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Black Screen of Death
First of all, I hope this is the correct section to put this in. For the past 4 days, I have been trying to fix my computer but I am stumped. My computer is running Windows 7 Professical 32 bit. On Sunday night, I turn on my computer. It starts up like normal, until screen where it asks if I want to boot into Startup Repair (Recommended) or Start Windows Normally. I think nothing of it and just start it normally. After I select that, it reboots and goes back to that boot screen. Naturally, I just let it run Startup Repair. I let it run overnight and in the morning I find my computer with a black screen and movable cursor. I didn't think much of it, so I rebooted and the black screen persists. I look up possible solutions for this (I later found out this problem is called the a Black Screen of Death or KSOD) but have failed to discover a solution.
The following are all the solutions I have attempted:
CTRL+ALT+DEL = nothing
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC = nothing
SHIFT = nothing
Above key combinations with all safe modes = nothing
Safe Mode = black screen with cursor
Safe Mode w/ Networking = black screen with cursor
Safe Mode w/ Command Prompt = black screen with cursor
Last Known Good Configuration = black screen with cursor
Low resolution boot = black screen with larger cursor
Startup Repair = Could not fix problem automatically
System Restore = Could not find restore point
System Image Recover = Could not find image
Windows Memory Disgnostics = nothing
SRC Scan = Unable to scan and says I must restart to scan
Unplug external devices = nothing
Mashing random keys = nothing
Letting the black screen sit overnight = nothing
I have also tried other commands in command prompt but have forgotten what they are.
I am completely stumped. This black screen was completely unprovoked. Nothing out of the ordinary has occured. The only thing I have noticed new is a new intel splash screen at startup, but that can't mean anything. I can't afford to do a complete system restore as I have important files on that computer needed for school. If anybody has any other methods, I'd greatly appreciate it. If any other info is needed, I'll willingly provide it.