my computer won't load!!!

my computer with windows me on won't complete start
up...it gets to the first screen and then freezes...i was
wondering if anyone had any ideas as to why this is
happening...do i have a virus? or is it just one of those
things? can i fix it? i haven't had too many problems in
the past, so i don't know when or where a virus could have
come from...any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated.
thanks!

Mart
Thu Feb 19 12:59:17 CST 2004

Will it start in Safe Mode?

The 'Official' MS method of starting in your computer in Safe Mode is by
holding down or 'stabbing at' the Ctrl or the F8 keys, BUT you do need to do
this IMMEDIATELY you power up your PC and keep 'stabbing' at them before the
WinMe splash screen shows. You may even need to keep them pressed throughout
the boot process. You could also try the same using the Shift key.

See how you get on with that before we can explore any further.

Mart


<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> my computer with windows me on won't complete start
> up...it gets to the first screen and then freezes...i was
> wondering if anyone had any ideas as to why this is
> happening...do i have a virus? or is it just one of those
> things? can i fix it? i haven't had too many problems in
> the past, so i don't know when or where a virus could have
> come from...any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated.
> thanks!

anonymous
Thu Feb 19 22:55:59 CST 2004

hey thanks....but.....it actually just started on it's own
after me and my roommate accidently dropped it a few
inches when disconnecting some cords...so, it's all good.
thanks though!!! i appreciate your help....it's been a
good day...lata!!! :o)

Mart
Fri Feb 20 02:02:48 CST 2004

Good to hear you got it working again. It's reassuring to know that the
'brute force and ignorance' approach can still work sometimes. But let's
hope you don't have to resort to that method too often <g>

Mart


<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hey thanks....but.....it actually just started on it's own
> after me and my roommate accidently dropped it a few
> inches when disconnecting some cords...so, it's all good.
> thanks though!!! i appreciate your help....it's been a
> good day...lata!!! :o)
>
>

John
Fri Feb 20 09:15:16 CST 2004

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:

> hey thanks....but.....it actually just started on it's own
> after me and my roommate accidently dropped it a few
> inches when disconnecting some cords...so, it's all good.
> thanks though!!! i appreciate your help....it's been a
> good day...lata!!! :o)

Turn it off, disconnect the power, ground yourself and carefully push
on any installed cards to make sure that they are properly and fully
seated. Also, I've seen this happen when a ram chip is not all the way in.

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Regards from John Corliss

John
Fri Feb 20 09:18:04 CST 2004

John Corliss wrote:

> anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
>
>> hey thanks....but.....it actually just started on it's own after me
>> and my roommate accidently dropped it a few inches when disconnecting
>> some cords...so, it's all good. thanks though!!! i appreciate your
>> help....it's been a good day...lata!!! :o)
>
>
> Turn it off, disconnect the power, ground yourself and carefully push on
> any installed cards to make sure that they are properly and fully
> seated. Also, I've seen this happen when a ram chip is not all the way in.

Oh, it helps to open the case so that you can check the cards. 80)>

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Regards from John Corliss