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Building on past successes at Buildex, Walas Concepts and Dudoc Vancouver have been asked by the tradeshow to represent the latest innovative building trends from Europe at Buildex 2018. We are excited to represent these building trends through an exhibition and educational sessions. Buildex Vancouver is Western Canada's largest tradeshow and conference for the Construction, Renovation, Architecture, Interior Design and Property Management industries. With over 600 exhibits, and more than 80 educational seminars Buildex attracts over 14,000 attendees annually.
Our representation of innovative building trends will be done in an interdisciplinary pavilion of partners that include a mix of start-ups and established firms, educational providers and/or governmental organizations. We offer exhibits and presentations. The goal of this pavilion is to provide examples of innovative approaches and tools that make cities and buildings more sustainable.
The topic of this year's pavilion is Smart Cities, Smart Buildings. Given that our urban cores are expanding, the demand for natural resources is increasing, while the supply of those resources is depleting at a fast pace, it is becoming of growing importance to create systems of integrated and efficient operation. The use of information and communication technologies in buildings and cities is essential to provide for a more interactive and smart critical infrastructure. Furthermore, the integration of smart technologies and systems provides an opportunity to gather data and then use that information to analyze and improve efficiency. Technological innovations have the capacity to add efficiency, interconnectness and long-term sustainability. We are looking forward to sharing the latest innovative buildings trends from Europe on this topic.
If you offer innovations, technologies and approaches to making our cities smarter and more efficient, we think you might be interested in this opportunity. To learn more Buildex Vancouver, the market or if you want to apply, please contact Dudoc Vancouver. For European inquiries, contact Irene Kinderman at firstname.lastname@example.com. If you are located in North-America, please contact Kitty Verduin at email@example.com.
From December 6th to 7th, Kwantlen Polytechnic University held their Technical Apparel Design graduating class exhibition of innovative products at Dudoc Vancouver. They premiered creative and well researched designs featuring the intersection between technology, technical expertise and apparel.
The Wilson School of Design students also did presentations of their final projects which were very well received by the Industry Committee of leaders in apparel and technology, retailers and professors. The following day, a public reception and mini-presentations were held for a wide range of industry, designers, alumni, faculty, fellow students, friends and family. This group included well established designers and tech enthusiasts.
Inspired by nature and the city, the apparel prototypes were researched, designed, built and tested for their beneficial applications. Three students created clothing to improve a cyclist's ride. One student designer used a fabric which is resistant to damage from falls, retains heat, keeps the cyclist dry while also looking very professional for important office meetings! Another student designed better fitting cycling shorts for women to help reduce friction and injuries when mountain biking. To avoid unwelcome sweat stains on the back when cycling, someone else designed a commuter backpack with good airflow while also minimizing pressure on the back.
Women in any sport often have challenges finding a comfortable bra. One student's extensive research resulted in a bra which helps reduce pain, irritation and injuries during active workouts.
For the fly fishing specialist, another graduate designed a brace to increase casting accuracy which also helps reduce injury. Wherever we go now in the city or outdoors we seem to have a number of gadgets to take along. One student created a compact, easily portable and multi-compartment bag to help transport our many tech gadgets!
Each student's thorough research helped identify leading edge materials to accomplish their goals. Their designs also showed a deep understanding of the physical human condition and how it relates to the apparel we choose to live our lives in.
The Wilson School of Design graduation activities were also an opportunity for the Dudoc team to explain some of our innovative products and for visitors to browse through the showroom. As apparel specialists, attendees were particularly interested in Sheltersuit, the award winning Dutch designed garment which combines a very warm jacket with a sleeping bag for refugees and homeless people. Others were drawn to the top calibre crafts displayed by Belgian House and the wooden Bough Bikes attracted the cyclists in the crowd. For some with a broad interest in design, sustainability and innovation, Duraflow's phase changing cooling and heating system and the TS&S wireless security system were of interest. Several of the industry specialists are interested in continuing the discussions with Dudoc.
Dudoc Vancouver was very pleased that the well regarded Wilson School of Design choose our space to showcase their exhibit on the intersection between innovative technologies and apparel. We look forward to hosting other creative designers in the future to expand awareness and use of our space as an access-to-innovations centre and hub.
Dudoc is excited to announce our newest partner from the Netherlands: Duraflow. This forward thinking company specializes in Phase Changing Materials, an innovative and sustainable alternative to the traditional way of air conditioning. The system provides you with healthy energy solutions at a highly affordable price.
Duraflow, in cooperation with Autarkis, succeeded in applying phase changing materials in a smart way. This makes it possible to stabilize indoor temperatures and greatly reduce the power that is needed for heating and cooling. The energy savings result in reduced CO2-emissions and a more affordable energy bill. Another great advantage of Duraflow's installation is the decreased need for maintenance to the climate installation.
Come by Dudoc to learn more about Phase Changing Materials and become familiar with their innovative way of cooling and heating.
Dudoc is marking our third anniversary in Vancouver at our new location. Three years ago, Dudoc opened on West Georgia. "It has been an exciting time working with Vancouverites on sustainable innovations for urban communities", says CEO Gerben van Straaten. "The move to Frances Street marks new chapters for Dudoc and the World of Walas. There is a dynamic community energy here and we look forward to expanding our initiatives on many levels from this location."
The place has been buzzing with activities this past month. We were thrilled to have the Dutch Cycling Embassy present at an event organized by Modacity which sold out in 24 hours! Women Transforming Cities October Café focussed on "Designing Cities which Work for Women and Girls" and the Strathcona BIA (Business Improvement Association) hosted businesses, municipal and community reps took an unique planning approach for the future of transportation and mobility in this diverse neighbourhood.
On Wednesday, November 29, Walas Concepts' Wilco van Bemmel and Stephen Popovich will present at the Building Show Toronto 2018. The presentation presents a sneak peek of the latest European building innovations.
European Building Innovations Presentation
High energy prices, strict government policies and severe resiliency challenges make Europe a hotbed for building innovations. This session aims to explore the ingenuity in the building industry by examining the latest trends and approaches that have been implemented across Europe to reduce energy consumption and introduce greener solutions. It will also look at how these innovations relate to the challenges in the Canadian context. Some of the subjects that will be discussed are large-scale solar energy integration in urban environments, using algae as a source of energy in buildings, smart energy management systems, gradual greening strategies for existing buildings and urban food systems. These projects show in particular how their approaches balance both ecological and economic sustainability.
About the speakers
Wilco van Bemmel, as COO of Walas Concepts, specializes in sustainable community and socio-economic development. In his projects, he introduces European innovations to revitalize existing neighbourhoods and builds partnerships between community groups, businesses, cities and agencies to improve affordability, economic vitality and sustainability. On behalf of European innovators, he implements solutions for high-performance buildings, local food and clean energy in the North American market.
As CDO of Walas Concepts, Stephen Popovich works at the intersection of landscape, urban design, architecture, ecology and economics. He is an expert in applying a collaborative model that engages the community as a strategic partner, focusing design around the social agenda of communities, and how people connect and interact. As a Partner of a Dutch-Canadian group of companies, Stephen has hands on experience successfully translating European concepts and innovations to the North American context.
The Belgian House is Dudoc's first partner from Belgium. The company imports and distributes unique Belgian design products in Canada and is now showcasing them at Dudoc Vancouver. Following a very successful exhibition at Vancouver's 2017 Interior Design Show, The Belgian House team is displaying an array of Belgian designs to enhance home, offices and the outdoors. The products will appeal to architects, interior designers and retailers.
Founders Marianne Cauwels and her daughter Ines Van Goethem describe Belgian design as playful, personal and rather extraordinary! As a team, they ensure craftsmanship, quality and ethical production in what they offer. We are excited to welcome Western Canada at Dudoc to see some of these innovative Belgian designs.
A few weeks ago, for the first time, we welcomed guests into our new home at 1489 Frances Street at our Block Party on September 20, 2017. It was great to have so many neighbours contribute, see so many old and new faces, and host a mix of children, families and business professionals. We had an amazing time getting to know each other, looking at art and listening to music, playing games while having beers and ice cream.
