Vitaliy
08-26-2008, 01:09 AM
I seem to be having a problem starting up my compaq desktop..
I was running an anti-virus scan and then deleted the things found, then it said i needed to restart the computer so i pressed ok (I have usd this anti-virus for a while and i trust it...) so I let it restart and left to go to watch a movie on the tv, then 2 hours later, i come back and all i see is a black screen with a - just blinking..
This is what I get when I start it:
compaq screen goes on but nothing works, the F1-12 buttons do not do anything when i press them, the only thing that works is if i press esc, ( If i dont press anything it goes to that blinking thing)
When I press esc, I get a boot menu with these options:
HDD Group
-1st master: samsung sp0802n
cd-rom group
-2nd master: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-44
So i press the 1st master and get an option on how I want the system to start:
Microsoft windows xp home edition
microsoft windows recovery console
I I press xp home edition it goes to hat blinking thing.
So I press the recovery console
Get a loading bar, then goes to a screen saying all this:
Microsoft windows xp recovery console.
The recovery console provides repair and recovery functionality.
Type exit to quit the recovery console and restart computer.
1: D:\MiniNT
2: D:\I386
3: C:\windows
Which windows installation would you like to log onto
[To cancel, press ENTER]? _
So I tried pressing 3 then it asks me for my administrator password which I never remember even setting, so I don't know what command i should type, but if i write help it gives me a bunch of options that I can use for commands.
So what should I do? I am stumped!
I was running an anti-virus scan and then deleted the things found, then it said i needed to restart the computer so i pressed ok (I have usd this anti-virus for a while and i trust it...) so I let it restart and left to go to watch a movie on the tv, then 2 hours later, i come back and all i see is a black screen with a - just blinking..
This is what I get when I start it:
compaq screen goes on but nothing works, the F1-12 buttons do not do anything when i press them, the only thing that works is if i press esc, ( If i dont press anything it goes to that blinking thing)
When I press esc, I get a boot menu with these options:
HDD Group
-1st master: samsung sp0802n
cd-rom group
-2nd master: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-44
So i press the 1st master and get an option on how I want the system to start:
Microsoft windows xp home edition
microsoft windows recovery console
I I press xp home edition it goes to hat blinking thing.
So I press the recovery console
Get a loading bar, then goes to a screen saying all this:
Microsoft windows xp recovery console.
The recovery console provides repair and recovery functionality.
Type exit to quit the recovery console and restart computer.
1: D:\MiniNT
2: D:\I386
3: C:\windows
Which windows installation would you like to log onto
[To cancel, press ENTER]? _
So I tried pressing 3 then it asks me for my administrator password which I never remember even setting, so I don't know what command i should type, but if i write help it gives me a bunch of options that I can use for commands.
So what should I do? I am stumped!