hi all
my p.c. was running fine i put roller coaster tycoon 2 in my c.d. ROM double clicked on the rct2 icon on the DESKTOP and the game started to load.
The screen went black and that was that
Now my p.c. will not boot up and keeps returning to the options screen where you can start windows normally or start in safe mode ect. ect. ect
I have tried ALL these options turned off the p.c. waited an hour or so turned it back on pressed f8 had a look in the setup menu ALL with no luck it just will not boot up
Any help gratefully receivedDavid:

It could be a virus (especially if the game was one that was copied and not purchased from a store), or it could just be the software is not compatible with your system.  

For the cure to the former, if you don't have XP but do have Me or 98, many anti-virus installation CDs now have the capability to scan the file systems of these operating systems for viruses when the user boots the computer with the CD.  So try that.  If you have rescue floppy disks made with your anti-virus program, give those a try too.

For the cure to the latter, if you have Windows XP then one of the options on the boot menu should be "Last Known Good Configuration."  Try that one.  If that doesn't work, let us know and one of us will explain how to boot your computer with the Windows XP CD and do a repair installation.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards,
Docthanks doc
i do have xp home edition (genuine copy)
also the rct2 disc was genuine
i have tried the last known good config option too along with ALL the options on the "windows did not shut down properly screen"
booting from the c.d. and doing the repair installation sounds good to me if you could possibly talk me through it
thanks again
david
p.s. the rct2 game was running perfect for around 2 weeks if this helps anyby the way doc
have also been into the advanced options screen and tried booting with vga and ALL the others listed on that screen my 1st boot device is ide0David:

Right, your only option is to repair installation (and trash the game installation program).  Here are the instructions:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx

One word of caution about the repair installation:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312369/

Hope it works out,
DocThis sounds exactly like my problem, I have tried all of these options in the menu. I recently had a bout with some aurora pop up viruses if that matters. However it has been crushed for weeks now.  PLZ respond, im very desperate as my main pc is now useless and my older brother is hounding me to death about it. :-/

My computer gets to the xp screen with the bar beneath it, then reboots. I get the same screen as the poster. I have posted in other forums, everything from ign, to various forums that barely have a PC discussion area, anywhere that someone may read it. I was downloading a duke.wav sound file for CS:Source when my computer crashed this time. It has happened before but my PC has gotten through it just as the posters has. Quote

This sounds exactly like my problem, I have tried all of these options in the menu. ...My computer gets to the xp screen with the bar beneath it, then reboots. ...

I recently had a bout with some aurora pop up viruses if that matters.

I was downloading a duke.wav sound file for CS:Source when my computer crashed this time. It has happened before but my PC has gotten through it just as the posters has.