We know that this neighbourhood is filled with talented, skilled, creative and friendly people. This was the first step to getting to know who is around us, and learning about the surrounding businesses and residents.
Special thanks to:
– Centre Skateboard Distribution (http://centredistribution.com)
– Earnest Icecream (http://earnesticecream.com)
– Golden Era Food Truck (https://www.yelp.ca/biz/golden-era-burger-vancouver)
– Liz Hammond (https://www.honestlysocial.ca)
– MET Fine Printers (http://www.metprinters.com)
– Open Gallery (https://www.facebook.com/opengallery.ca/)
– Porchlight Press (http://porchlightpress.com)
– Public (http://publicdesign.ca)
– Rangate (http://rangate.com)
– Sam Chimes (http://www.samchimes.com)
– Space (http://www.spacetospace.co)
– The Butler Did It (http://www.butlerdiditcatering.com
Photos credit to Liz Hammond and Vincent Chiu
Check our latest news about Dudoc and it's partners here.


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The RIB-type boat was taken from the esplanade between Saturday night, June 10, and the early hours of Sunday morning.
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The Tooth Fairy stars Dwayne Johnson as minor professional league hockey player Derek Thompson, nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy" for his brutal on-ice antics that more often than not result in -- you guessed it -- rival players losing their teeth. But Derek, who is considered long past his prime by the rising young star on his team, is also bitter about his NHL career not working out and he takes every opportunity to give aspiring youngsters a reality check about their own big dreams.
After Derek tells his girlfriend Carly's (Ashley Judd) daughter that there's no such thing as the tooth fairy, he gets in trouble not only with his girlfriend but also with none other than the Fairy Godmother herself (Julie Andrews). Sentenced to serve as a tooth fairy in order to make amends for his dream-killing ways, Derek will occasionally sprout a pair of wings and must then rush off to perform his tooth fairy duties. Along the way, he might just get a chance to redeem himself -- and take another shot (literally) at his own dreams. Awwwwww.
The trailer to The Tooth Fairy made it look like quite possibly the worst movie ever made. It's not. As a piece of family entertainment, The Tooth Fairy is actually superior to The Rock's last such offering, The Game Plan. While The Tooth Fairy has its saccharine moments, it's more clever and humorous than the grating and cloying Game Plan. That said, we're still talking about a movie where The Rock spends most of his time walking around in tights and mugging for the camera.
The script by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel -- the writers of Parenthood, Fever Pitch, A League of Their Own and Multiplicity -- is pure formula, but it's a tried and true one: the heel who gets his comeuppance and subsequently turns his life around. The repartee between Johnson, Stephen Merchant and Billy Crystal is wittier than a movie with a concept like this probably deserves. (Ganz & Mandel have penned a number of Crystal's movies, including City Slickers and Mr. Saturday Night). This is what ultimately prevents Tooth Fairy from being a truly unbearable experience.
CLICK HERE to read the full The Tooth Fairy review by Jim Vejvoda.
Score: 4 out of 10
Video and Presentation
The Tooth Fairy is presented in 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen. The review copy of the film IGN received was a screener copy, which produces recurrent macroblocking. Hopefully we'll return to this review in the future to better describe the qualities of the encode itself.
Like so many of Fox's other children's films (Alvin and the Chipmunks quickly comes to mind), the print is rather saturated with fleshtones that seem to favor an orange palette. The print is free of dust, dirt and other blemishes, and the encode appears to be in fine working order, with only a minor hint of noise and bleed during a few darker sequences. Like the film, this transfer neither impresses, nor completely disappoints. It just is.
Score: 7 out of 10
Languages and Audio
Audio choices are English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DVS, Spanish and French Dolby Surround with Spanish and English subtitles. Naturally, this mix isn't really designed to "wow" listeners. Surrounds are active throughout, but mostly used for the film's whimsical, goofy score. Dialogue is fairly clean – never drowned out by surrounds or bass elements. For what it is, this mix is fine. It's hardly earth-shattering, but it should please the core audience – children.
Score: 7 out of 10
Extras and Packaging
This single-disc DVD comes packed in a black amaray case featuring the same artwork used for the film's theatrical campaign. Extras include a mind-numbing workout featurette for the kids called "Train to be a Tooth Fairy." It runs 20 embarrassing minutes. The disc also features a 4-minute karaoke feature tiresomely called "Fairyoke." Yuck. There are also trailers for other upcoming Fox releases.
Score: 3 out of 10
The Bottom Line
There are no fart jokes, poop scenes, baby spit-up gags or other puerile hallmarks found in movies of this stripe. In other words, The Tooth Fairy is no Pacifier or Daddy Day Care. For those reasons alone, The Tooth Fairy is a better and more palpable piece of family entertainment that parents and their young children will likely enjoy.


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Battle against relegation… continues as Liberty host Hearts at Dansoman
AFTER all the sweltering debates and hot pre-match predictions, Kumasi Asante Kotoko on Sunday grabbed the bragging rights over Accra Hearts of Oak with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at the Accra Sports Stadium.
That decisive win, a sweet revenge for the Asanteman contingent, powered the Reds to eighth position on the First Capital Plus Premier League (FCPPL) log, while Hearts slipped to an incredible 15th spot – very deep in relegation zone.
With five games to roll the curtain down on this season's campaign, there are still 15 good points left to wrestle for and the remaining games would certainly be fought with ferocious intensity – either for survival or for the ultimate silverware.
Clearly, the cynosure of all eyes will be on the struggling Hearts who storm the Carl Reindorf Park this afternoon as guests of 10th-placed Liberty Professionals.
The two clubs shared the spoils in a lack-lustre 1-1 game when they clashed in a mid-week tie in Accra on February 4. Tamimu Muntari opened the scoring for the 'Scientific Soccer' lads in the first half, before Richard Yamoah headed home the much-needed equaliser late in the second half.
This afternoon's cagey engagement is a different ball-game for Hearts who need nothing except victory to lift themselves from the doldrums and offer them the much-needed platform to stage a stirring fight-back.
Sunday's defeat aside, Hearts exhibited a near-booming performance – but momentary loss of concentration at their backline let them down badly. Once again, the Phobians have been given yet another opportunity this afternoon to right the wrong, as chieftains of the club have promised a hefty amount of cash should they pluck the result over the Professionals.
Any result apart from victory would push Hearts into deeper woes and that is what they hope to avoid.
Even outside the relegation bracket – from the 13th position (Lions, 31 points), 12th (New Edubiase, 33 points), 11th (Bechem United, 33 points), 10th (Liberty Professionals, 34 points), 9th (Medeama SC, 34 points) and 8th (Kotoko, 35 points), none of them can consider themselves to be in the arms of safety.
The good news, however, is that there is a 'cool' 15 points up for grabs in the remaining fixtures – and the contestants would be expected to 'spill their blood' for what potentially could guarantee their survival.
Wonder Club Accra Great Olympics appear to be in fine fettle. The Dade boys have remained unbeaten in their last three games, plucking a vintage 1-1 draw against a dreaded Hasaacas side in no less a place than the Essipun stadium in Sekondi where Ashantigold, Hearts and Kotoko have all fallen.
However, Oly have a Herculean assignment this afternoon as they welcome third-placed and title contenders Berekum Chelsea (40 points) to the Accra Sports Stadium. Against all the odds, Oly put up a stirring performance to beat a high-fancied Medeama side at the same venue a fortnight ago – and could be inspired to push the Blues to the guillotine.
Ashantigold (44 points) have managed to keep a three-point lead off the pack, but unless they do something to their less-inspiring away performance, the Miners could find themselves in a big fix against Bechem United at Bechem.
In other fascinating ties, Lions are favoured to beat relegation-threatened and 16th-placed BA United (19 points) in Kpando; sixth-placed WAFA (37 points) dare Medeama at the T&A Park in Tarkwa, while second-placed Aduana (41 points) are highly tipped to beat seventh-placed Sekondi Hasaacas (37 points).
After their vintage victory over arch-rival Hearts, Kotoko should be goaded enough to account for fifth-placed Wa All Stars (38 points) at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, but fourth-placed and imposing Inter Allies (39 points) would find in Edubiase a tough nut to crack at the Len Clay Sports Stadium.
