BIG error with boot, help needed badly - BF Vietnam

[zed994]

Hello,

I was recently attempting to install Battlefield Vietnam to my gaming machine. During the install, the game offered to update my graphic drivers to my NVIDIA GeForce 5200.

On reboot at the conclusion to the install. Following the XP Pro splash screen with the loading icon, i am presented with a black screen and the only moveable object, PLZZZ help as this holds my backups and all my files, what could have happened and any solutions plz, any help will be greatfully accepted, have spent hours searching google for an answer. PLZPLZPLZPLZPLZ

AMD ATHLON 2400+
Gigabyte Motherboard
NVIDIA GeForce 5200

THankyou

Zed

 

[bcastner]

Hit F8 early and often at startup and choose Safe Mode.
Use the Driver Rollback feature of device manager to rollback the display driver.

 

[zed994]

I have tried Safe Mode, with the same result, this is very worrying to me, i have never seen something like this, and have tried many things such as safe mode, could unplugging the graphics card be of n e help??

ANYONE have any other ideas!?!?

plz

Zed

 

[linney]

On the way into Safe Mode at the Options Screen see if you can load the "Last known good configuration" option.

HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console for Windows XP (Q307654)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q307/6/54.asp

An easy to follow recovery console description when unable to start computer due to corrupt registry.

http://www.digitalwebcast.com/2002/03_mar/tutorials/cw_boot_toot.htm

This is a layman's version of Q307545 in simple language.


Check your RAM for faults.

http://www.memtest86.com/

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

314503 - Computer Stops Responding with a Black Screen When You Start Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314503&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP (Q314079)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q314/0/79.asp

HOW TO: Create a Boot Disk for an NTFS or FAT Partition in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q305/5/95.asp

If they don't work you could try repairing windows itself by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp