recently my computer crashed and i had to reboot it. the safe mode selection screen came up, and i selected last known good configuration. then my screen froze and i was unable to proceed further. the same happens when i reboot and choose any other option, or when i leave the timer to count down to 0. i have tried accessing my computer via f8, but it freezes in a BLANK BLACK screen when i pick any option.

can anyone help me? thanks a lot in advance.ryan d...."can anyone help me?"......Perhaps if you provide a little more info ........like what o/s your using ,
what was going on just before this oddity occurred......My crystal ball is a wee bit fogged up ...lol
You might also mention if you have all the latest updates , Do you regularly scan for viruses and spyware?

please let us know

dl65  right. i'm using windows XP home edition, on a compaq presario. i was booting my computer when it froze at the startup screen and restarted. that happens sometimes so i wasn't worried, but this time - yeah. it refused to get past the safe mode selection. that's only happened once before, but i ended up sending it to a repairman who fixed it but didn't tell me what the problem was (except that i shouldn't leave my computer on for more than 3 hours). and yes, i do scan for viruses and spyware - not that often for viruses, but i just checked for spyware yesterday. i update windows as often as i see that little speech BUBBLE popping up at the system tray. Quote

that happens sometimes so i wasn't worried,

(except that i shouldn't leave my computer on for more than 3 hours).

thing is, i've left my computer on for much longer periods of time without any problems. and this time it happened just as i started the computer up.