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Undergraduate international student enrollment at Miami has continued its upward climb this year, despite early predictions that U.S. political anti-immigration rhetoric might discourage students from studying in America.
International students make up 14.5 percent of the undergraduate student population on the Oxford campus this fall, up from 13.4 percent in fall 2016, according to statistics from Miami's Office of Institutional Research.
An Inside Higher Education report from September found that universities across the nation are experiencing mixed results in their international recruitment efforts. While major destinations for international students, such as New York University and the University of California, Los Angeles, projected slight increases in their international student populations, other schools have experienced a decline one university president quoted by Inside Higher Education called "precipitous."
Locally, Wright State University in Dayton reported a 20 percent drop in international enrollment across undergraduate and graduate levels. Indiana State University's president told Inside Higher Education his institution saw a 50 percent drop in new international student enrollment.
"Those students bring significant revenue. I would guess that it takes two U.S.-based students to replace them in terms of revenue," he told the website. "We also miss the diversity that they bring to the campus."
An April report from the American Association of College Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO) showed that 77 percent of higher education institutions surveyed expressed concerns about international application yield, particularly from the Middle East, Asia and Latin America — regions that have been the subject of President Trump's ire.
Additionally, 24 percent of responding institutions reported a decrease in undergraduate applications from China, and 26 percent reported a decrease from India.
At least for now, though, Miami's international enrollment remains strong.
This year, Miami enrolled 2,485 undergraduate international students at the Oxford campus, 88 percent of whom hail from China. The second-most represented country is India.
Combined, these two populations make up 91 percent of international students enrolled at Miami's Oxford campus, and about half of the broader U.S. international student population, according to a 2016 report published by the Institute for International Education (IIE).
Susan Schaurer, director of admissions, said Miami's increasing international enrollment is representative of the reputation Miami has built in the last decade among international populations. Miami went from having only 113 international students in 2006 to nearly 2,500 this fall.
"International students really value a high-quality education. I think Miami has a great reputation, [as the] number-one public for undergraduate teaching," Schaurer said, referencing the university's recent ranking from U.S. News and World Report. "While we've certainly seen an increase in international enrollment over the last few years, it isn't something we're new at."
And because international students aren't typically able to visit schools in order to determine whether they're a good fit — the typical advice guidance counselors give domestic students — they often rely on rankings to help make their college decision.
"It's just a natural instinct that you have," Schaurer said. "When you lack the ability to go out and explore firsthand, you are more apt to draw on what you consider to be reliable and reputable sources.
"If you think about our own purchasing decisions, and particularly a $200,000 purchasing decision, we rely a lot on rankings and what other people say."
While Miami was able to avoid a drop in international student applications, the university's most recent data indicates significantly lower graduation rates among the international undergraduate population when compared to domestic students.
Miami's Office of Institutional Research measures the number of students who graduate within six years of enrolling at the university. About 80 percent of domestic non-minority students and 73 percent of domestic minority students who enrolled at Miami in 2010 earned their degrees within six years.
The six-year graduation rate for international students over the same timeframe was just 67 percent.
Yet, the retention rate from international students' first to second years in 2015 was comparable to domestic students'.
The percentage of international students who returned to Oxford for their sophomore year — 93 percent in 2015, the most recent data available — was slightly higher than the Oxford campus' total retention rate, which was 92 percent in 2015.
The reasons why international students don't complete their degrees at Miami at a higher rate than domestic students can be hard to pinpoint, Schaurer said.
However, she said, Miami is taking steps to better understand the reasons international students leave Oxford. Among those initiatives is an institutional withdrawal form that asks students to detail their reasons for leaving the university.
The forms show that one of the most common reasons domestic students drop out usually doesn't apply to international students at Miami, Schaurer says.
"[Domestic] students with lower-threshold GPAs are inclined not to return. That's not typically what we see with international students," Schaurer said. "Overall, they perform well in the classroom, and so that's not necessarily what we're seeing."
More frequently, international students transfer from Miami to another U.S. university.
"The research will show that students will oftentimes transfer to what could be perceived as a more prestigious institution, perhaps a top-25 national institution or a top-ten national institution," Schaurer said.
If international students don't continue their higher education at a different American institution, they may return to their home nation due to financial strain or cultural differences, Schaurer says.
The university's International Students and Scholar Services (ISSS) office has also hosted programming to aid student retention. Schaurer says it's all in the name of maintaining an important global presence at Miami.
"[International students] are vital to the institution in terms of diversity of education and preparedness for interaction, leading, working, in a global society," Schaurer said. "But also, they are a significant part of our incoming class each and every year and help us meet our enrollment goals. We want to ensure that our domestic students benefit from international students being here, and our international students get the opportunity to engage our domestic students as well."


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I'm more than game to eat at the bar somewhere, or to sit at a table and read a book while I eat (so lighting shouldn't be too terribly dark, I guess). Looking for a place with decent food, nice wine, and a place I won't be made to feel like a loser for being by myself.


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The second garage sale seemed to only have some high-end furniture home decor remaining. The owner said most of the small items had been sold the previous day. There was a nice table with lion emblems on each end. The thick glass tops that go inside them were in his trailer and he stated they were too heavy to take out for display. He did mention that these items were from a relatives home staging company that did some work for pro football player down in Miami. I wanted to ask which football player but I thought that might be a bit too nosey. I did find some very large handmade wood carved animal masks that were made in India.
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Paisley's Photo Shoot
Spent this past Sunday afternoon with this adorable little girl and her family. Can someone be any more photogenic than this? My strategy for this shoot was: no strategy. Just follow little Paisley around and see what happens. The result was an amazing little adventure all around the house, climbing different surfaces, discovering her favorite […]Read More Paisley's Photo Shoot


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Harry R. Matthews' Retirement Home Page
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In August 2012, Lorraine and I flew from Tauranga, via Auckland, to San Francisco, California. We spent a few days there, near Union Square, before setting off to drive to Lassen National Park, north-eastern California, for a few days followed by a stay in Klamath Falls, Oregon, from where we visited the Lava Beds National Monument in California and Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. We drove back to San Francisco via the Redwoods National Park and associated State Parks. After another couple of days in San Francisco, this time near Fisherman's Wharf, we flew to Vancouver, Canada, to join a cruise ship, Regent Seven Seas Mariner. She took us to Seward, Alaska, via the Inside Passage. After a short bear-viewing post-cruise excursion, we flew back to San Francisco. We took a rest day at a hotel near the airport and then drove from San Francisco to South Lake Tahoe, on the California-Nevada border, high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. We stayed a week at the TimberLodge timeshare and went to concerts and a play, cruised on the Lake, and hiked around the area. Finally, we drove back to San Francisco via Davis, California, where I still have many friends, and flew home.
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The Latin Pop genre is the perfect place for an artist with a future as bright as Christian Daniel's. This young singer captured the attention of the masses with his first single last year, and is now surpassing that achievement with his second sing, Ahora Que Te Vas. The song has celebrated over five weeks in the No. 1 position within Puerto Rico, and is gaining plenty of momentum within the U.S. as well.
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Please help. My laptop was running fine yesterday. But suddenly this morning the windows login screen won't appear. Tried to go into safe mode and it worked fine. As now I'm writing from the Safe mode. My laptop is running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Building 7601). What should I do/post for now? Thanks
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The hard drive is probably going bad...Read other 1 answers
After the Starting Windows screen a blank black screen with a cursor that I can move pops up that lasts a minute (shouldn't happen with SSD, used to be ~10 second boot). Afterwards the login screen will appear as normal and everything works as normal. This doesn't happen when I boot into safe mode.
I attached a list of start up services, installs, and scheduled tasks, along with my latest boot log.
Any suggestions?
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I started the machine today and after the welcome screen the screen becomes blank and i get a black screen for about 30 seconds.then i get the task bar and after about 10 seconds i get the desktop.
help would be appreciated
Hello Mahesh,
Run these tools to fix system files:
SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
Startup Repair
Then click on the "optimize windows 7" link in my signature below V to find ways to safely speed up your computer. After that, let me know if you still get the computer hang.
