Black screen after Log- In

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Intermittently I get a blank screen after log-in, just a cursor, then have to
shut down and try again, then seems to boot ok, sometime it takes 2 or 3
times, then sometimes it boots ok for a week, New Gateway running Vista
Premium any reason for this? Have Dual core Intel processor. McAfee
Sercurity, running a few gadgets.
 
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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Intermittently I get a blank screen after log-in, just a cursor, then have to
shut down and try again, then seems to boot ok, sometime it takes 2 or 3
times, then sometimes it boots ok for a week, New Gateway running Vista
Premium any reason for this? Have Dual core Intel processor. McAfee
Sercurity, running a few gadgets.
 
My computer recently started doing the same thing (if after log-in means
after the Welcome screen). I found a solution on one of the threads on this
forum.

At the black screen, hit control-alt-delete to bring up the menu screen.
Click the item for starting Task Manager. Find explorer.exe on the processes
tab; right click it to bring up the menu; and click End Process. After
explorer closes: click File on the menu bar; click New; type in explorer.exe;
and click OK. On my computer, that brings up the desktop.
 
That does help, for the moment, I mean, the problem is still there the next
time you start your comp. up. Isnt there any why to solve it for good?
 
I have seen numerous threads on this forum involving this problem, and none
of them suggested an explanation for where it comes from.
 
It started with me today!
Earlier it was just breezzing thourgh.
What I did was installed McAfee 2007 , when it said it was not compatible,
and then uninstalled it.
Tried a system restore back before the installation, but does not help!
The black screen does disappear after a few seconds.
I think it(laptop) has been slowed down somehow.

But I guess there would be a way to resolve it!
Did anyone tamper with the performance settings?
 
If the black screen with visible cursor disappears on its own and is
replaced by a desktop, you do not have the problem under discussion. In
fact, that sounds like the normal sequence of screens.
 
Yes, but earlier the black screen was for one instant- now it can be for as
long as 10 seconds.
Anyway, i have been trying to optimise the laptop.
I will report if it helps,
Regards
 
Conley your advise worked great, after doing this the computer booted, is
anyone working on a fix why explorer is causing windows not to run correctly?
 
After trying what was suggested alt-control-delete and turning of
explorer.exe desktop showed up. anyone working on a fix?
 
My computer recently started doing the same thing (if after log-in means
after the Welcome screen). I found a solution on one of the threads on
this
forum.

At the black screen, hit control-alt-delete to bring up the menu screen.
Click the item for starting Task Manager. Find explorer.exe on the
processes
tab; right click it to bring up the menu; and click End Process. After
explorer closes: click File on the menu bar; click New; type in
explorer.exe;
and click OK. On my computer, that brings up the desktop.

"Mark K" wrote:
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But what do you do when you can't access *anything* but the black screen and
useless cursor? That's the situation on my nephews' computer. I can't seem
to get it to do anything but show the black screen with cursor. None of the
F8 options works any differently.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
 
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