My computer will turn on, but takes longer. When it first begins to boot up, it says something about Windows not able to start. If I select one of the options, it will move on only to get "stuck" while loading Windows and after it loads, if I try to start into a program, it locks up. The first time it did this, I Ctrl-Alt-Delete-ed and all that got me was the C-A-D window, but in strange colors and then it completely locked up. What's going on?
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Well it could be many things, possibly clogged file space (cookies adware stuff like that) but it seems like more of a big problem, first scan for spyware and things like that. one of the major possibilities is that the screen settings are to high for the computer to process, try changing monitor resolution to a lower setting.
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The ISP tech just trying to help you. As you said that your computer is not starting (just a black screen) then try to load it in safe mode. \n\nRestart your computer and keep on tapping the "F8" key on the keyboard. You will get a black screen with some options like Normal mode, safe mode , Last Known Good Configuration(LKGC)...  choose  LKGC with the arrow key n press enter. Your computer should restart normally. \nHowever, if this doesnt work then shut down your computer. Wait for a minute, then restart it and keep tapping F8... you will again get the  same screen with the above said options... choose safe mode this time. \nIf its Windows 2000/XP then click Start->Programs/All programs-> Accesserios-> system tools-system restore.\nYou will get a window, choose "restore my computer to an earlier date/time" -> click next-> choose the date on which your computer was working fine(it should be bold) then -> next-> next... follow instr.  Your computer will automatically restart and if you get the list... choose normal mode... and load the computer. \n\nThis should help you.\nGud luck!
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go to the black screen of windows when you are starting windows, when you see the windows logo and the f2 and f12 set up screen, quickly press f8, hold down the f8 key until you have opened the blue screen and look there for administrator passwords and read carefully. remeber to look for the safe mode option and hit enter safe mode. the first option at the top is the right one. good luck. I had the same problem and I got real live chat supporrt to help me through DELL because I bought my pc there. this is what they had me do and it works great! best thing to do really is get assistance from a live person. sometimes remote assistance is  the best option if you trust the person who is accessing your pc. if you bought your pc at a certain store or factory, they should have free supporrt for you. check your start up page for the programs that your pc manufact...installed and go to help or support  good luck!
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what operating system do you have? did you install new hardware/software or update any drivers or do any changes to your computer just before this started to happen? If so, try starting your computer in safe mode . Pressing F8 when you see the Windows Logo should give you an option to start in Safe mode. When you are logged onto your computer, uninstall the new hardware/software or roll back any driver updates or undo any new changes you have made. Restart the computer to see if it works. Good luck!
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Win XP?\n\nThere could be many reasons that your system will not load quickly. My first inclination is that you have a lot of programs trying to load during the startup process. At the bottom of your screen (in most cases), you have certain programs that load during startup. The way you stop this is by clicking on start, select Run, type msconfig, click on the startup tab, and uncheck the boxes of any programs that you do not need. Quick Time can sometimes take a while to load. Instant Messengers can too. After you have done so, click on OK at the bottom to close the box. Restart your computer and see if that helps. \n\nAnother culprit is defragmented files. First click on Click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup. You can clean up files that are unnecessary. Then, when that is done, click on Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragment. It may take a while to complete.\n\nMake sure you have an anti-virus program installed and an anti-spyware program. Scan for viruses and spyware. Many times, viruses can cause your computer to run slowly.
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It sounds like your hard drive is getting ready to go.  My suggestion is to get your system backed up, either with an external USB hard drive or a tape drive, if you're not backing it up already, because it sound like you'll need to replace your hard drive soon.  Usually when you get the black screen with reboot information on it the hard drive is having a hard time reading the boot information/operating system information from the disk.  I also would just leave the system on for the time being because next time it may not boot up at all.
