# maxtr0sity seeks help! **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [June 22, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763 "2003-06-22T02:18:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ahmed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@ahmed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ahmed)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/1 "2003-06-22T02:18:56Z")
Max has asked me to post on kirupa seeking help. Max is running on an extremely slow 100mhz computer that can’t view flash on Kirupa because IE closes for some reason. But anyways, his computer is a 1Ghz running on Windows XP Pro. He had no problem before, but when he started up his computer earlier, XP loads pass the Logo with the blue bar on the bottom going across. When normally it’s supposed to goto the login screen, the screen goes black and a high pitched sound plays on the internal computer speaker. He’s tried pressing all the keys, nothing works. When he presses Ctrl+Alt+Del, it just restarts and does the same thing over again. He can’t format the 100mhz because his dad still uses it for some of his company work which he hesitates to backup So, basically, he’s relying on me to help him on this. Anyone know what can be the cause? Virus maybe? =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/2 "2003-06-22T02:22:48Z")
Hmm… boot from another operating system if he’s got it? There might be some pre-OS commands you could type to get it in safe mode. **If** he can. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/3 "2003-06-22T02:27:24Z")
thanks… he said he doesn’t have a second OS installed. He tried safe mode for XP, it just beeps once, and restarts 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/4 "2003-06-22T02:45:05Z")
I’m assuming he’s on a desktop, right? If nothing else works (i’ve got no clue what to do) just try starting it in dos, and then copying all your stuff to the A: drive, then format. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/5 "2003-06-22T03:19:41Z")
Ok, I’m back. I installed Flash 4 on this computer and it made IE work with flash. Thanks for all the help so far. NaliWarCowZ: Yes, I’m on a desktop, I just spent almost an hour downloading the XP Pro startup disks. This old junk still has a 28.8kbps modem. When I put the startup disks in, it automatically loads some stuff. I went through the entire process. Did the repairs. Going to resort to calling Dell or Microsoft tomorrow. ☹ Any other ideas? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/6 "2003-06-22T03:29:21Z")
All I could think to tell you would be try checking the bios. I’m not good with it, but maybe you have it set so your hard drive loads incorrectly or some sort of thing. If that doesn’t work, i’d try to load norton through dos (if you can) and scan for a virus. I’m not too smart with this kinda stuff, but post on [hardforums.com](http://hardforums.com), they’re geniuses with this kinda stuff. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/7 "2003-06-22T03:35:06Z")
I didn’t touch my bios for over a month now. I don’t think I can screw that up indirectly. I’ve heard of floppy Nortons, but don’t know where to download one, a link would be great. Thanks Nali. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/8 "2003-06-22T03:43:52Z")
[http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2000083118152306](http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2000083118152306) that’s the link. Hopefully you have norton. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/9 "2003-06-22T03:52:32Z")
Nope, no Norton or any antivirus for me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/10 "2003-06-22T05:28:02Z")
Beeps mostly point to a hardware error. Plug in all the PCI cards and the graphics card again and reboot. Write down how many beeps your computer gives and how longe they play (like morse : - - — - — ). Post the beep sequence here and I will see if I can find something on it 🙂 PS What may help too is cleaning your computer case from any dust inside. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/11 "2003-06-22T10:15:05Z")
try pressing f8 after the bios screen comes up till you are prompted to choose safe mode, directory service restore and other otions, choose last known configuration and if that doesnt work, do the same process and choose drectory restore mode that will definitely fix your problem if its not a hardware error lke Vman said ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maxtr0sity-seeks-help/23763/12 "2003-06-22T17:20:13Z")
Thanks a lot you guys. I’ve solved the problem. I spend about, four hours on the phone with Dell and Microsoft. Finally, the lady was nice enough to send me a custom diagnostic disk. I put the disk in, it replaced a bunch of files on XP Pro, and magically, it started up again. It turned out, it wasn’t a virus at all, it was just a prank program. Nothing got deleted except some configurations on my computer, otherwise, it’s all good. Thanks for all your help. 🙂