Windows XP Screen Turns Black During Boot-up

There are some pretty scary things that can happen to your computer. Most of these things that happen look scarier than they really are. One of these instances is when your computer screen turns completely blank and black in color. This commonly happens upon start-up right after the Windows logo appears. This is most likely NOT due to the computer monitor itself. You can check for that, though, by swapping the monitor and attempting to start up the Windows XP computer. If the same thing happens, than you have just proved that theory wrong.

 

If anything such as hardware or software has been recently installed, like right before this issue started happening, than you should uninstall that program through Safe Mode and then attempt to start the computer again. This issue can happen even if nothing has been recently installed. Also, a System Restore or booting up using the Last Known Good Configuration may not resolve the issue either.

 

 

Now on to the most likely causes of this issue. Try to boot up in Safe Mode by pressing F9 during start-up when you see the Windows logo screen. If you are successful in booting up in Safe Mode than it is probably because there is a problem related to the video drivers of your system. You can resolve the problem by changing to default of VGA or sVGA in your drivers using the Safe Mode start-up. Restart  your computer after doing so, not in Safe Mode, and see if your computer boots up properly. Another possible solution for the video drivers is to revert to a previous version. If you have used Windows Update to change drivers than that may have sparked the booting issue.

 

It is good to know that there are differences between Normal Mode and Safe Mode when using the Device Manager to view and/or edit video drivers.

 

Lastly, if you continue to experience the issue, you may have errors, Malware, spyware or viruses on your computer. These can be repaired and removed with many different options of softwares available on the web, including the one on this website.

 

Errors such as the ones described usually translate to issues developed in the Windows registry. Addressing registry errors such as these is not a simple operation. If you have ever had to dwell into the registry for anything, then you know what I am saying. Not to mention that altering information incorrectly in the registry can render your Windows operating system ioperable. The most efficient way to address any registry error would be to employ a program to do it for you.

 

The PC Registry Cleaner program will not only address errors in the Windows registry effectively, but as well is one of the few programs designed to run with Windows Vista.

 

Lets not forget the fact that every purchase comes with free support. Try it and see the results yourself. You can download the program using the following link.

 

http://www.pcregistrycleaner.com/download/PCRegistryCleaner_setup.exe