Author Topic: Windows 8.1 glitch (Read 2226 times)

Passta Soup · October 25, 2014, 08:52:31 AM

So I finally got around to windows 8.1 and to my dismay
I updated to find my desktop is completely black with no task bar. All the start up programs start up like hamachi and what not. Start button doesn't work, and the screen for logging in to my user comes up but once I'm logged in the screen goes black.
Can't get a screen shot because, well, my computer doesn't work, so here's a low quality camera phone picture :)

any help would be appreciated

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Swat 3 · October 25, 2014, 08:54:42 AM

I dunno if explore.exe for Windows 8.1 is a thing, but that might be it.

Can you still enter Task Bar?

Passta Soup · October 25, 2014, 08:57:48 AM

Quote from: Swat 3 on October 25, 2014, 08:54:42 AM

I dunno if explore.exe for Windows 8.1 is a thing, but that might be it.

Can you still enter Task Bar?

No, I can't do anything besides move my mouse around and open Ctrl alt delete. when I try to open task manager this happens.

Muzzles56 · October 25, 2014, 08:59:16 AM

sounds like a virus, did you try safe mode?

Swat 3 · October 25, 2014, 09:01:52 AM

dude what the forget did you download. that's some nasty stuff.

restart your computer and boot into safemode (F8 or Shift+F8) and see if it works.

Passta Soup · October 25, 2014, 09:15:04 AM

attempted starting in safe mode. Immediately
after the splash screen my computer made a loud beep and then loaded windows, signed into my user then went immediately back to the blank black screen.

AutoBahn · October 25, 2014, 09:19:29 AM

Do you use a dual BIOS?

Swat 3 · October 25, 2014, 09:20:50 AM

Quote from: Passta Soup on October 25, 2014, 09:15:04 AM

attempted starting in safe mode. Immediately
after the splash screen my computer made a loud beep and then loaded windows, signed into my user then went immediately back to the blank black screen.

The beep is basically comfirmation everything works.
It is the POST doing its thing, but I don't know why it would beep after the splash screen.

Mr Queeba · October 25, 2014, 09:22:01 AM

Well, I would suggest you use some sort of Rescue CD like the free one Bitdefender provides.
http://www.bitdefender.com/support/how-to-create-a-bitdefender-rescue-cd-627.html

AutoBahn · October 25, 2014, 09:26:35 AM

Quote from: Swat 3 on October 25, 2014, 09:20:50 AM

The beep is basically comfirmation everything works.
It is the POST doing its thing, but I don't know why it would beep after the splash screen.

I really doubt that's POST if it's after the splash screen.

K3k0m@n · October 25, 2014, 10:08:32 AM

You'll have to re download windows 8.1

Swat 3 · October 25, 2014, 11:26:58 AM

Quote from: AutoBahn on October 25, 2014, 09:26:35 AM

I really doubt that's POST if it's after the splash screen.

The only reason a computer beeps is for the POST code.

Passta Soup · October 25, 2014, 11:32:02 AM

will redownloading windows wipe my hard drive? or will I keep all the stuff I have on it

AutoBahn · October 25, 2014, 11:35:06 AM

Quote from: Swat 3 on October 25, 2014, 11:26:58 AM

The only reason a computer beeps is for the POST code.

Maybe it's something to do with his BIOS software then. Most things usually do POST>SPLASH>BOOTUP AFAIK, but I guess this is otherwise.

How many times did it beep, anyway? And what's the BIOS model?

Nal · October 25, 2014, 11:38:30 AM

Quote from: Mr Queeba on October 25, 2014, 09:22:01 AM

Well, I would suggest you use some sort of Rescue CD like the free one Bitdefender provides.
http://www.bitdefender.com/support/how-to-create-a-bitdefender-rescue-cd-627.html

first step to computer help is to not listen to mr queeba
bitdefender is utter garbage. try kasperskys
I read that he can't get to safe mode