Windows Does not start up

[Guest]

My monitor stopped working, so I had to turn off my windows XP by cutting off
the power to my computer.

Now my mointor is repaired but when I start up the computer it informs me
that Windows did not start successfully, and also includes some options on
starting it in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, or Safe Mode with
Command Prompt, as well as just to start it in Normal mode.

None of these options work, and when I pick Normal mode it just restarts to
the Windows XP logo, then tells me no signal detected, and then restarts and
goes back to that first page asking me which mode to start in.

What can I do?

Thanks so much,
Sara

 

[Curt Christianson]

Hi Sara,

Sounds frustrating.

Usually when Windows tries to start, and it informs you that "no signal is
detected" it means that your display is trying to display something outside
of its' capabilities.

Try starting Windows in plain old "Safe Mode" and see if you get a display.
If so, it may be kind of ugly. Then you would go into Control
Panel>Display, and play around with the resolutions there, that look best
for your screen. Once you find on , just "Apply" and "OK" your way out of
Display Properties.

See if this helps, and let us know.

--
HTH,
Curt

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| My monitor stopped working, so I had to turn off my windows XP by cutting
off
| the power to my computer.
|
| Now my mointor is repaired but when I start up the computer it informs me
| that Windows did not start successfully, and also includes some options on
| starting it in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, or Safe Mode with
| Command Prompt, as well as just to start it in Normal mode.
|
| None of these options work, and when I pick Normal mode it just restarts
to
| the Windows XP logo, then tells me no signal detected, and then restarts
and
| goes back to that first page asking me which mode to start in.
|
| What can I do?
|
| Thanks so much,
| Sara

 

[Patrick Keenan]

My monitor stopped working, so I had to turn off my windows XP by cutting
off
the power to my computer.

Now my mointor is repaired but when I start up the computer it informs me
that Windows did not start successfully, and also includes some options on
starting it in Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, or Safe Mode with
Command Prompt, as well as just to start it in Normal mode.

None of these options work, and when I pick Normal mode it just restarts
to
the Windows XP logo, then tells me no signal detected, and then restarts
and
goes back to that first page asking me which mode to start in.

What can I do?

Thanks so much,
Sara

One way I have successfuly dealt with problems like this is by deleting the
page file. However, to do this, you sometimes need to attach the hard disk
to another system. You could possibly delete it via the Recovery
Console - I never do this, as I just attach the drive to another system.

It's easy to find this file - it's the huge file in the root directory. If
you have hibernation enabled, you can delete the hibernation file, too. It's
also a large file, often the size of the installed memory.

Then, just put the drive back in your system and restart.


HTH
-pk

 

[Guest]

Hi Curt
Thanks for replying,

Okay, so when I do choose the option of Safe Mode, it does this thing
(pardon my inability to be more technical) when it seems like a whole list of
command prompts pop up, and then after a little while, it just restarts again
and takes me back to the same screen.

 

[Anna]

Hi Curt
Thanks for replying,

Okay, so when I do choose the option of Safe Mode, it does this thing
(pardon my inability to be more technical) when it seems like a whole list
of
command prompts pop up, and then after a little while, it just restarts
again
and takes me back to the same screen.

Sara:
It's really difficult, if not impossible, to tell at this point whether the
problem you're experiencing is due to either a hardware or software issue.

I'm thinking that probably the wisest course of action you could undertake
at this point would be to perform a Repair install of the XP operating
system for which you will need your XP installation CD. Now in order to
undertake this Repair install of the operating system (which I'll tell you a
bit about below) you will need an XP installation CD that is a "full" CD,
not an OEM-branded recovery disk,. Unfortunately many users who have a
OEM-branded PC do not have this "full" XP installation CD and therefore
cannot run the Repair install that I'm going to describe. So it's possible
you may fall into this latter category.

Anyway, assuming you are able to run this Repair install of the OS, the
process of doing so is relatively straightforward and not at all difficult.
It would be roughly akin to making a fresh install of the OS, but in nearly
every case your existing programs & user-created data would be retained.
While it would be a rather rare situation where data would be lost or
corrupted as a result of the Repair install (even if such was unsuccessful),
and as unlikely as it may be, it *could* happen. I mention this because if
there is any data on your HDD that is absolutely crucial to you and which
you could not tolerate its loss, then you should *not* undertake the Repair
install at this point, but rather first attempt to access and copy that data
through other means, for example, by installing the disk in another machine
as a secondary drive.

There are a number of websites that contain step-by-step instructions for
undertaking a Repair install. As I've previously indicated the process is
not at all difficult and not terribly time-consuming. If you do a Google
search on "XP repair install", you'll be pointed to many of these sites.
Here are a few...
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm#RI
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm
http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=138

Assuming the Repair install is successful, you should use your anti-virus
and/or any other anti-malware program that you use to immediately check out
your PC for any virus infestation. Also, you will need to download/install
*all* the MS critical updates since SP2. (I'm assuming that if you do
undertake the Repair install, you will be doing so with a XP CD that
contains SP2). One of the (unavoidable) downsides re undertaking a Repair
install is that it's usually an onerous task to download all the Critical
Updates from MS especially if you're using a dialup phone connection rather
than broadband.

Needless to say, there's no guarantee that the Repair install will be
successful since there may be problems present - hardware or software -
other than a mildly-corrupted OS that a Repair install will generally
correct. But it seems to me that based upon your initial description of the
problem it's certainly worth a try at this point.
Anna

 

[bmcher]

My monitor stopped working, so I had to turn off my windows XP by cutting off
the power to my computer.

Even I too face the same problem, I am not able to fix it up.
Frustrating. Awaiting for solution.
System without starting windows returns with a display CHECK SIGNAL.
I have system is on, but behaving
like as if it shutdown.

why?

regards
bmcher