hi, anyone ITy around for some help please?
I know people get grouchy about this sort of thing but I have an Acer netbook and it will not open XP in any mode, have tried safe mode, safe with networking, command prompt, last known good and normal and it just tries to load xp, bums out, flashes a blue screen and returns to black screen with
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but windows did not strt successfully A recent hardware or software change might have caused this blah blah blah"
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 10:29, 21 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

sorry i cannae help you there, i know almost fuck-all about umpooters.
hit it with a stick?
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 12 Dec 2009, 10:53, Reply)

I'm thinking
of swearing at it until I go blue and pass out from lack of oxygen
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 10:56, Reply)

worth a try!
but i still think the stick idea wins.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 12 Dec 2009, 10:58, Reply)

hah
I think that would make it worse
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 11:02, Reply)

i dare you.
i double-dog-dare you!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 12 Dec 2009, 11:10, Reply)

mmm
nop!
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 11:15, Reply)

just a wee tap?

( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 12 Dec 2009, 11:28, Reply)

sigh
ok, i'll give it a gentle kick, if it makes you happy
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 11:30, Reply)

cheers dude!
my weekend is now complete.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 12 Dec 2009, 11:35, Reply)

no worriea
I gave up and restored the damn thing from scratch, its only a couple of months old so haven'y lost much
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 11:40, Reply)

This is lifted from a christian science site.
But don't hold that against it. It is the PrevX fix which should work.

www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2009/1201/how-to-fix-the-windows-black-screen-of-death
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Sat 12 Dec 2009, 11:38, Reply)

cool thanks
I have just restored it from scratch, but if i have the same problem i'll try that
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 11:42, Reply)

this is why i am happy i use a mac!

( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 12 Dec 2009, 12:02, Reply)

i wouldn't
the problem on XP is not caused by this bug.

Being XP, i would assume you have the install/recovery disks - next time, use the disks repair feature - 99% of the time it will recover your system without any major data loss
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 12:06, Reply)

its a cheapo
netbook, so has no disk drive, so currently re-installing everything slowly!
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 12:12, Reply)

damn
no external dvd/cd drive? where are you installing from?
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 13:23, Reply)

from default
haven't installed anything since i had it so not lost owt
(Halfy By light alone, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 13:48, Reply)

two things:
hardware failures eg RAM (usually this results in more random results), Hard drive dying (usually gets worse over time), heat - might be ok if you leave it off for a long time then try again. CPU/chipset/mainbord - like RAM.
Software failure - Windows is deaded, and the most recent restore point is also probably bad. From what you describe, this is most likely. Try a manual restore from an older restore point. Instructions for this are around the webs somewhere. Pain in the arse to do. Also, can try to do an 'upgrade' install where you install XP over the top of the existing system, and then re-install drivers. I /think/ this requires a windows retail disk (not oem).
( Sextant goes to him is emotionally erect, on this day, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 14:40, Reply)