Author Topic: Blue Screens (Read 5758 times)

Moving Shadow · « **on:** October 22, 2007, 09:38:50 AM »

Have any of you ever encountered a blue screen upon starting up Windows XP? I'm having a problem when I turn on my computer. It loads Windows XP fine and then when it finishes loading a blue screen appears (not a BSOD) and explorer.exe will not run even after going into task manager and forcing it to run. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[BTF] Reflex · « **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2007, 09:46:01 AM »

Switch to Linux?

Moving Shadow · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2007, 09:59:27 AM »

I don't mean internet explorer!!!!

It's just a blue screen w/ no taskbar or icons.

ToxicMonkey^MZC · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2007, 10:18:59 AM »

Possibly corrupt video/sound drivers......?
Have you tried safe mode?

[BTF] Reflex · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2007, 10:53:46 AM »

Quote from: Moving Shadow on October 22, 2007, 09:59:27 AM

I don't mean internet explorer!!!!

PANTONE 7717C · « **Reply #5 on:** October 22, 2007, 11:01:25 AM »

Or maybe something like the blue welcome screen but w/o the login buttons?

Try booting into safemode by (repeatedly) pressing the F8 key on your keyboard when Windows starts loading. If the pc gets that far you could deinstall video/sound drivers for a start.

reaper · « **Reply #6 on:** October 22, 2007, 11:23:08 AM »

if you click start new task, and type explorer.exe, and it's still not working, gotta go to safemode, and work on the differences between normal operations. safe mode isn't to nice, there's not many run levels like linux, so there's a lot of places there could be a problem, if it works in safe mode.

Moving Shadow · « **Reply #7 on:** October 22, 2007, 11:46:42 AM »

Tahnk you everyone for your responses. I'll try the Safe mode option. I was trying to force Explorer to run but I would get an error

Run Time error 5, invalid processes. The actual process name that would pop up under the processes tab was called bsa59doejrjjaf (or something of that sort)....

R1CH · « **Reply #8 on:** October 22, 2007, 02:49:06 PM »

This definitely sounds like a virus, "Runtime error 5" is a Visual Basic error, explorer is NOT made in Visual Basic... you probably have something intercepting every program you run and crashing. The random filename is a pretty big warning sign too. You can try repairing it in safe mode or from a recovery CD if you can figure out what it is, but it sounds like your best option may be to format and reinstall Windows.

AcidRainn · « **Reply #9 on:** October 22, 2007, 03:07:56 PM »

im with r1ch sounds like ur .exe files got raped.

ReCycled · « **Reply #10 on:** October 22, 2007, 05:30:43 PM »

Oh.....I thought you guys were talkin about the Willie Nelson song....

Blue screens....smilin at me.....
Nuthin but blue screens....do I see....

X'tyfe · « **Reply #11 on:** October 22, 2007, 05:37:27 PM »

ouch, sounds really nasty

iv only had 2 really bad viruses ever

due to not using any anti-virus
not something i recommend to anyone haha. but this was way back when i knew nothing about a pc. i could run without any anti-virus now and be fine

anyways, dont surf pr0n and you will be fine :p

MyDocuments · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2007, 07:01:37 PM »

If get a blue screen but you can still get task manager up, sounds like a driver issue. Is your desktop color (not picture) set to the same color blue, if so then it is booting but possibly getting stuck loading drivers. I would go to safe mode and start uninstalling drivers one by one, start with your video drivers.

Failing this, as said above it could be a virus, or maybe poorly written spyware that is crashing on startup. Many a time, "hijack this" has saved my butt in this situation.

Hope this helps.

chacal · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2007, 08:16:59 AM »

spyware...... i've seen that type of behavior b4......

try re-installing windows.... there's an option that will not remove your info..... (maybe your programs),.... =)

jägermonsta · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2007, 08:24:50 AM »

repair windows? I've never seen that actually work non the less save your 'options' or files. if you mess around with the windows installation chances are you will lose your data. backup the stuff you want before you mess with it.

Author Topic: Blue Screens (Read 5758 times)

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