Hi

My computer has just randomly stop working.

I turn it on and i can get up to the bit were it ''should'' say 'Windows is staring up'

but it doesn't say 'windows is starting up' its just black

The computer still makes the sounds it makes when it turns on but the screen is just black

By sounds i mean the fans and the weird staring up sound u get on computers not the windows chimes sound from the speakers

However i can get my computer to work fine in Safe Mode, but not the one with the command panel option (that one just gets stuck on the 'windows is starting up' screen)

I've restored my computer to a week ago, when it was working fine, and I've done a virus and anti-spy ware scan with zone ALARMS internet suite. no viruses.

I can't connect to the internet because safe mode doesn't let my wireless network USB thing be on.


I have a recently (about 3 weeks) installed Motherboard 'Bio Star PT890 775 SE'
Intel core 2 duo e6600 (installed with the motherboard same day) and I'm currently running a NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT graphics card. 1gb of ram

I had a professional install my motherboard + processor, so i don't think its the installing.

Can anyone help me.

I also have this external Hard drive, which doesn't work any more, I put it on another computer and the computer installs it but.. it won't open it (My Computer crashes). When ever the external hard drive is in on The broken computer it slows the computer down and nothing OPENS (only now that its broken it worked fine before the computer broke)

The only problem is that I need that external hard drive because i have installed some programmes to it

But i managed to get zone alarm to scan the external hard drive, and there weren't any viruses.

Can anyone help please thanksIf it helps

I have Windows XP Home edition Did you reinstall Windows after you installed the hardware?
If not, that's the reason your computer isn't booting.
Windows is not designed to handle major hardware changes.Yep, i did

the computer has been working fine for the LAST couple of weeks

Only stop working Yesterday (7th APRIL)

I just remembered, on the day it all worked fine, the computer loaded, but was being slow so I pressed 'ctrl alt delete' and the task manger crash, so i moved it around, and it duplicated it's self and took over the screen.

I couldn't turn it of normally so i held the button down, until it turned off. Counted to 10 and then my computer hasn't worked since

PS, all safe modes work now so IGNORE "but not the one with the command panel option"(And its not command panel it should say 'command Prompt')Woooohoooo's

I installed Registry Mechanic, and ran it.
http://www.pctools.com/registry-mechanic/
I had to restart my computer, and just like that it worked

I fixed my computer


You should backup your system right now if everything is running correctly...
This is the first time i've heard that RM actually worked.