Not literally but I installed a sound card and when I boot up now all I get is the user name screen with no names, just the windows XP Logo? I can;t get to the desktop!!
I have done the following:
1. Removed the card
2. tried booting up in safe mode and last good config mode
3. Used the recovery console and tried FIXBOOT and FIXMBR
4. Entered the bios and trIEd disabling a few thigns there.
NOTHING WILL WORK!!
I can disable drives in the recovery console but which ones should I turn off?
( I have WINDOWS XP PRO and used a XP HOME disk to run the recovery console. My friend said this may have made it worse)
2006-08-08 07:54:08 · 7 answers · asked by I Know A Little German 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Welp see if you can use your Windows XP original cd to get to a system restore point.
2006-08-08 07:58:28 · answer #1 · answered by John Luke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to boot your computer and run the restore option back to the most recent restore point. From there, if everything is back to normal . . . try to find out what you did wrong and re-install the sound card step-by-step, following the directions that came with your card. If you get the same results, take the card back and exchange it, if that's the card you really want. Other than that, make sure the card is really compatible with your motherboard. And if your motherboard came with an on-board audio device, disable it first on the board (if there is a pin) and also in Windows so there is no chance of it confusing Windows. This is why I build my own machines. It is so cheap to use on-board video and audio . . . but some manufacturers still do!! *lol*
No, you only should use the recovery discs that came with your unit. You don't use HOME on a PRO system. That doesn't make any sense. I don't think that did any further damage, but you never know. Depends on what you did with it.
Why would you fix the master boot record??? FIXMBR stands for Repair Master Boot Record . . . you shouldn't have done that. You probably ROYALY screwed up your system. You turned one problem into another one. If you need additional help, send me a message. I'm willing to help.
Hope the above suggestions do the trick. Thanks!
2006-08-08 08:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry to hear about this,its very unusual for a sound card to do this to windows,i dont think its the soundcard thats done this rather the software drivers
you did the right thing booting up in safe mode,but then you need to use safe mode to go to the desktop and uninstall the drivers for the sound card,do this in add/remove programs
next thing you should do is take advantage of the windows feature system restore and restore the computer to before this incident happened
this will sort out the p.c,s stability ,now you need to look at the actual sound card and look for the name of it,its normally underneath the card on a sticker
when u find this go to the makers website and download the drivers,this way you are getting the most up to date drivers ,making the card more reliable
before you install this(and all other hardware)create a restore point,this way you allways have a failsafe incase of another crash,now theres 2 ways to install this 1)install it by using the driver program and all of its features, by installing it like you would a game or 2)burn the driver on to disc or leave it ina named folder ,and install it through add new hardware wizard,i allways install hardware this way as windows takes out only what it needs to run the device and saves you on disc space and memory
i was given a scanner which i was told was not working,and by just leaving the installation disc idle in the dvd-rom tray ,i let windows install the scanner and it worked no prob
bios will have no bearing to sound cards,except if you need to change irq settings or to disable onboard audio,so try these two options
the required irq settings should be in the card manual or avalible during installation
in safe mode,you also get a option to do system restore,so i would do your restore this way
good luck
2006-08-08 08:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Restart your PC and press the F8 key repeatedly. The PC will start to boot up in DOS (white writing on black background) until you get a number of choices. Choose "Safe Mode".
Start, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore and choose a date before you installed the sound card. You will get your toolbar back and be able to explore the problem from there.
2006-08-08 08:17:25 · answer #4 · answered by smesuwebmaster 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried "System Restore" It lives in Start\Accessories\ System Tools. It has got me out of a few nasty places.
2006-08-08 08:01:33 · answer #5 · answered by ♣ My Brainhurts ♣ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of sound card is it, creative sounf blaster live,x=fi
boot up with sound card, go into bios and disable onboard sound then reboot and it should work
2006-08-08 08:22:21 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smellyteddy says u need to take it to a computer shop its messed up !!
2006-08-08 08:01:59 · answer #7 · answered by Smellyteddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