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Thread: PC no longer starts and gives me black screen with a flashing cursor

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    PC no longer starts and gives me black screen with a flashing cursor

    I have a big problem. I restarted my computer and there was a marked black screen with "boot from CD". I do not know what to do ...
    Please can someone help me?

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    Re: PC no longer starts and gives me black screen with a flashing cursor

    Your PC is trying to boot from the CD (to boot your system). Try when you start tapping (throughout the start-up) F12 or if it does not try to F8 (Safe mode) and last known good configuration. If it does not really works then with the installation CD, reinstall Windows ...

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    Re: PC no longer starts and gives me black screen with a flashing cursor

    I have not given any orders in bios, its default. No change. When I press F8 to boot from the HDD, no change either. I do not have a Windows installation CD, since it is a Packard Bell with a hidden partition to restore.

    I just have a recovery console CD (downloaded on the internet, this is not an installation CD) and a Knoppix Linux CD.

    But I do not know what to do (I do not even have access to the Start menu)

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    Re: PC no longer starts and gives me black screen with a flashing cursor

    At startup, repeat this by hitting buttons F5, F8, F12. This is often the keys that allow access to certain menu systems. You might make a system restore.

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    Re: PC no longer starts and gives me black screen with a flashing cursor

    In my case, it is the F11 key to the hidden restore partition. I am having Packard Bell with Windows XP Home SP2.

    System Restore failure
    Partial restoration: runtime error '76' path not found

    I feel that my restore partition is also corrupt.
    That's why all these problems make me think of a virus ...

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    Re: PC no longer starts and gives me black screen with a flashing cursor

    If only the data is concerned then use a Live-CD Linux (ubuntu for example) and a removable hard-disk. A clean installation will solve everything rather than a repair.

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