Are you overclocking or changing BIOS settings? You might set it back to standard defaults to see if there is any imporvement in performance, if you are overclocking..
Hi everyone,
The system I'm using has this new problem where the screen goes blank (black, sometimes grey) right after i log into windows. Sometimes it even shows a bit of the desktop for a second or two beforehand. In the event viewer, there are three consistent errors that show up every time with eventID 7001, and say
"The Computer Browser service depends on the Server service which failed to start because of the following error:
The dependency service or group failed to start."
The computer runs in safe more, and I'm attaching the BSOD report. I can't generate a system health report since i'm in safe mode. The machine is a windows 7 64bit SP1, and it's a work machine in a lab so I'm not sure how old everything is.
Intel core 2 quad CPU (Q9450), Nvidia 8600GT, 8gb RAM.
I've tried doing a system restore to a few days ago when it was working, but that didn't help. I haven't reinstalled Windows since it's a work machine with multiple HDDs and a RAID setup, and i'm not too excited to dive into all that quite yet.
Any help would be awesomely appreciated!
System Age:The system is over four years old. Make sure it is compatible: Windows 7 Compatibility: Software Programs & Hardware Devices: Find Updates, Drivers, & Downloads -> Download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
Device Concerns:
NIPALK ROOT\LEGACY_NIPALK\0000 This device is not present, is not working properly, or does not have all its drivers installed.
Security Processor Loader Driver ROOT\LEGACY_SPLDR\0000 This device is not present, is not working properly, or does not have all its drivers installed.
The first one is probably due to Safe Mode interfering with a National Instruments device on the system. The second points to an issue with your display card drivers.
Analysis:Remove all NVIDIA software through Safe Mode.Click Start Menu
Click Control Panel
Click Uninstall a program
For NVIDIA:Uninstall the NVIDIA Graphics Driver (this should uninstall all NVIDIA software and drivers)
Restart your computer
Make sure NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver, NVIDIA 3D Vision Video Player, NVIDIA HD Audio Driver, and NVIDIA PhysX System Software are not still listed under Uninstall a program through Control Panel
If any remain of the above, uninstall one at a time
If asked to restart after uninstalling any of the above, do so, and continue uninstalling any remaining NVIDIA items until all are removed
Restart your computer after uninstalling drivers for all display cards
You may need Uninstall and Remove Software in Safe Mode to remove the NVIDIA software.
Hi guys,
Let me start off with the specs ? this is a custom build:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS
Gigabyte GAH61N-USB3 mobo
Intel i5-2400 CPU
4GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1333 RAM
MSI N620GT-MD1GD3/LP GeForce GT 620 GPU
Slot-loading CD/DVD?RW optical drive
Dell 2208WFP 22" LCD monitor, hooked up on DVI
The problem I'm having is that on bootup, everything looks fine and runs normally until the logon screen is supposed to come up. After the initial Windows loading logo, the screen goes completely black and then the monitor falls to sleep. Nothing will wake it up, and I can't connect via VNC either so I think the computer is hanging at that stage.
However, in safe mode, the logon screen comes up fine and I can login and everything works properly. In device manager, the graphics card shows up properly, but when I go to the screen resolution settings, it does not display the name of the card.
I have tried switching to VGA and that doesn't work. My BIOS is set to PCIE graphics primary, onboard graphics secondary. The onboard graphics work properly if I disconnect the graphics card. All the drivers for the graphics card are installed and were working before this started.
I have tried reinstalling the drivers but that didn't help. The only thing that temporarily worked was to disconnect the graphics card, uninstall the onboard graphics drivers, and then restart and reconnect the graphics card. However, after I restarted a seco... Read more
Are you sure the dual monitor 'hook-up' is correct?Read other 5 answers
Hi guys,
I'm new to the forum, just registered recently and hope to find some answers ...
My problem:
So i had my latpop on last night whilst i was playing cards with my famuily just listening to music, when all of a sudden it died and brought up the dreaded blue screen and started running tests "Pre-boot System Assesment" and since then my Laptop hasn't been working.
When i turn my laptop on now it loads the Dell logo then says "windows is loading files ..." as if it's a new laptop, then loads some more before heading on to the Windows 7 default blue screen (with a faint green flower) as where i would log on ... But it freezes on this screen and nothing pops up, but i have control over my mouse!
I've tried everywhere and everything but to no avail, such as diagnostics, tests, BIOS changes and am at my wits end! I've tried to perform a system restore (can't find my original disc) but can't get onto safe mode or anything
Any solutions would be more than welcome, and thanks for taking your time to read this
Press F12 at boot & run the Dell diagnostic tool.
Check the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic tools.
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities (Storage) - TACKtech Corp.
HD Diagnostic
Windows XP won't boot all the way to the login window, just to a blank screen and mouse pointer that can move.
I have Windows XP Pro, with the login were you type the user in.
Now I get a background screen with a working mouse pointer, nothing else not even a error message. Same in safe mode, so I can't get to system restore ether.
I know it's not the hardware, ran several diags on it, Quicktech Pro (http://www.uxd.com/), plus memtest and Western Digital's Diag.
I ran my custom UBCD4win bootdisk on it and did several updated anti-virus and a chkdsk. (http://www.ubcd4win.com/) They found nothing. I also removed all items in the startup (including "run" section of the registry) So I can open all of the registry files without problems too.
I also ran a repair install, but it comes back to the same blank screen after the first reboot during setup.
I also tried the drive in another computer and did a repair setup with no difference.
Last night I got some message as soon as I rebooted the laptop saying "your computer is locked. You have accessed some illegal sites". and I can't do anything. that screen is locked. And this morning I rebooted again and I don't get that error but as soon as I login, I get blank white screen...can't do anything.
Please advise.
by pressing F8, I was able to log in in safe mode. But Normal mode is the issueRead other 1 answers
Ran into some odd computer problems today, any assistance would be fantastic.
PC / OS / Browser Info:
Dell Optiplex (bought from DiscountPC.com)
P4 1.99GHz, 512mb RAM, 40GB HD
Win XP (OEM) ver 2002, SP2
Firefox v3.0.3
IE v6.0.2900.2180
Overview Problems:
1.) Windows login password shows "IIIII" instead of the encrypted dots to indicate a password
2.) Random Outlook emails appear completely blank
3.) Google homepage on IE is completely blank, other various pages do not fully load, but work in Firefox
4.) Button text on some apps (Auslogics defrag) are completely gone
5.) Various system hangs
The computer worked fine until today. It was original purchased as a frugal replacement for an existing broken office PC.
Methods tried:
1.) Defrag/registry defrag, auslogics apps missing button text
2.) Ran AVG Virus scan (buttons missing text), to no avail, wouldn't run
3.) System restored to yesterday, and then to a week ago, to no avail
4.) Visited various tech support sites that suggested to run various REGSVR32 commands in Start -> run to no affect
5.) Ran IEFix app which was suggested might bring back broken IE components
6.) Explored Device manager, nothing is apparently wrong with any devices
This is about the extent of my IT knowledge. I would much prefer a way to fix other than formatting - I'm not even certain a format would fix the problem.
Any suggestions? Any more information I could provide? Have no idea what it could... Read more
My problem is similar to the well know Windows 7 Black Screen as referenced by Prevx, though different. When I boot my Windows 7 computer, the login screen appears as always. Following entering the password for default user,
the screen will give the impression of login, but the final result is a plain black screen with the cursor only. The black screen appears indefinitely and the Windows GUI never appears. The only available option from booting in normal mode with this is Ctrl-Alt-Del
(Task Manager). From analyzing another computer with Windows 7 Professional, my Task Manager is missing the following user processes: dwm.exe, explorer.exe, and taskhost.exe. Additionally, it is missing the following system processes (possibly irrelevant):
spoolsv.exe and wmiprvse.exe.
When I attempt to start a new process using Windows Task Manager, an error message will appear saying "Windows Task Manager has stopped working" and forces you to close Windows Task Manager. This includes starting
any process such as cmd or explorer.