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When the computer is booting up press delete until you go into a blue screen with writings. Thats your BIOS. In the second option look for boot sequence. Have your computer boot from cdrom as the first device. Then you should be able to boot from the cd. I dont know exactly what you are trying to do but thats how you do it. Maybe you trying to re-install windows? Well, anyways thats how you do it.\n\nGood Luck
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If you have any devices connected to your USB or Firewire ports (printer, scanner, external hard drive, etc.) disconnect them all.  \n\nOnce you get to your desktop and can access the start button, do a disk clean up and defrag (start > programs > accessories > system tools > disk cleanup then after it finishes running, defrag.)\n\nMake sure you run a current antivirus and antispyware.\n\nNow that you've got a cleaner system, see if the startup problem has been fixed.  If it has, great.  Plug your devices back in, one at a time.  Try starting the computer after each device is plugged in. If the startup problem returns, you've isolated the cause.\n\nBut if you've cleaned the system and the startup problem is still there, try reinstalling your operating system.  And if that doesn't help, you might have a bigger problem with the motherboard, the BIOS, etc.  In which case you might have to go to your computer manufacturer's support site to download the latest drivers or get some one on one tech help.
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It happens, just go to 'my computer', then find the drive and double click, it will then start up. It can get annoying but windows is lame so what do you expect?
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well, a little more ram could help, but here are some other ways to make your startup and shutdown a little faster.  the reason it is so slow is because some programs startup automatically when windows start, but there are way to elminate the programs you don't want starting.  here are few articles on how to do it.\n\nhttp://help.cnet.com/speed_up_start_up/9602-12576_39-0.html?messageID=2508332&tag=tip-2508332&kw=speed+up+start+up\n\nhttp://help.cnet.com/speed_up_start_up/9602-12576_39-0.html?messageID=2505921&tag=tip-2505921&kw=speed+up+start+up
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ARE THE DOWNLOADED YET \nTRY A NEW SEARCH FOR MORE USERS\nRESTART YOU MAY BE IN A LOCKED STATE IN YOUR PROGRAM\n\nTRY TO STOP PROGRAM THEN REBOOT START OVER PROGRAM LOAD SHOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN 30 MIN'S AT 900 MHZ OR LESS WILL BE FASTER AT HIGHER SPEED DEPENDING ON HD WRITE SPEED\nBUT HAVE TO GET IT UNLOCKED FIRST
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could be a variety of things, but you might check out the video card.  especially if you have a hard time starting it back up.  Also on some versions of microsoft, computers have a hard time when they go into sleep mode.  Maybe you can change your priorities.
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When Windows is loading press F8. It should show up with multiple options. Or when windows is "LOADING..." hit the reset button or Shut it down , next time it should show up
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Try replacing both the battery on the motherboard and try a new power supply. You have eliminated everything else. One thing I would do also is unplug every device you do not need, CD, CDRW and see if it will boot, just to eliminate any bad power connection. One last thing, after reconnecting the CD try to boot just to the Windows Disc (sounds like you may have already tried it).\n\nLastely, try resetting the BIOS by putting the jumpers in to reset mode, this may clear any problem the BIOS may be seeing.
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I would have to agree that your either have a virus and/or you have a very serious spyware or trojan that is keeping your computer busy. Run Spybot, Adaware, or other spyware programs if you can. Also Winpatrol and other programs can tell you what starts up when windows boots up. Ctrl +Alt + delete at the same time can bring up Task Manager. This will tell you what processes are running and how much CPU it is using. Maybe you could end those processes that are going crazy. It may be hard to run anti-virus and anti-spyware when it is too busy with the problem. TrendMicro has a free scanner. http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
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All programs have to shut down before the computer can shut down.I sounds like you have alot of programs running in the background.You can go to the start menu and click on run,when the box comes  up that says open,Type msconfig and click ok.Now a box with several tabs will appear,click on the one that says start up.Now you can uncheck allexcept the ones that say windows system or kbd for the keyboard,now click apply then close and restart computer.When computer restarts,a box may appear that you can check to never show this again.If this does not help,then I would suggest that you have a memory or ram issue and the computer needs to be serviced by a professional.\n\nGood luck and I hope this helps you
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Yikes, it doesn't look good.  I normally don't suggest this but try reloading windows.  This might not work as it might be a virus.  If that is so you might want to boot using a virus scan disk (If you can get hold of one) or the extreme is to format your drive.  Whatever you do, good luck and I would not mind finding out what you did to resolve the problem.