Hello EVERYONE.

I've searched FAQs and tried a few things but nothing matches my problem so I thought I'd ask here.
(I'm writing from a friend's computer)

Basically, Windows XP won't load, having shown what I think is the "blue screen of death" before shutting down last time. Unfortunately I don't remember what it said.

I have a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V2030 laptop.

When I switch on, I get the usual Fujitsu logo, the option to go into PhoenixBIOS via f2 or f12, and then just a blank screen. There is no ERROR message.

I am not familiar with this BIOS thing but I am very willing to give it a shot if it gets my laptop up and running.

Just hoped someone could help me along the way.

Here's hoping.

Cheers,

Mike - Edinburgh, Scotland. 1. Changes. What changes, if any, did you make before the boot failure? Added, removed, configured any hardware? Added, removed, updated, or configured any software?

2. Try the following boot options (in the order given) from the Windows Advanced Options menu:
a. "Disable AUTOMATIC restart on system failure". Post information from any subsequent blue screen displayed.
b. "Last KNOWN good configuration"
c. "Safe Mode"

3. Windows Advanced Options Menu. Use the <F8&GT; function key during system startup to access the Windows Advanced Options Menu. Tap the key once or twice per second as you startup the computer (or immediately after POST completes and screen flashes black prior to displaying Windows XP logo with its processing bar display).

4. Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Report the "exact" STOP code string with its four parameters as well as any short error string and/or software module it might name.

5. BIOS. If you have not modified system BIOS settings, there's no need to go there yet...BSOD's mostly cannot be rectified by anything in the BIOS so that's not the place to be looking...
Restart the machine and recreate the BSOD...
Then post the entire message here including the gibberish...