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Frozen at Desktop
Name: zan Date: November 6, 2005 at 16:54:43 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
Hello,
I have a HP Pavilion computer running XP Home when I turn it on it goes right to the desktop like it was in standby mode or something but it wasn't. I can not see the mouse or any icons or taskbar, when I restart the computer it does the same thing no dos just right to the desktop it plays the windows welcome music but all I see is my desktop background. I would like to get into dos so I can try a safe mode startup but I cant seem to get that option.
Name: robertj Date: November 6, 2005 at 17:12:02 Pacific
Reply:
Unplug it for total power down for a couple of minutes,then plug back in and turn it on.
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Response Number 2
Name: Janos Date: November 6, 2005 at 17:21:05 Pacific
Reply:
Press the PF8 or Pf10 key on start up...
This should give you the safe boot option list.....Usualy it is PF8 but being a HP it could be different take note at what is written on the screen when the comp first starts.
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