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Dell Dimension 3000 Windows XP
I had a virus on my computer, so I tried to fix it by pressing Ctrl+F11 on startup and completely clearing the hard drive and starting over. I did this once before with great success.
So this time, I press Ctrl+F11, run the restore utility with no problems, click "Finish" and let it reboot. Halfway through rebooting, right after the Microsoft logo disappears, I get a blank, black screen with a small cursor blinking in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. It won't go away no matter how long I wait. The keyboard and mouse don't do anything.
I turned it off by holding down the power button, turned it back on without running the utility, and I still get a black screen.
I turned it off again, turned it back on and ran the utility again, and still get a black screen.
I do not have any back-up/recovery discs for this computer. I don't think this computer ever even came with them. Even if it did, they are nowhere to be found. So, using any discs isn't really an option.
I had a virus on my computer, so I tried to fix it by pressing Ctrl+F11 on startup and completely clearing the hard drive and starting over. I did this once before with great success.
So this time, I press Ctrl+F11, run the restore utility with no problems, click "Finish" and let it reboot. Halfway through rebooting, right after the Microsoft logo disappears, I get a blank, black screen with a small cursor blinking in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. It won't go away no matter how long I wait. The keyboard and mouse don't do anything.
I turned it off by holding down the power button, turned it back on without running the utility, and I still get a black screen.
I turned it off again, turned it back on and ran the utility again, and still get a black screen.
I do not have any back-up/recovery discs for this computer. I don't think this computer ever even came with them. Even if it did, they are nowhere to be found. So, using any discs isn't really an option.
