XP wont go past POST Please Help.

[--Ivan--]

Hi..

Running Xp Windows and not sure what happened to it but when i turn the
computer on its goes through post then everything normal happends i get the
sign where Windows XP is loading and then it goes on to my computer but its
just blank no buttons only a black screen but whats strange i got my curser
which i can move around with the mouse but thats it.. i can leave it for
hours it just stays the same.. tried to put XP cd in it but wont load it
up... After the POST stage wont do anything like Safe mode i cant even get to
that option nothing happends..

i have no idea how to find out what is wrong with it cant even get into the
computer or safe mode or any cd wont load so If you have any sugestion please
help me out i appreciate all your help...


thank you

 

[Mick Murphy]

To load the XP CD, right at startup, hit F1, F2, or Delete Key to go into
BIOS/Setup.
The right key will be noted at the bottom of the screen at startup.
Or, it might say F12 for Boot Menu.

Once there, change your CD/DVD drive to be 1st in the boot Order, insert XP
disk, reboot, etc.

 

[sgopus]

How about telling him, why he would want to boot to the XP CD!

One possible reason, your current install is corrupt and may need a repair
install.
Boot to the CD, select install, at the second menu, Where it detects your
current install of windows, select to repair your current install, Please
note you may have to reinstall drivers and service packs to make your pc
current. I sincerly hope you have made backups of your data, if not then you
should know this, it's not if your hd fails, it's when it fails (you will
lose your data if not backed up in a safe location),

preferably with an externaly USB/SATA drive using a clone method or similar.