I attempted to boot into safe mode.
The result was the same as above. Then I attempted booting into safe mode with command prompt. This showed some hope. Following authentification from the login screen, the command prompt appears with the same blank screen with a cursor behind it. Initially
I attempted to run msconfig.msc to run a clean startup. System Configuration Utilities opens briefly then displays the error same... Read more
Same problem I've found a solution.
#1 Hit fastly 5 time the left shitf button on your keyboard.
A windows will appaers to know if you want to caps lock. Keep it open
#2 Alt-CTRL-Del
You have know your desktop
#3 Go on add-remove programme
3a) Go on windows add-remove
3b) Remove internet explorer
ok-ok-ok - untill it's remove and ask to restart
#4 No more problem. You have to go on the net with chrome or firefox.
Hello all.
After a bunch of Windows updates last night we are no able to log in a significant amount of computers, this also happens in safe mode where upon pressing control alt delete for login it turns to a blank screen with just a mouse cursor.
Reading up on google, someone said it was a DCOM setting in Group policy, but they didn't say exactly what.
It seems to have happened to a number of other schools in the area as well. Likely to be a Windows Update issue. Any ideas?
Hey everyone.
I did a bit of research and this seems to have been an issue for a while, or has been in the past. Was upgrading to windows 10, I first had to restart my pc cause it was initially stuck on that preparing to install problem with the green bar being stuck around 25%.
It then got through that and began the installation process with the big circle and rebooting process. However around 91% when I last looked at it it was just black screen, this stayed this way for about 3-4 hours. I then decided to reboot the pc and it has now booted to the login screen. Is this a known bug or could there be a possible issue?
The problem seems a bit different as some people I saw have had to fall back on PC restore points etc. So not sure if it installed or what could be the problem.
Also side note, I upgraded my pc when windows 10 first publically released, but rolled back because I had about 5min shutdown times. So not sure what is going on and any info would be greatly appreciated!
I never had a problem upgrading like you've experienced but I experiencing Windows 10 upgrading process is the longest time taken ever compared to previous versions. It took me 1 hour+ to finished.
Play around a little bit to get used to it then did a clean install. No problem arise, seems working fine.
The point is, problems always happen after upgrading, to solve it just perform installation from scratch (clean install).
I have a Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop with core 2 duo (I forget how many GB the hd is) that had Windows 7 Home Premium edition installed on it when I got it. (I have no idea where any of the CDs that came with it are now.)I had been having problems with the login screen just flashing from the blue background image to black and the mouse just showing the circle thing with Please Wait... showing, instead of loading the icons. Normally, there are two icons that show up. One is the Fast Access icon that has facial recognition and the other icon is the one to type my password.
It would only run in safe mode, and none of my restore points would make windows load normally, but I know next to nothing about computers and wasn't able to find a tutorial on how to fix it, so I downloaded Ubuntu instead by using Windows in safe mode with networking. I was having problems with Ubuntu freezing, so on the next startup I chose to run diagnostics tests and the monitor connection test & the sata confidence test both failed, while everything else passed, which I don't understand because I wasn't having any problems with dead pixels or colors or anything or saving any files. (I think the hd test said something about $I30 31344?) I went into bios setup and clicked factory restore or something along those lines, thinking that it would restore Windows to how it was when I first got the laptop and now, it loads the Dell circle at startup followed by a black screen with a white blin... Read more
Bonjour mes amis.
I recently have started getting the infamous black screen of death at my computer's startup, very similar to this fellow user's problem. Basically, Blank screen on boot up, before login screen; slow startup. The black screen lasts at least two minutes on average, before the windows login screen comes up. Everything else runs fine!
I think it might be my antivirus, Bitdefender Total Security 2013, and I've posted on their forums about it, and I've gotten responses from other users saying:
The Black screen issue is known by BD Support till now they have not able resolved that issue.
hope BD 2014 resolves the issue.
And the booting time issue is been solved.
However, I uninstalled Bitdefender and the problem still persisted. I proceeded to uninstall every program i could remember installing before the problem started, so before the start of June. This was painful because I updated all my software, so everything was listed as installed recently.
My startup time after removing all these software is attached below; 156 seconds, compared to before with the speed ranging from 200-500 seconds, with the worst at 472 seconds.
Although this sped about my startup, I still got the annoying black screen issue. I am sure it is a software issue because the black screen is present, but lasts no longer than about 5 seconds when starting in Safe Mode with Networking, and is present even int he low graphics.
What should I d... Read more
Hello mate try some of these Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7 start at point 15 then do chkdsk Disk Check
The go through the other stuff.
Oops should have mentioned this one too start at point 7 - option 3 Optimize Windows 7[2]=Performance Maintenance
I cant get into my desktop. When i start my pc XP loads, and it starts the last known good configuration. I then seen the xp loading screen.
Next i should be able to see the login screen, however this is a blank black screen, the mouse is visible and i can move it around the screen, but i cant see anything to log into the desktop.
I dont know why this has happened, it was working last night. The only thing i can think of was my brother switched the power off as it was shutting down. The shut down had automatic updates running (i think) at the time the power switches were turned off.
How do i solve this so i can see the login screen and get into my pc?
Hope someone can help, cheers.
Hello Paul
Boot into Safe Mode Options Screen (the one with Last Known Good Configuration on it) by pressing F8 at bootup and choose
'Safe mode with command prompt'
At the command prompt type
Hopefully this will open System Restore, so restore to before the problem started
Hey, first time posting here, so sorry if this is the wrong section or anything.
Lately my laptop has been experiencing a problem when I boot it up. After the Starting Windows screen with the glowing Windows logo, a blank black screen pops up that lasts for ages (I'd say at least 5 minutes). Afterwards the login screen will appear as normal.
When I log in, the desktop appears quickly, but when I try to start any programs, like my browser, they are slow and freeze often (usually I can run programs with no problem when the desktop appears). Sometimes the laptop will hang every three seconds. It takes a bit of time before the programs and the laptop run like normal.
I've tried several things without success:
-Uninstalling and reinstalling graphics drivers (I've never updated my drivers because no updates are ever available for my driver; is that normal? My laptop is about two years old)
-Defragging hard drive
-System Restore (I don't seem to have any restore points)
-Clean bootup
-Startup repair (or whatever that first F8 option is called)
Welcome to Seven Forums Tienjt.
You can run this SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker and post back with results.
Below my sig is a link to MalwareBytes, download the free version, update it, and run a full scan.
Have you installed anything new, hardware or software? Sometimes OEM's don't/won't have driver updates.
Hello, My Pavilion laptop is no longer under warranty and receiving blank screen after login. Went through trouble shooting steps and received the following failure... Hard Drive Short DST Check: Failed Failure ID: 6C0JJF-7B886U-MFPV6K-60UQ03 Does this mean I need to replace the hard drive? If so, who should I buy from? ThanksMikeRead other answers
Hi. I'm running Vista Home Premium 64bit, and my system has been rock solid for over a year and a half - literally no issues, no crashes, nothing.
Recently (last month or so) my computer has taken to freezing when it gets to the login screen. What I mean by this is, it will display the windows loading bar (with (c) Microsoft underneath it), this screen will disappear, then - nothing. Black screen.
Once every say 6 or 7 tries (it's random), the windows loading bar will load, the screen will go black - then it flashes off and on, and the login screen will display absolutely fine as it should! From then on, I can use my computer normally, for any length of time. Can play games, browse the net, torrent, listen to music, no issues. When I shut it off, the process begins again.
I'm wondering if it's an issue with updates, since every time I go to turn off my computer, it tells me there are updates to install. I select "install updates then shut down", but every time I boot up again, it still says there are updates. Surely there shouldn't be a new set every day.
For the record I have:
- Tried to boot into last known good configuration - doesn't make a difference
- Tried a repair reinstallation - issue persisted.
