My dell laptop

cba2r · 09-23-2007, 05:59 AM

My freind gave me a laptop,

it had windows 2000 on it, i formatted it and put xp on it, after setup was complete it took me into windows fine.

wheneva i reboot it, it gives me the dell logo screen then the windows xp screen then nothing, the screen it black; nothing; nothing; nothing!!!

although u can see the screen change darkness, and you can hear the windows entrance jingle but u cant see a thing

i tryed booting it in safe mode and it worked!!!

What can i try,
thanks
tom

dai · 09-23-2007, 11:18 AM

have you installed the xp video driver,you will need to d/l it from dell

bannerjunky · 09-23-2007, 01:36 PM

press F8 just like u do to go to safe mode and select the option about the video instead of safemode

cba2r · 09-24-2007, 12:19 AM

thank you very much both of you :D

09-23-2007, 05:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
cba2r Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4 OS: win xp	My dell laptop My freind gave me a laptop, it had windows 2000 on it, i formatted it and put xp on it, after setup was complete it took me into windows fine. wheneva i reboot it, it gives me the dell logo screen then the windows xp screen then nothing, the screen it black; nothing; nothing; nothing!!! although u can see the screen change darkness, and you can hear the windows entrance jingle but u cant see a thing i tryed booting it in safe mode and it worked!!! What can i try, thanks tom

09-23-2007, 11:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 53,622 OS: vista 32x 64x ultimate retail	Re: My dell laptop have you installed the xp video driver,you will need to d/l it from dell __________________

09-23-2007, 01:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
bannerjunky Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 20 OS: Vista	Re: My dell laptop press F8 just like u do to go to safe mode and select the option about the video instead of safemode

09-24-2007, 12:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
cba2r Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4 OS: win xp	Re: My dell laptop thank you very much both of you :D