Basically, this morning, I turned my PC on, and it came out of hibernation and was working perfectly. I checked an email - but while I was working, the front fan started buzzing. I hit it several times, and in my frustration "Kicked" it. The PC then restarted.
Now, every time I load windows, it has 'Windows XP' boot screen, then it restarts the PC.
I have tried to revert to last working settings, but nothing else so far. I am not worried about documents, as I have a second hard disk with all that on it.
Any suggestions? I really want to avoid formatting and reinstalling Windows. I am going to try safe mode once I am able to access the PC again.
2007-03-08 00:59:17 · 10 answers · asked by mattribbins 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You corrupted the OS...i did the same thing once...have to start all over reloading even XP
2007-03-08 01:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Naib Link 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if the pc was making noise, are you sure it was the fan and not the hard drive?
If it posts (beeps normally and starts loading) and if you can get into the bios and see that everything is being detected....try putting in the OS disc and select to run the system recovery console, then when the dos prompt comes up just type "fixboot" (without the quotes) and then yes and reboot again....see if that fixes it as it may have simply been in the process of starting or rewriting something when it shutdown.......if that doesn't work you could also run chkdisk from the same prompt, be sure to add the /p to the end of the command as anything it finds wrong it will try to repair.......if after all that it still won't boot up, run the OS disc and select to do an install and on the second part of the installation select to do a repair install......if none of that works you may have knocked something loose in the tower, could be a memory stick, could be the cmos battery, could be a cable....check all the connections and be sure everything is seated properly, then if nothing seems to be going and the noise continues, could be the hard drive is fried, power supply issues or memory is broke.
2007-03-08 09:08:06 · answer #2 · answered by cstevensbaumann@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends how hard you kicked the PC. You have almost certainly damaged the OS so that's why you get problems loading windows. A more serious point is that you may have damaged a part of the HDD permanently which would mean after you reinstall windows you may find reading/writing data to the damaged part of the hard drive could be corrupted.
2007-03-08 09:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get to see an XP screen then it is going far enough to get into safe mode. Repeatedly tap F8 or F5 as the computer begins to boot and you will get the menu that allows you to select safe mode. It could be that it just needs to start and close once to get everything well again
2007-03-08 09:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by Mike C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect the Power Supply needs replacing
The reason I say this is the Kick it option you tried... rang some bells.
Power supplies are cheap, and its an easy item to replace on most PCs
2007-03-08 09:01:49 · answer #5 · answered by Mictlan_KISS 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no no no....what week tech support answers you're getting.
think of this way...you kicked the thing right? Good possibility something got knocked loose.
....perhaps your memory sticks, maybe power supply lead, open it up and check em out.
Most likely it sounds like an ide cable to the hardrive but like i said open it up and see.....re-seat the memory and any cables....don't forget to check the 12volt power supply lead for the pentium and any other little wires floating about.
2007-03-08 09:12:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
check the hardware cables, make sure all are plugged. and next time, computers do what they are programmed to do, they do not think. so no point of hitting the PC.
2007-03-08 09:04:27 · answer #7 · answered by Hema 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.Don't try to recover documents over this computer
2.If you can remove your hard disk and plug it to another working PC.
3.Backup your needed documents.
4.Uninstall and install your Windows again.
***If your hard disk didn't work on another PC - I'm sorry but you can't do any thing***
2007-03-08 09:06:05 · answer #8 · answered by sunshinemistery 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its a Mega bug ,the only thing to do is bring your tower ,to aPC cleaner ,it will cost about 50 pounds , don t forget to save all the programs ,you want to save , b cause if you dont ,you will loose everything
Rgds
Claude
2007-03-08 09:08:24 · answer #9 · answered by claude c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All hail to the man who killed Windows!
2007-03-08 09:03:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