Vista - Black Screen at Boot

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MagiicMark

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When I boot my computer the "Windows Loading" icon is there for a long time, then after it disappears a black screen appears. The black screen is there for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile the computer makes a lot of noise. Then when the 10 minutes have passed the computer stops being very noisily and I get to my login screen. When I type in my password and login it is very slow. Then when I finally get to the desktop it is also very slow and "Explorer" starts freezing randomly and I have to restart it and hope, that the computer will start normally and not have a black screen for 10 minutes.

Sometimes when I boot my computer this problem does not occur, but mostly it does and it's been going on for a very long time.

The computer also crashes about once a day meanwhile I'm playing a 3D videogame.
 
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My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
I've run several virus scans and it has found nothing. This has been going on for a long time. I'm not using "Daemon". The problem is also occouring in safe mode.
 

My Computer

System One

Since the problem happens, also, in Safe Mode I would start with the possibility that it may be hardware related.
Memory
Overheating
PSU
Monitor
All fall into this catgory.
If you can load some music and then at the next Black Screen if the music is still playing we will know that the computer is still functioning and that it is possibly graphics or the monitor. These things take dective work but can be corrected.
Download and use speed fan to measure temperture
Try memtest86 for a memory test
Guide to using Memtest86+

But lets not forget what may be right in front of our noses
Make a full and updated antivirus scan
Download and run malwarebytes full scan.

Good luck, buddy.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
No need to invest money to update drivers. You need to invest time
How to Find Drivers
search Google for the name of the driver
- compare the Google results with what's installed on your system to figure out which device/program it belongs to
- visit the web site of the manufacturer of the hardware/program to get the latest drivers (DON'T use Windows Update or the Update driver function of Device Manager).
- if there are difficulties in locating them, post back with questions and someone - will help you search Google for the name of the driver
- compare the Google results with what's installed on your system to figure out which device/program it belongs to
- - if there are difficulties in locating them, post back with questions and someone will try and help you locate the appropriate program.
- The most common drivers are listed on this page: http://www.carrona.org/dvrref.html
- - Driver manufacturer links are on this page: http://www.carrona.org/drvrdown.html
and here
http://www.edbott.com/weblog/the-vista-master-driver-list/
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
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