I am stuck at a black screen with a white arrow you can move with your mouse. right click does nothing. heres what i tried so far just linking to another forum so its easier to see where i am at. really want to avoid having to reinstall windows.
My server gets the windows splash and then a white arrow heres what i tried so far - AVS Forum
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I would initially try a startup repair if you have a Windows DVD or a System Repair disc.
Startup Repair
If you don't have either, check here: System Repair Disc - Create
You can also try a repair install: Repair Install
This shouldn't affect your personal files or any applications you have installed.
Heres what I did.
Startup repair doesnt work I get an error posted in the link above.
tried to repair boot files but no luck either.
cant get into safemode
memtest is no errors
hardware seems stable no blue screens nothing just cant get into desktop
im not completely concerned about the install its just my utorrent settings idk how to transfer them. I need to maintain the files I am currently uploading as well as what is in my queue (all legal files) it would take 30 hours plus to resurrect my queue and thats too much work.
Try the repair install I linked you to.
well according to those directions i must be logged into admin and since i cant get desktop that seems impossible to do.
If you are the only user you will have an admin user account.
Did you try the repair install?
If not, or it doesn't work, it looks like you are faced with reinstalling Windows.
well I have the admin account yes but if i cant log into it then of course i cant do that but isnt there any other way of fixing what is wrong? seems like something simple i just dont know what it is. the repair says there is something wrong it just doesnt seem to fix it.
Have you tried booting into Safe Mode, as explained in this tutorial?
Advanced Boot Options
If you can access Safe Mode, choose either Repair Your Computer or Last Known Good Configuration.
I already said I cant go safe mode either. If you go to the link it does the following:
with network then it never fully loads the drivers
without network option it gest same black screen as b4.
Then I'm afraid I've got nothing else to offer other than re-installing Windows.
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