- Booted into safe mode (which works every time - leading me to think it's a graphics card issue), including disabling all startup programs - when I boot back normally, the issue persists
- Maybe this is it - uninstalled my display device and booted windows no... Read more
Uninstall your video driver. Then in Safe Mode, update your Display Adapter thru device manager. (Driver tab, update driver). This should get the driver from Windows Update that is compatible with your system.Read other 1 answers
I accidently turned my Dell laptop off while it was performing windows updates. When I restarted the laptop it goes to the login screen and then goes blank (i cant enter the username/password).
I have tried the following:
1. Starting in safe mode (same issue)
2. Using the boot dvd and trying the different options in there (Repair, Restore to safe point, Memory check).
3. Using the boot dvd I have tried several different restore points, including the original store point.
4. I have looked through every forum and every post I can find and cannot find any suggested resolutions.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can try next (other than reinstalling the OS)
My laptop is a Dell Latitude E6500 running Windows Vista (32 bit i think)
Originally Posted by maddawg
I accidently turned my Dell laptop off while it was performing windows updates. When I restarted the laptop it goes to the login screen and then goes blank (i cant enter the username/password).
I have tried the following:
1. Starting in safe mode (same issue)
2. Using the boot dvd and trying the different options in there (Repair, Restore to safe point, Memory check).
3. Using the boot dvd I have tried several different restore points, including the original store point.
4. I have looked through every forum and every post I can find and cannot find any suggested resolutions.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can try next (other than reinstalling the OS)
My laptop is a Dell Latitude E6500 running Windows Vista (32 bit i think)
Hallo Maddawg, i have seen this fix before & it has worked for me.
If you disconnect your power source & remove your battery, then hold down your power button for 10 seconds.
Leave everything for 30 minutes, put battery back in plug in your power turn on your laptop and cross your fingers.
Hope this helps otherwise i am sure someone else will have better knowledge, but worth a try while waiting
I have been struggling with this for the last two days .
Computer starts fine in Safe Mode but in normal mode I get to the user log on , enter my account and then it just goes black . Have left it 15-20 minutes and there is no change .
I have uninstalled the video card drivers and it will boot fine but then auto installs the drivers and when I reboot I get the black screen on entering my account .
I have tried the Prevx fix for blank screens
I have checked that the computer doesn't think there are two screens .
I have done a system restore .
I have uninstalled and reinstalled the Graphic card drivers a number of times , both automaticly and manually .
I tried installing the January issued driver , rather than the April issued driver and now it goes blank after the windows logo .
I have Avast running and have also run Malwarebytes with no issues
As it works when drivers uninstalled I am guessing it is a software rather than a hardware issue , but just to be on the safe side I have pulled everything apart and put it back together again .
I really am at the end of my tether - can anyone help me ?
? OS - Vista/ Windows 7 - Windows 7
? x86 (32-bit) or x64 - 64 Bit
? What was original installed OS on system? - Windows XP - Windows 7 new install on upgrade
? Age of system (hardware) - Various 1-4 years
? Age of OS installation - have you re-installed the OS? - most recent install 8 months ago .
? CPU - AMD Sempron 3400+
? Video Card - GeForce 79... Read more
Update chipset and storage drivers.
Try older/beta video drivers from nVidia website. Use this Advance Search page: NVIDIA Driver Downloads - Advanced Search
If all of that doesn't work, then try another video card.
I did an upgrade from Vista Buisness 64, to win7 Ultimate 64. Dell Latitude e6400, with Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M. In general, everything went quite well. Except - when I boot up, I get to the logon screen, I hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and I log in, then the screen goes blank. If I hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete again, I get the screen where I can switch user, change passwords, log off, etc. If I cancel this, I get blank screen again. If I reboot in Safe Mode, all is fine. If I uninstall the NVidia driver, then reboot normal, I can log in, but the system is using Standard VGA driver. I have tried various drivers from NVidia, LaptopVideo2Go, Dell (win7 - 181.71, 181.72, 185.81, 185.85, and Latest Vista driver from Dell site). I've tried installing from normal mode, safe mode, I've tried DriverSweeper, I searched the registry deleting all references to the drivers I can find...). One time I did somehow get 185.81 working - I don't know how. It was running fine 5 five days (I did not reboot during that time, just sleep mode), then I got a blue screen, and back to the blank screen after logon on the 1st boot. I screwed with the system for another day, and finally got the Dell Vista driver to run once. Once again all was well, until I put the laptop to sleep in the docking stn, then woke it up - blank screen again.
I'm typing this msg now with the standard VGA driver. The 2 things that bother me about this driver, are only single monitor support, and the machine will not go into Hibe... Read more
So I tried a clean install - everything was fine - I was at my desk with port replicator, rebooted machine 4-5 times as I was installing software. Put machine to sleep, came home, opened lid, logged in - back to blank screen. reboot - login - blank screen.
I'm about ready to go to linux... Too bad I develop sw for Windows for a living...
Anyone got any ideas?
Good day. One of my nephew (kid) used my wife computer (windows 8 Pro) this morning and the entire windows 8 is now locked up.
We can still key in the password (logon screen) and login as normal. However the problem is after we login, we only see 1 blank screen and 1 task bar. Windows Button does not work, Metro UI does not work, even if we use shortcut key to access my computer, Windows will prompt us (You do not have sufficient privilege) and worse control panel is all empty.
I had been figuring out was going on for the whole day. We did Scandisk & etc , all does not work.
According to the kid, he told me that what he did was only, keying in many times of different password (because he does not know my wife password) in the logon screen and he shut down the computer after giving up.
Does anyone knows whats wrong? It is because windows has some locking function in place? If yes how can I deactivate it.
Thanks Guys
Hello Edmund, and welcome to Eight Forums.
If you have a restore point available, you could do a system restore at boot to use the restore point to hopefully undo and fix whatever your nephew may have done.
Hope this helps,
i have windows 7 ultimate installed and whenever i turn my pc on the packard logo shows for a few seconds, then nothing, just a blank screen until i have to click my user name to log on. my monitor says to set it to resolution 1024x768 60HZ or summin. but it is when i go into screen resolution (once comp has fully booted)
so if anyone can help me, because i have a multiboot setup and i dont no what im choosing at startup, its just a random guess.
also, i cant acces the advanced boot configuration screen, so i cant get into safe mode or anything if something goes wrong in the future.
I'd run a system file check for starters...
Start > "cmd" > Right click cmd.exe > Run as Admin...
Type line: sfc /scannow
If you get errors, run it three times.
Other than that, maybe a repair install.
Also, this thread might have some info:
Hi experts,
And thanks for taking your time.
I am working with win xp home edition with 256 meg of ram. I have a hp pavilion ze 1210 laptop. Its only about 8 months old.
My problem is when I turn on my computer the screen stays blank. I let it go for a while to see if the monitor will show but it just doesnt light up until I shut it off then restart it again to get the monitor to show. This happens often. For example if I shut it off right now and reboot the monitor will stay blank until I reboot again. It seems to be slow on booting when it does work (if thats any help.) I also receive no error messages. I see the command to hit a certain key to enter the bios though. This is normal. After that nothing shows..
Any ideas???
I assume by "monitor" we are talking about the laptop LCD screen.
It sounds like a backlight problem more than a PC problem per se.
However the fact you see the screen to the BIOS prompt point eliminates that as a problem, and suggests that its a windows driver or windows power conservation issue.
Reloading the display drivers would be a good start, however that may be a difficult task if there is only a recovery CD.
I would be tempted to backup all important data and reload the system from scratch. Its possibly overkill, but quickest in the long run.
If you were really brave, you could delete the display in device manager and allow it to detect it when next booted, when it *should* reload the drivers. Backup first though ...
I cannot log in to Windows 7 Professional - all the system does is hang after initial login (after the password has been entered.) However, I can log in using Safe Mode with Networking (but not Safe Mode!). I did a chkdsk /f /r - it reported and repaired corrupt index entries. This let me log in normally but after a while, after a restart, same thing happened.
Disk is fine, Linux (I booted with a Live CD) reports that the file system is not clean.
I booted back into Safe Mode with Networking, ran sfc /scannow 3 times, said everything was working fine, no errors; ran Dism /Online /Cleanup-image /ScanHealth which yeilded the attached log file (RestoreHealth however doesn't work, presumably because the system I am working on is not Windows 8.)
