Solve : Pc won't load login screen?

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Answer» Afternoon All! I have an EMachine 270. I turned it off one night last week by the power switch and it hasn't booted up fully since. For a few weeks proir to this problem i occasionaly got the error "no operating system found" but a quick restart resolved this. The XP Logo loads and the cursor appears with the hour glass but then the screen remains black and the login menu fails to appear. I can tap shift 5 times and the "sticky keys" screen pops up so i would imagine that eliminates any problem with XP? I don't have the original reboot disk and emachines no longer stock my version. They reccommended buying Windows XP but i can't see that helping. Thanks for your TIME folks and all SUGGESTIONS are welcomed Quote I have an EMachine 270. I turned it off one night last week by the power switch and it hasn't booted up fully since. The power switch on the front of the PC, the power switch on the back of the PC or the power switch on the power extension cord? The latter both are very bad means of POWERING down the PC, even when it has already been turned off. Even so; press F8 before Windows loads and choose last known good configuration. On the front. I can't get that screen up on demand. It appeared once by luck and i did just as you said but to no avail unfortunatley.Did you power down the PC constantly by pressing and holding the button or just by pressing it once? What kind of Internet security is installed? I have no internet security installed. I don't know if it's the same for all E Machines but the power button on mine is useless. Sometimes it works at a simple press, other times it has to be held in and more often than not it just won't work at all. That is not quite how you are supposed to use the power button, the proper procedure would be: To turn the PC on once it has been powered down by pressing it once To turn the PC off when you are in windows by pressing it once To turn it off in case of distress by pressing it for approximately 5-10 seconds. If it doesn't work all of the time, either you're not using it properly or you're too impatient. However, certain settings could cause it to function differently.. But that is not of relevance a the moment; Do you have a Windows XP CD? I was hoping you wouldn't ask that. The answer is yes, but where? I honestly don't know! I've tore the house apart looking for it and all i have is disc 2 of 2. Tried contacting the manufacturer and they don't stock the particular reboot disc i need.Sounds like a failing power supply unit (PSU) in that computer might be the cause of this problem. If so, you'll need to replace the PSU. Quote from: Magin85 on April 18, 2007, 08:47:09 AM I was hoping you wouldn't ask that. The answer is yes, but where? I honestly don't know! I've tore the house apart looking for it and all i have is disc 2 of 2. Tried contacting the manufacturer and they don't stock the particular reboot disc i need. Correct me: You have trouble shutting down the PC when using the power button, you do not have trouble powering it on. As for the CD being lost, can't you tell them you simply lost both CD's? It seems a bit strange they will only supply the second CD. What is on this second CD? By the way, I'd like you to diagnose your HDD. Diagnostic software can be obtained here(click) provided that you know the NAME of your HDD manufacturer.

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Afternoon All!

I have an EMachine 270. I turned it off one night last week by the power switch and it hasn't booted up fully since. For a few weeks proir to this problem i occasionaly got the error "no operating system found" but a quick restart resolved this. The XP Logo loads and the cursor appears with the hour glass but then the screen remains black and the login menu fails to appear. I can tap shift 5 times and the "sticky keys" screen pops up so i would imagine that eliminates any problem with XP? I don't have the original reboot disk and emachines no longer stock my version. They reccommended buying Windows XP but i can't see that helping.

Thanks for your TIME folks and all SUGGESTIONS are welcomed Quote

I have an EMachine 270. I turned it off one night last week by the power switch and it hasn't booted up fully since.

The power switch on the front of the PC, the power switch on the back of the PC or the power switch on the power extension cord?

The latter both are very bad means of POWERING down the PC, even when it has already been turned off.

Even so; press F8 before Windows loads and choose last known good configuration. On the front. I can't get that screen up on demand. It appeared once by luck and i did just as you said but to no avail unfortunatley.Did you power down the PC constantly by pressing and holding the button or just by pressing it once?

What kind of Internet security is installed? I have no internet security installed. I don't know if it's the same for all E Machines but the power button on mine is useless. Sometimes it works at a simple press, other times it has to be held in and more often than not it just won't work at all. That is not quite how you are supposed to use the power button, the proper procedure would be:

To turn the PC on once it has been powered down by pressing it once
To turn the PC off when you are in windows by pressing it once
To turn it off in case of distress by pressing it for approximately 5-10 seconds.

If it doesn't work all of the time, either you're not using it properly or you're too impatient.
However, certain settings could cause it to function differently..

But that is not of relevance a the moment;

Do you have a Windows XP CD? I was hoping you wouldn't ask that. The answer is yes, but where? I honestly don't know! I've tore the house apart looking for it and all i have is disc 2 of 2. Tried contacting the manufacturer and they don't stock the particular reboot disc i need.Sounds like a failing power supply unit (PSU) in that computer might be the cause of this problem. If so, you'll need to replace the PSU. Quote from: Magin85 on April 18, 2007, 08:47:09 AM

I was hoping you wouldn't ask that. The answer is yes, but where? I honestly don't know! I've tore the house apart looking for it and all i have is disc 2 of 2. Tried contacting the manufacturer and they don't stock the particular reboot disc i need.

Correct me: You have trouble shutting down the PC when using the power button, you do not have trouble powering it on.

As for the CD being lost, can't you tell them you simply lost both CD's? It seems a bit strange they will only supply the second CD. What is on this second CD?

By the way, I'd like you to diagnose your HDD. Diagnostic software can be obtained here(click) provided that you know the NAME of your HDD manufacturer.

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