Computer Goes Black! Help! - Hardware & Software

After restarting my computer, it will display the Windows Vista welcome screen. After this, the screen will go black (it is black because that is my default desktop background color behind my custom one) for about 5 minutes, then go to my desktop. While it is in the "black screen" state, I can still move the mouse. Any help would be greatly appreciated! -Thanks in advance, Mike

Press ctrl+shift+esc, new task, type explorer.exe and click ok. See if explorer comes up.

Go to start, type msconfig and press enter. Go to the "startup" tab and screenshot what is there.

ctrl+shift+esc? i thought it was ctrl+alt+delete and then do the new task explorer.exe all that jazz.

I'm pretty sure once it goes black, it never goes back.

[QUOTE=Waffle99;23644411]ctrl+shift+esc? i thought it was ctrl+alt+delete and then do the new task explorer.exe all that jazz.[/QUOTE] Ctrl+Shift+Esc is Ctrl+Alt+Del but skipping the menu screen

Ctrl+shift+esc is a great shortcut.

Indeed

[QUOTE=Panda X;23644434]I'm pretty sure once it goes black, it never goes back.[/QUOTE] Please refrain from posting idiotic things when people seriously need help. [editline]03:22PM[/editline] [QUOTE=codenamecueball;23644297]Press ctrl+shift+esc, new task, type explorer.exe and click ok. See if explorer comes up.[/QUOTE] I will try that! :) [editline]03:28PM[/editline] [QUOTE=codenamecueball;23644297]Press ctrl+shift+esc, new task, type explorer.exe and click ok. See if explorer comes up.[/QUOTE] Ok, when it goes black and I open the Task Manager, explorer is already running. I BELIEVE ending it and reopening it via File>New Task>explorer.exe allowed it to turn on, but I am not entirely sure. Thanks! [editline]03:30PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Makuuta;23644349]Go to start, type msconfig and press enter. Go to the "startup" tab and screenshot what is there.[/QUOTE] I do not see a screenshot, am I supposed to?

once you are at the startup tab, hit the Prt Sc button, paste into paint, save file, upload to a image sharing website such as imageshack/photobucket then paste the link of the picture in here so we can see whats in your start menu

[QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;23646952]once you are at the startup tab, hit the Prt Sc button, paste into paint, save file, upload to a image sharing website such as imageshack/photobucket then paste the link of the picture in here so we can see whats in your start menu[/QUOTE] Thank you for clarifying.

[QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;23646952]once you are at the startup tab, hit the Prt Sc button, paste into paint, save file, upload to a image sharing website such as imageshack/photobucket then paste the link of the picture in here so we can see whats in your start menu[/QUOTE] Let me tell you, I am following blindly, and I do not see a prt sc button.

[QUOTE=The_Mike_Guy;23647824]Let me tell you, I am following blindly, and I do not see a prt sc button.[/QUOTE] The one on your keyboard [IMG]http://wiki.nightwood.net/images/a/a7/Klawisz_PrtSc.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;23647881]The one on your keyboard [IMG]http://wiki.nightwood.net/images/a/a7/Klawisz_PrtSc.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Wow, I fail. Thanks! xD [editline]05:19PM[/editline] [QUOTE=The_Mike_Guy;23647897]Wow, I fail. Thanks! xD[/QUOTE] [url]http://img809.imageshack.us/i/info1.jpg/[/url] [url]http://img713.imageshack.us/i/info2.jpg/[/url] Image one is the top, 2 is the bottom.

MyWebSearch looks like it could maybe be one of the culprits. Disable it, and reboot. Report back if the screen blacking thing happens [quote]MyWebSearch is a toolbar that quite a few third party software developers bundle with their "free" software. It is a search and error page hijacker that can be fairly tricky to remove. Smileycentral.com is probably the largest website pushing this toolbar. This toolbar will quite likely slow the speed of IE web browsing and searching due to the hijackings. There MIGHT be a built in uninstaller for some people called mywebsearch in your add/remove programs.[/quote] -snip-

[QUOTE=RoflKawpter;23648426]MyWebSearch looks like it could maybe be one of the culprits. Disable it, and reboot. Report back if the screen blacking thing happens -snip-[/QUOTE] Got it by accident, I'll report back if it works! [editline]06:07PM[/editline] [QUOTE=The_Mike_Guy;23648963]Got it by accident, I'll report back if it works![/QUOTE] I disabled the smiley shit, but the task manager, end explorer, open explorer is the only thing that has worked so far. Thanks a million for all your help!

Kay. Just for the sake of a clean computer, google "How to remove MyWebSearch" It's a load of shit. Next, I read your post a bit more indepth. I had that problem, but on XP. Try running a full system scan with an antivirus like Avast! or anti mal/ad ware program you are familiar with.

[QUOTE=RoflKawpter;23649562]Kay. Just for the sake of a clean computer, google "How to remove MyWebSearch" It's a load of shit. Next, I read your post a bit more indepth. I had that problem, but on XP. Try running a full system scan with an antivirus like Avast! or anti mal/ad ware program you are familiar with.[/QUOTE] I do with AVG weekly, and I run antivirus scans frequently. I WILL uninstall MyWebSearch. Fuck it.

mywebsearch is spyware fyi

[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;23655451]mywebsearch is spyware fyi[/QUOTE] Well, with a name like that, I'll be inclined to believe you.

Ergh I had that mywebsearch crap on my pc when I was younger, though I just simply unistalled it from the add/remove programs and it went straight away

[QUOTE=The_Mike_Guy;23657784]Well, with a name like that, I'll be inclined to believe you.[/QUOTE] It is. He knows a lot more about computers than you do (not sure if you were being sarcastic, although it seems like it). [editline]09:28AM[/editline] If not, disregard this post.

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;23644493]Ctrl+shift+esc is a great shortcut.[/QUOTE] One handed Task Manager, for the lazy user who wants to know what's going on. :love: [QUOTE=The_Mike_Guy;23657784]Well, with a name like that, I'll be inclined to believe you.[/QUOTE] It's just a name, he knows a fair bit. and I believe he could be right.

[QUOTE=Ibutsu;23659211]It is. He knows a lot more about computers than you do (not sure if you were being sarcastic, although it seems like it). [editline]09:28AM[/editline] If not, disregard this post.[/QUOTE] My apologies for not trusting a guy with the name ButtsexV2.