I restarted my computer and left the room, when I came back it was stuck on a blank screen. It wouldn't respond so I turned it off and back on. It loads the windows XP screen with the dots going across at the bottom. Then the screen normally goes black and then my desktop shows up. But now when it goes black it stops here. I've tried safe mode, and starting with last known working configuration but it always dies at the same point. It seems to be able to access the HD so I don't think it's dead, but I guess it could be bad. Did I get a virus? I usually run zone alarm but had it turned off when I was online last which was just before I restarted.
What can I do? What should I try? Bad memory module? I don't know where I should start.
What can I do? What should I try? Bad memory module? I don't know where I should start.