rebooting wont destroy files.

more information needed.
Laptops often overeat and need time to cool down before working, again.

screen blinking and freezing canbe a sign of overhaet (or many other things viruses, failing screen, failing chips, bad memory ...) but my suspiscion is cool everythning (I have siuggested to clietns put in freezer!) no hte machine not the client!
If that does nt cure it then the problem maylie in the screen video area

M

I'll try that and see if it works. Thanks!

The screen is not blank until I've logged in that's when it goes blank.

There is not a lot wrong with the computer!
The login problem is a software one and I cannot help on that.
Try loggining in as another administrator (ADMINistrator / Administrator and see is thse id passwds can help.
It seems as though there is a osftware block preventing youlogging in.

as all the required software in normally up and running prior to login time
BOL
M

Safe mode or las known good configuration may be worth a try. INSTRUCTIONS

M and Rik,
I tried opening it in safe mode. The only thing that would show up was the words safe mode at the bottom and top of the screen otherwise it was blank. When I hit F8 it went to the safe mode screen with system repair as one of the options. I am trying that. Hopefully it works. Thanks so much for all the help!
Angela

I have tried to reboot it, and this is what it reads:

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM.
Operating System not found

I'm thinking this cannot be good. What does it mean?
Thanks,
Angela

Sounds like the hard drive may have had it.

someone please help.started up acer 5550 two days ago-blue screen"dumping crash files"tried all combos known to me ALT-F10 etc.finally tried to recover with start up discs ,nothing...last resort tried factory restore,since then totally black screen,removed battery from computer and ac supply for a few hours,only have fan,green power light and a very weak attemt to start up,,pleeeeese help