weeks (during which time I have tried umpteen million different
remedies) I have experienced the same thing: Turn on the computer, it begins
to boot, then I see the fateful screen:
"We apologise for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start
successfully." Then it gives me all those great options- safe mode, safe
mode with networking, last good config, blah blah blah. Doesn't matter which
one I try, they all end up either hanging (which then requires a manual
shutdown, which is never good) or returning to the same darn screen that says
"We apologise..." to start the cycle all over again. Eventually it decides
to boot up properly, but there is no definite pattern to it- sometimes it
boots ok from Safe Mode after a bunch of restarts, sometimes it just randomly
decides to stop stalling and load up in normal mode. It usually takes
between 3 and 6 attempts, but its never the same.
At this point I don't recall any changes I might have made to cause this
problem to start, but there is one thing I have noticed. Each time the
computer is returning to the "Apologise" screen, I get several monitor
prompts saying "Video input- No Signal". Don't know if this is related, but
there you go. I have heard on other forums of video drivers being to blame
for this problem, but I don't even know where to start on that.
I have tried running through several built-in startup troubleshooting
attempts to no avail. I used System Restore but the darn thing has been
happening so long that it doesn't remember a time that is free from this
problem. To add to my difficulties, my computer (IBM Netvista) came with XP
pre-installed, so I don't have one of those lovely CD-ROMs to boot up from...
....and, of course, I'm way over warranty.
This is driving me nuts- any help you can give will be much appreciated!!!!