Solved: really starting to hate computers!

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

ok, weird problem. When I start my computer, instead of the "Welcome to Windows" dialog box coming up, my computer just hangs at the blue screen. It never did this before. What's the problem? Thanx!

BTW, XP Pro SP2 and I use the CTRL+ALT+DEL to get into my computer instead of the other thing. Everything works fine in safe mode. HELP!

Cheeseball81 · Jan 17, 2005

Hmmm...

First thing that came to mind was since you can get in through Safe Mode, maybe check your Device Manager to see if there are any conflicts.

Majixlt · Jan 17, 2005

If your clean as far as spyware and such I'd suspect heat, 800 mgz is not very new as they go,,Dust in mobo/fans?

Does your Clock keep good time on the computer?,,dead/weak batteries can do that kinda thing as far as freezin up

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

I was going to reinstall windows on top of itself, but your ideas sound better. I'll check device manager, then I'll check spyware, heat is not an issue right now, just dusted. And it's kind of funny, i turned off and disconnected my computer to dust my computer desk, then I just plugged it back in and it won't work. Battery seems fine, clock is working fine.

Majixlt · Jan 17, 2005

If your clean as far as spyware and such I'd suspect heat, 800 mgz is not very new as they go,,Dust in mobo/fans?

Does your Clock keep good time on the computer?,,dead/weak batteries can do that kinda thing as far as freezin up

Cheeseball81 · Jan 17, 2005

Let us know how it goes

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

cheeseball I think you hit it right. Nothing is showing up in Device Manager. Please don't tell me I have to reformat!!!! Is it because I'm in safe mode that I cannot see hardware in Device Manager.

Cheeseball81 · Jan 17, 2005

Device Manager is blank?

I think the Plug and Play service maybe got disabled.

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

k ill check on that.

Cheeseball81 · Jan 17, 2005

If no devices appear in the list but instead it's blank, that may be the case.

Setting the startup type for Plug and Play to Automatic should fix that.

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

OK, RAID Controller is having a problem, but I never installed that and this problem never occured before. Should I install it?

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

BTW, still no luck, it still freezes at a blue background. The log-in dialog won't even show up unless I boot to Safe Mode.

Cheeseball81 · Jan 17, 2005

I found this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311504

Does that seem similar to the issue?

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

nah, i got the device manager problem under control. But windows still will not show the log-in dialog when the computer starts unless I boot to safe mode.

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

God I hope you can help me, I don't know what else to do. This is one crazy problem.

Cheeseball81 · Jan 17, 2005

D'oh. I take it no conflicts in there then?

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

k i guess you're just as stumped as me? lol

Cheeseball81 · Jan 17, 2005

LOL yes

I'm wondering if it's something really simple that we could be overlooking.

Have you recently updated anything? Or added any new hardware?

When you said you were dusting, did you clean the inside of the computer too? I wonder if maybe something became loose.

CoasterFreak · Jan 17, 2005

OK, you're going to call me stupid, but here's what I did, I had my S-Video out plugged in, so the computer thought my TV was the primary monitor. Therefore nothing was coming up on my monitor, but I just happened to switch my TV to S-Video IN by mistake and guess what was on the screen. Yupp! Well thanks guys, hope I didn't piss you off too much..lol

Solved: really starting to hate computers!

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