Blank screen on startup after codec download

Discussion in 'Software' started by superfallingdowngirl, Oct 27, 2010.

  1. superfallingdowngirl

    superfallingdowngirl Private First Class

    My computer is a bit of a zombie but it's been going ok until now. At startup I always have to press F1 to get it going (floppy disks fail) and then it goes to a prompt to start XP or recovery console. After that it normally starts up fine.
    Yesterday I tried to watch a video and windows media player prompted me to download a codec. I downloaded it but still couldn't watch the video but otherwise it worked fine.
    When I tried to start my computer today, all I got was a blank, black screen after selecting to start XP. Guess I really shouldn't have downloaded that codec.
    I can't even do the read and run because I can't get any further.
    Any ideas?
     
    superfallingdowngirl, Oct 27, 2010
    #1
  2. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Moved your thread to software and then once you are up and running again you can return to malware removal.
     
    Kestrel13!, Oct 27, 2010
    #2

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