Computer not turning on?

December 18, 2009

Ok i press on and it does exactly this: Its vista new laptop compaq presario

Black screen
takes longer than usual on the windows loader
black screen for like 15 seconds
black screen forever

RESTART PC AGAIN THIS HAPPENS

black screen
"windows error recovery"
"windows failed to start. a recent hardware or software change might be the cause. if windows files have been damaged or configured incorrectly, startup repair can help diagnose and fix the problem. if power was interrupted during startup, choose start windows normally
(use the arrow keys to highlight your choice.)

Launch startup repair (reccomended)
Start windows normally"

i click launch start up repair
black screen
Windows is loading files… (white bar under text)
black screen
windows loader microsoft corp
goes to a really old windows style computer with the blue background
stat up repair cannot repair the computer automatically.

iclick view advanced options for system recovery and support
i try all the things in there to help recover computer, none work. all fail, i go back and click view diagnostic and repair details

just shows basic info of my pc like 10 pages worth i click finish, comp turns off.
WTF DO I DO. its been like this like a week.

Can’t change resolution after clean install of Windows XP?

November 17, 2009

Hi, so I had Windows 98 on my Compaq Presario, and my sister often played a game called Petz 5 with no problems. A while ago though I "upgraded" to Windows XP via a clean install (I wiped my hard drive and installed XP.)

The problem is now the game won’t run. I reinstalled it but it says the resolution has to be higher. And even after installing the driver for my monitor, I still can’t change the resolution. It gives me a weird black error screen message saying the monitor can’t handle it. WHICH doesn’t make sense since I could play the game before…

Okay, so I have a Compaq Presario MV520 monitor and I THINK an SiS 530/620 video adapter, or at least that’s what Windows is telling me.

If someone knows how I can get my resolution working like it was before that would be great! Oh, and if it is a driver issue, please paste the exact URL for them because I’ve been looking into this for months and can’t find the right ones! 😛

Thanks so much in advance,

Lukas

PS If I left out any information that might help, lemme know and I’ll add it ASAP. Thanks! 🙂

Windows XP install wont load past a certain point, can you help me?

October 1, 2009

Its a laptop, that had some kind of Windows test version, I guess the one right before they came out with Vista, because that’s what it looks like. It says "Windows 2007 Test version only". So I was just gonna get rid of it. I have a New Windows I wanted to load onto it.

It boots alright, starts to load some of the drivers, get to the screen where it asks you if you want to repair press x, install press ENTER.

Before I have the time to press install, the whole thing shuts down.
Every time.

Can you help me?

The stats:
Computer = Compaq Presario V2000
Software = Windows XP Home Edition (not a rip, store bought)
lol Can you explain how to do that innnnnn Simple Terms?

But its also not Vista. Its a Test Version of Windows 2007, that looks and acts like Vista. It says on the bottom of the screen
lol Can you explain how to do that innnnnn Simple Terms?

But its also not Vista. Its a Test Version of Windows 2007, that looks and acts like Vista. It says on the bottom of the screen
"Windows 7
For testing purposes only. Build 7000"
Also, the laptop may have a nasty virius from the previous owner. It shuts off if I boot from CD, but also Ive found, if I do disk clean up, the laptop will shut down as well. I think theres something protecting it self. Am I crazy lol

Computer hangs going into Sleep or Hibernate mode after removing Norton, What can I do?

September 25, 2009

I have a Compaq Presario notebook running Windows XP Prof. I removed Norton using Revo Uninstaller which scrubbed the registry clean too. I also ran a registry cleaner to check for unwanted entries. But the system hangs going into sleep or hibernate. And I don’t dare using HP/Compaq’s system restore because it will just put Norton and a host of other unwanted programs back on my system. Did try using a legit copy of Windows XP Pro to try and do a repair but the screen keeps coming back that there’s an administrative password when there is none. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Turning off hibernate and sleep modes on a laptop is not really an option. Maintaining a windows session to move a laptop takes less time than shutting it down, rebooting, and finding all of the necessary files once more to show to someone. Sleep and Hibernate worked just fine while Norton was on the system.

Windows XP Clean install cannot find harddrive – help?

September 6, 2009

I installed Fedora, and now wish to uninstall Grub boot loader. The only way I can do that is with a windows XP CD and using the recovery console, I ask my friend and he lent his copy of XP. Once I get to the blue screen where it asks for options, I press recovery console, and then a screen appears stating hard drive cannot be detected… anybody knows how to fix this?

PC hardware:
Compaq Presario Notebook C306US
Operating Systems: Windows XP Media Center and Fedora Core 7
Harddrive: Seagate ST98823AS 80GB 5400RPM 2.5" Sata Laptop Hard Drive