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Driver update software from slimware......
Hello,
My problem is this.......driver update software completed its diagnostic, installed new drivers.:) The computer went into power saving mode overnight. When I tried to access my computer the next day, I could not get a response from my computer. I shutdown the computer, restarted it and I was staring at a blank black screen with a blinking cursor. I tried to use the keyboard commands to get a response, nothing. I restarted the computer again and toggled f8 to bring up the advanced startup options. I see a message that says something similar to, try to restart the system again or delete the restore option and restart. I tried the try again option only to find the blank black screen again with the blinking cursor.
Then I turned off the computer, this time I placed the startup disk for windows 7 in the dvd drive and gave myself the option to boot from disk, using the f8 key again I was able to bring up another advanced screen different than the first one that prompted try again or delete. I tried to boot my os from disk but it wanted me to insatll windows again, so I turned off my computer. Then I tried the same procedure again, this time when the advanced startup screen came into view I asked it to start in safe mode to avoid the newly installed software. Safe mode booted my computer but wanted me to re-install windows, so again I turned off the computer. Then I took out the startup disk, and started the computer without a startup disk. I can't remember if I used the f8 key to get to the next screen or not, but the advanced options screen appeared. I used safe mode to start the os, again suspecting the newly installed software may have caused a conflict. Safe mode booted my os, everything appeared as it was last night before the computer went into power saving mode except that the drivers weren't working.
I did nothing at this point, only wanted to see if the system would boot into windows. I turned off the computer and restarted it. The next thing that happens is that the computer boots up just like normal, as though none of this ever happened. All my files and software are still in place, nothing has been changed, the desktop looks the same and everything is back to normal.
What happened? My concern is that this will happen again. I wonder of I installed some new drivers that are causing conflicts?
If anyone has any advice, I would appreciate it.
I'm thinking that by booting from the startup disk I may have completed a manual hard boot, and for some reason it prompted whatever the conflict was to correct itself? Or, somehow I lucked out.
Help!