I turned my computer on this morning and you know how the Windows XP splash screen comes up right before the login screen? Well, the login screen never shows up, my monitor goes blank and my monitor goes into standby. Nothing has changed since the last time I turned my computer off. Does anyone have any ideas? Can I boot into safe mode and check something? This is really frustrating. Thanks for any input. KOH.
Right before the XP splash screen comes up, hit F8. You should get a list of options. Choose "Last Know Working Configuration" or something along those lines. Try that and see if that gets you anywhere.
Big B, I tried that and I also tried 3 different restore points and it is still happening. I have seen a lot of problems in my day, but nothing like this. Thanks for the idea though.
You might try booting into safe mode---if you can---and then rebooting from there. I'd also clear CMOS with the jumper (or just take the battery out for a few minutes).
Yeah, I'd go with BigB on this one. "Safe mode" let's you know if the problem is software/driver or hardware related.