I am running out of ideas!
See through this list:
- Boot with Last Known Good Configuration (F8 menu)
- Restore to a prior date (System Restore) - System Restore
- Scan for malware (Malwarebytes Anti-Malware free)
- Try a clean startup Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup
- Check if explorer.exe is running and start from CTRL+ALT+DEL (task manager - new task)
- Verify in registry: HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsot\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon to make sure 'shell = explorer.exe'
- Follow SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker
- Check Disk - Disk Check
- Try loading defaults in BIOS
- Update all your drivers
- Check out the interesting solutions in black screen with cursor only [Solved] - Cursor - Windows 7
I logged in to my account and went away for a few minutes without looking at the screen before leaving. When I came back, the screen was completely blank and the light was blinking, so it was in a resting state, no worries. However, when I tried moving the cursor, hitting random buttons on keyboard, the screen lights up, but all I see is a blank screen. I ctrl alt del and log off from there, and then I log on again and this time it worked fine. Edit: I noticed that it comes every time the computer goes into idle state and the monitor temporarily turns off, and I get a black screen when I try to wake the computer. Help!
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I am using a compaq intel pentium pc using windows vista. the screen is an Asus screen (I think it says Asus!). After logging in as myself the screen has no icons and is black. Usually the icons are present with a personal photo of mine as the background. When my wife logs in she gets a pale pink screen and no icons. She usually has the standard Vista background. Is this a problem with the video card or pc ribbon connecting the video card to the screen? The task manager is available and the files can be seen. The are no error messages. (The pc and screen are both out of warranty).
Have you tried running "explorer.exe" without the quotes from Task Manager ?
Having a nightmare after installing SP1 for 64 bit Vista on my HP laptop.
Left the SP1 installing overnight and I returned to a blank screen with a cursor that can be moved about - even onto an extended screen.
I've been into safe mode several times and the first couple of times it coame up with a message informing me that stage 3 was completing from 33% and it took hours to reach 100%. A reboot comes up with the same result as above.
The third (or fourth or fifth! who knows now!!) safe mode login informed me that the installation of the service pack failed and that it would uninstall. Again, a couple of hours and a reboot comes up with the same result. Back into safe mode and it gives me the same message and takes 2 hours or so to show the desktop.
I am now leaving it running overnight in the vain hope there is something goign on in the back ground as I get a flicker of the hdd light every so often.
I've read earlier posts relating to similar issues but can't get around to giving the problem serious time until Tuesday. Does anyone have a good solution to this really annoying problem? I would appreciate any help at all.
Most newer HP Laptops required a bios upgrade for it to work properly. I found out before I installed SP1 and downloaded the update and installed it prior to installing SP1. Those who did not had problems... HP sent notice to some owners, (Not Me) and the update is available on their site.Read other 3 answers
Right I'm not amazing with tech stuff so bear with me.
Last night I was prompted by my computer (HP Compaq Presario F504EA) that there was a Vista update so I installed it. After the reboot, my computer said it had no audio output device - I found out a system restore was the best way to rectify this.
Halfway throughb the system restore, my computer's battery ran out, and upon rebooting I got to my main problem. Basically, after turning on my computer, and after the green Vista loading bar, but BEFORE the login screen, the screen will go blank with a moveable cursor.
I've tried startup in normal and all the safe modes available, I've tried a system repair with and without system restore (they either think there's no problem or the restore fails respectively) and CTRL-ALT-DEL can't be used.
I've looked this up all over the web but no-one has seemed to have quite the same problem as I have (it's often after the login screen and they canm use task manager, I can't).
Can anyone help, I can't lose the data on my hard drive (a lot of uni work basically) so I desperately need to fix this as soon as possible without losing data.
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After the login screen shows the welcome screen, my computer does not load my desktop or anything. . . just a plain blue screen. When I try to start explorer manually via task manager, it says that it cannot find it and to make sure I typed it correctly. I can access everything just fine in safe mode but not in normal. When I open the command prompt it says the directory is c:\windows\system32 instead of c:\users\home (home is my user name). I think there may be a virus or something that is preventing explorer from starting in normal mode. If anyone can offer any suggestions, any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
There's no error message with the blue screen?
Can you get into Safemode?
Reboot the computer and after the initial screen shows, start tapping the F8 key. If "Boot to last know good configuration". try that or Safemode w/networking
Hi! I was hoping someone might be able to answer this question (and I've seen some similar posts but without success...)
I have installed Spybot and Spyware Doctor to try to clean the malicious code downloaded to my computer. Both have done a wonderful job in removing a tremendous amount of this crap, BUT I still have a problem with hotmail.
Is there anything I can do to correct the blank page for hotmail after login without having to install pay based spyware removers???
There's got to be something out there??? Any help appreciated!!
Hi speed_runner,
Have you use AdAware and Spyware Blaster.
Satellite M50 running Win 8.1
After login, get blank screen mouse but nothing else.
Can run Explorer.exe manually via Task manager to get going but some apps such as Acrobat and Windows Mail don't work.
I've searched online and tried all sorts of the suggested fixes to no avail.
Any suggestions gratefully received!
I don't know what is wrong there but you can try to shut down Win8 completely and check repair options. Try with ?system restore? and roll back OS few days back. Maybe this will help.
Hi, I've been having problems with my display whenever I login. When I login, the screen goes blank, but is backlit. It will remain like this even if I close & open it. The only thing that changes it is restart, where the screen goes to normal... until I login, and the cycle repeats. Any help would be apprieciated!Read other answers
I was running a regular spyware and antivirus sweep with AVG and SuperAntiSpyware. The SAS found a few items to remove, and then asked for a reboot. I selected yes and when the machine came back up, I could log on, but the only thing that loaded was a blank blue screen with a cursor (that moves). Num Lock and Caps Lock both toggle, but I have no ability to right click, CRTL-ESC and CRTL-ATL-DELETE have no effect. Tried to boot in normal, safe mode w/networking and safe mode - all boot the same way. I have my XP disk and did a repair install, but no luck. I have been looking at the recovery console information online. I ran a CHKDSK /P and which found one error, and a CHKDSK /R repaired the noted error. I searched the forums but all other similar problems, everyone else has had right click capability, can pull up the start menu or get to the Task Manager. Any help you can provide would be great! ThanksRead other answers
I went through a lot of stuff, permissions, address, passwords, Cortana, pin etc. I saw a picture of a scene looking out to sea from the sand in a sea-side cave. Then, I entered my new pin. The system asked me to be patient, just a little longer, just a little longer.... Finally, I got tired of waiting and went about my business. When I came back, the screen was blank, not exactly black but a shiny gray. Nothing was happening, no start icon, no start screen....nada. I shut off the computer with the power switch and rebooted. (I think it rebooted to a point). I got the request for my pin, and after that, I saw the cave scene again. And then the blabk screen again. Pretty sure something went wrong somewhere along the line. But where, and how to proceed?Read other answers
OK...I've been reading some posts so far and it seems some people have had similar issues, but not quite teh same thing.
About a week ago I got a trojan...which seemed to unleash a whole bunch of other trojans and adware. I managed to clean up my system after about 4 days with a variety of programs..AVG,Norton, Spysweeper, Hijack THis.(Or so I think)
However another problem originated around the same time that hasn't gone away.
When I log into my hotmail accounts it just takes me to a blank page and says "Done" at the bottom so nothing else is loading. If I click "Back" twice in my toolbar it takes me into my account and everything is fine from there. This only happens with hotmail and only on my computer. Does anyone know the deal with this? Why can't I just normally log into hotmail?
This is a new problem from this morning. I have been using Outlook.com and Hotmail before the change without problems until now. I have made no changes in hardware, software or settings. I'm running Vista and IE9. When I try to login to Outlook I don't even get the login screen, just a blank white screen. I tried most of the recommendations from the tutorial about problems getting on secure sites with no change. I can access ebay and other secure sites except for Outlook and also IXsearch (just found that out). I run Kaspersky IS and tried disabling it to see if it was causing a problem since I had received messages "Attempt to use vulnerable SSL Protocol blocked" . I can access my Outlook account from other computers in my home. Get the same blank screen with Firefox on my computer. Any help is appreciated.
