When I start my laptop the windows logo appears on the screen for a few seconds as normal but then the screen goes blank and nothing else happens.
I have inserted my original windows disc which I got with the machine to try recovery but that also crashes before it gets anywhere. I tried a fresh install but that also crashed at the point where it says " searching for previous windows installation.
I dont know what else to try, I am using windows XP sp3
It does sound a bit like a hard drive problem. You could try clearing the surface with DBAN -gurgle for that- and then attempting to reinstall Windows.
But first, go into your Lappy's BIOS setup and stop its logo from presenting so instead you see the POST results. check that your hdd is being properly recognised.
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