Hi Dave My knowledge of these things is limited but the first thing I would do is open the case and make sure the video card is seated firmly in its slot.
Others will probably have better advice but, if all else fails you can retrieve your un-backed up stuff by getting hold of one of the Linux Live DVDs such as Knoppix. These boot the PC up independent of Windows and should give you access to your hard disk and CD/DVD writer so that you can get files off the machine. The Knoppix and other live Linux systems are often on the cover disks of computer magazines. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all. > > I think i may have a major problem with my PC. Pentium 4 winblows > XP Home. > > It will power up, i get the Nvidia dos start sceen, then the Intel > Pentium 4 colour screen, and then it just sits there and does > nothing > after that. > > I have hit the reboot button, and turned it off for 1-2 minutes > then back on. > > Am i in trouble here. > > It has been doing some odd things the past few months. Clock reset > it > self back to 1900, etc. > > Files are backed up, except the last day or so. > > Dave > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Free pop3 email with a spam filter. http://www.bluebottle.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
