That's the latest iteration of BIOS. Click on the next screen to boot into BIOS. You cannot use a mouse so only a keyboard is allowed. Use the arrow and Enter or Esc keys to move around. You will find instructions at the bottom of the screen, but it is pretty simple so don't worry.
Also, check the boot order under the Boot menu and make sure that it is set to boot from the Hard Drive first and pen drive or other external drives second. That will make sure that the problem won't reappear when you connect a pen drive during the boot process ever. Well, if you've come this far without success then you have exhausted all other options. If you have a backup of your data or use cloud storage for everything, you have nothing to fear.
Restoring the computer won't delete your personal files anyway. That's what reinstalling the OS does. That's why I recommend you restore the computer first and see if that helps. It will help 9 out of 10 times. If the above method is not working for you, use the installation media disk that you may have created on a CD or pen drive.
Check Microsoft's site on how to create an installation media. Alternatively, you can visit your nearest support center. Here are two pieces of advice that can save you a lot of trouble in the future and they are both really simple.
One is to take backups. Even better if you move to the cloud because that way, you don't have to do it manually. The second is to create a restore point every time you are about to make major changes to your system. One example could be before installing an app. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. White blinking dash on Windows boot? Thread starter mrjust Start date Sep 20, I recently re-installed Windows Xp pro sp3 on my desktop hp pavillion an. And once I restarted there is a white blinking dash and a black screen.
So I re-installed over again and got same problem. I couldn't access safe mode with f8. So I figure I give windows vista a try but the same problem arises- cant access safe mode and trying the repair option when booting from the vista cd- doesn't find any problems.
Before I re-installed the OS, the desktop was working. Can I fix these? SP3 can cause problems. It is essntial to research SP3 before installing. Click to expand I'm sorry, unless you give more detail of what you mean by 'didn't work' I cannot say Check all these out, many have further links you ought to pursue too.
Thanks for the links! Those links only apply if I am updating to sp3- they dont mention the error I am having. Do you think its a Hardware issue? What I mean by It doesn't work is: When I power on the machine all I get is a black screen with a white blinking dash. I tried reinstalling windows xp but the same error occurs when I turn it on. I tried installing windows vista to see if windows xp was the problem but when it finished installing and the computer restarts- the black screen and white dash show up again.
I ran a diagnostic test on my hdd with a cd my friend let me use- and the results were that the "read test" on hard disk Failed, "internal cash test" Failed, the stress test on the "system" Failed, and the "hard disk test" Failed. What I don't understand is, prior to reinstalling windows xp or windows vista the desktop was working fine.
Possibly just the bios needs resetting, or the motherboard battery needs replacing. There may be nothing wrong with the HDD. Assuming it works, then resetting the bios is next. I found out it's best to download the KB's and install it manually Want my honest opinion? The original KB tried to install a x86 version - I think this is what is accruing all the errors Pure x64 platform even if it uses x86 compatibility mode needs the x64 msu I found this out myself, I thought it was me until I had to deal also with my neighbors Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 2 people found this reply helpful.
I have read through many other question threads and attempted everything I could find: - Double checking the display ports - Ran through BIOS to check my boot up settings - Created a Windows 10 Disc Image through an installation media and Windows still refuses to load. Thank you! I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Hi Meeechull, Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I appreciate your efforts and time. Do not worry, will assist you with the issue.
If not, please try Restore. Thank you. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User's post on May 16, H SKapoor. In reply to meeechull's post on May 16,
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