Problem has been resolved! I don't know what disabled it in the first place but after reading about problems accessing certain credit card sites I enabled TLS 1.0 in IE9 and it all works.
It's definitely a problem with the graphics card.
It started this morning. When I login on any user, nothing shows up, not even a cursor. It's just black.
So I got into safe mode and disabled my graphics card (intel 965 integrated) and everything worked.
However the special effects and graphics are all disabled. What should I do?
The driver I have installed is the latest one.
Some recent Windows updates have this bug, that makes Windows screen black after logging in.Fix for this from PrevX : http://www.prevx.com/blog/140/Black-Screen...sta-and-XP.htmlRead other 2 answers
I installed TweakUi and unchecked the box that removes the user from the login screen thinking that it would get rid of the login screen but i was wrong the login screen is still there and now i cant logon because there are no users to logon to. Dose any one know What to do?
Welcome to TSF
If you do not know how to use a program I suggest you research its features and functions before using.
Try using Safe Mode and remove TweakUI or undo the setting you placed. I do not use TweakUI so I am unfamiliar with the program.
My laptop wa working fine but the next morning when i switch on it first a normal widows 8 logo appears and then lotally blank no wallpaper but with a movable cursor and ease of access on left and shut down button on the right .but when i press control +alt+del or win+r no response.Read other answers
When I boot up my Inspiron 1501 and I login with my password the screen goes blank. My mouse cursur is viewable and movable, but nothing else. If I boot up in safe mode I do no better. I can get to admin command prompt when booting off the disk but I am not sure what to look for.
I need to get his fixed for my daughter to bring back to school, Ive tried everything that Google searches provided but I can't even access my start menu to try most of the recommendations. Help!
I have read other threads regarding this issue and am unable to fix it. Task Manager does NOT display the RunOnce Wrapper and System Restore has failed to fix it. When I tried to refresh, I got the message that there is not enough space to facilitate it. It is suggested I free up some space. How do I do that if I cannot visually access the drive?Read other answers
When I strart my laptop, the 'normal' Toshiba screen comes up, then the Windows screen, then the WELCOME screen for WXP, it lists the users on the system, and then as I am about to type my password, the screen goes blank for about 3-5 seconds, the WELCOME screen comes back, and I can type in my password and log in.
This seems to have just started to happen recently, can't seem to find a reason for the screen to clear. Is there a file I can check to see the boot up and see if there is a clear screen command after the initial presentation of the WELCOME screen?
I unchecked Fast User Switching, and that didn't seem to make any difference.
I have a Toshiba Laptop 2410, with an external 80GB hard drive, a second CD/ROM/DVD drive, a ZIP 100MB drive and a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 hub. Those items are NOT attached when I boot up, so the computer is running without any external devices until after I log in.
Any ideas??
When I start up my computer, it seems like everything's going fine, it continues to load.
After the loading is finished, I get a blank screen with only my mouse to move around.
(Like before the username's show up before logon)
I've let my computer set for a long time, maybe it was just loading slow, but it gets stuck, right before logon at the blank screen.
There are no error messages, and no new hardware.
I used repair to check for startup problems.
I don't have system restore enebled.
I cannot get into safe mode. (does the same logon thing)
This is vista home premium x64.
What can I do to fix this.
(I also have a parallel drive with xp on it, so I can modify files if needed)
**Extra info if needed**
It seems to be exactly like a normal startup without the user accounts showing up.
I get to the black screen with the mouse, and the computer still has hard drive activity like its starting up.
Then after a couple mins it just seems like a normal computer idling.
Also, the screen shuts off after 20 mins, which means the screen saver options got loaded.
I'm wondering is there anything that could be halting the background and user logins to show up?
I'm not sure what to tell you....I would boot into xp and defrag the vista drive I would also run a scandisk on the vista disk with all options ticked and do a full virus scan let me know if that helps.
Hi everyone,
After upgrading my existing installation to Windows 8, I realized I hated it and reinstalled Windows 7 Ultimate (deleting the old installation). Once everything was up and running, I tried installing the latest AMD drivers for it (I'm using a Radeon HD 6700). However, after I reboot and the Windows splash screen disappears (but before the Windows Login), I get a blank screen. There's not any "No Signal" that pops up on my monitor, but my mouse does show.. I can boot just fine into safe mode, then disable the drivers to boot normally. However, I can't boot normally with the drivers enabled.
Does anyone know how to fix this? I'm nearly at my wit's end with this.
Removing the graphics driver in safe mode might work for you. Just remove it via Device manager, and re-install them.
Also remove every single removable components like ram, hardisk, power supply cables, data cables..
It started a morning a few days ago. When I login on any user, nothing shows up, not even a cursor. It's just black.
So I got into safe mode and disabled my graphics card (intel 965 integrated) and everything worked. So now I have my graphics card disabled, but I can't have the Aero effects or the screen resolution.
The driver installed is the latest one, and I have tried the Prevx fix and everything.
Also ctrl alt delete in the blank screen works (the blue menu shows up full screen)
but when I click Task Manager, it goes back to the black screen.
What should I do?
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The pace of eGovernment adoption in Europe slowed between 2002 and 2003, according to a survey by Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
The level of online sophistication (two-way transactions) grew 7 percent in 2003 and is now at 67 percent, as opposed to 60 percent in 2002 and 45 percent in 2001, according to the international consulting company.
Austria developed the most in the 12-month period with Denmark and Sweden close behind.
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Hong Kong (Day 2)
First day always feels a little scary but exciting trying to figure out everything like transportation (here you have ferry, bus, MTR train, taxi, private driver and one of my personal faves – your feet!). It's also a learning experience in how wifi/SIM cards work, where to eat and what to eat, what to see and do, etc.
My first day here I was a woman on a mission to find a way to get a visa to the People's Republic of China. Strangely you don't need one to enter Hong Kong or Macau or even Taiwan if you are a US citizen but you do need one for the mainland. Why the difference? Well I'm guessing it's capitalism v communism. It's expensive to do it here though. Forever Bright Trading Ltd. (www.fbt-chinavisa.com.hk/) charges 2200HK or $282USD so you should get a visa before you leave the US if you can but, if you haven't, then go to this company as they know what they are doing and are expeditious about it. However, if at all humanly possible, go with a passport that doesn't have a stamp for Turkey. I'm not sure what the skinny is with this and I got lucky that my Turkey stamp was in my previous passport (by only two weeks by the way – Turkey was the stamp that filled the last partially blank page of my previous passport). Anyway, not sure why but you could run into a problem if you have been there prior to entry into China.
Also, keep in mind HK is expensive so you may want to get in and get out quickly if you can unless you have extra change dangling in those pockets of yours. As for site seeing, I didn't get much of it today except for the typical walking about the city and seeing HK from a local's point of view which I typically prefer to tourist highway anyway. The food is better and cheaper as is the shopping and the people. More genuine. More authentic. I found the average every day Chinese person to be kind and very helpful. If they ignore you or put their hand up to their face, it only means they don't understand you and therefore can't help you. They are not being rude. Or maybe it means this at least when it comes to me….
Just some numbers and suggestions for you on day one in HK: get an Octopus pass for the bus and trains. It cost $150HK of which $100HK is refundable when you leave. You can add money as you go if you need it. For each stop it has been approximately $10HK which is expensive by comparison to other big cities I've traveled to in the world.
The dim sum for about 8 pieces it is about $20USD but I suspect it is much cheaper off the tourist highway where I am currently stuck. The Red Bulls are $20HK each at the 7-11 stores which is like $2.50USD but don't buy it from the Conrad Hotel as the mark up is over 5 times the price (shame on you Hilton!) Speaking of lodging, the Rainbow Lodge Hostel (www.rainbowlodgehk.com) is $20USD a night as compared to the Conrad which could cause you to file bankruptcy at over $300USD/night. I am lucky because I have a friend/client here for a conference who had an extra room at the Conrad and although while nice and relaxing it feels like I'm at a Hilton in America with the exception of the views from the 60th floor that is.
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