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Windows Starting problem
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Name: Don15
Date: May 17, 2005 at 18:37:49 Pacific
Subject: Windows Starting problemOS: Windows XP homeCPU/Ram: 1.6gig/256 |
Comment: Whenever I start my pc, I get a black screen with a row of vertical white lines about 3/4 inch tall across the bottom of my screen. After about 4 minutes these lines slowly fill in with a solid line from left to right, then Windows load, any ideas? Windows used to load within 1 minute, but takes about 5 minutes now. "The Don"
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Response Number 1
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Name: Chuck 2
Date: May 17, 2005 at 19:21:46 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)One thought,
Possible that the harddrive is not running at its normal speed, freezing up or slowing down.
My computer took 20 min. to boot the other day.
Mechanical devices do have there problems.
Watch the HDD activity indicator light. If it stays on or stops doing rapid blinking, then that may be your problem. Watch for help from others.
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Response Number 2
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Name: shanker
Date: May 18, 2005 at 05:00:32 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)shutdown the computer using the power button. unplug all the cables which are connected to the CPU and wait for 2 minutes and then plug-in all the cables. restart the computer. shanker vasu
system engineer.
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Response Number 3
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Name: Don15
Date: May 18, 2005 at 10:34:57 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)This only happens after I format my pc, reload Windows XP, and start updating from Microsoft. It works fine until I update a few. "The Don"
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