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Could be many things.

by R. Proffitt - 2/27/13 8:37 AM

In Reply to: Windows xp black screen by Starsfan6185

The clues are too slim here. Try the old test we use at the shop. Slip in a blank HDD, install a quick install of XP and see if the problem remains. If it does, it's a hardware issue, if not it's the OS/driver or hard drive issue. Cloning the HDD to a new HDD is the test to see if it was the HDD.

Repairing the OS is not done as much as it used to. Why? Folk have lost patience and don't want to deal with or learn this area.
Bob

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Windows xp black screen

by Starsfan6185 - 2/27/13 2:33 PM

In Reply to: Could be many things. by R. Proffitt

7 Months ago had IT guy at work check computer. Had blue screen with unmountable boot volume. He got it running again.said there was virus and removed it. I guess I didn't notice right away,but hdd light stayed on all the time. Pulled up hardware mgr. and my slave optical drive wasn't there. I had jumpers set for slave.i just disconnect drive completely. Hdd light went off and functions normal now,but no change in speed of computer. Still has same issue as described in original post.