My computer its windows xp crashed.....Everytime I turn it on its says Compaq then goes to a blank screen with a white little dash blinking..What should i do
2006-08-19 09:03:20 · 9 answers · asked by X-men360 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
New hard drive, very cheap these days
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144181
the dash blinking means its trying to find the hard drive.
2006-08-19 09:31:47 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing you can probably try first is a system restore, For any Compaq made in the last couple of years all the files needed for a system restore are on a separate partition on the hard drive. At the compaq screen it will say to press f10 to do a system restore.
2006-08-19 09:35:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the pc power off then restart the pc if that dont fix the problem restart it again and keep hitting the f8 key till u come to a menu then load up in safe mode and find what program made the system crash then delete that program if still not fix load up in safe mode again and use your system restore point to go back a day on the system to use system restore click on start /all programs /accessories /system tools
then click on the system restore icon and click on next the go back a day on the pc then the pc will restart and you should be ok but if it dont fix that then use your system restore cd that come with your pc and reset up your system again make sure you have the windows system cd and any driver cd's to install the drivers
2006-08-19 09:13:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i imagine the most in all probability issues that it would want to be are as follows: one million) undesirable replica of XP. i might want to go away getting a sparkling replica for a later step, given the fee. 2) undesirable ability furnish. even as ability substances commence to weaken, the capacitors won't be able to take care of the ability calls for on your equipment, overheats and shuts down. i might want to both get a technician to envision this as a danger, or get a ability furnish tester ($10-$20 at a computing device furnish shop). 3) not user-friendly force is failing. once you've damaged sectors on your not user-friendly force, it would want to reason your computing device to close down. only replace it with a sparkling force. 4) might want to be that your RAM is undesirable. once you've more beneficial than one stick of RAM on your computing device attempt eliminating them one by one and then replacing them one by one, rebooting between each and every RAM stick you eliminate(till none are left to eliminate). And reboot between each and every stick you replace. (make sure you floor your self good, with the computing device unplugged, and call the metallic case remote from the motherboard). If it truly is the project, your computing device will supply up behaving badly once the undesirable stick is out. If this sounds somewhat previous what you experience you could do, you could take it in to a service middle and function the project fastened. wish this became effectual.
2016-11-05 04:33:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh this is a technical problem. I can solve it if u contact me
But the 1st and most simple task u can take is the recovery disks included with your system.
2006-08-19 09:12:13 · answer #5 · answered by AbiusX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you have a virus. New hard drive, boot in dos and get somebody who knows dos.
2006-08-19 09:17:25 · answer #6 · answered by I run with scissors 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe there is a problem of windows booting...
some script for booting windows maybe corrupted or has been changed...or some files has been deleted...
2006-08-19 09:20:02 · answer #7 · answered by aRnObIe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a new hard drive.....its toast
2006-08-19 09:09:42 · answer #8 · answered by hopeless_romantic_ang 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get a Mac. DUH
2006-08-19 16:14:25 · answer #9 · answered by csalm87 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