O no!!!! Gayle won't be about

"Jim Odell" <jodelli RemoveThis @cogeco.ca> wrote in message
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> Tamara wrote:
>> Ok, please read below.
>>
>> Tamara
>>
>> Something happened to my computer when we were changing out the DVD
>> player and now it won't boot up from that evil blue screen. Just wanted
>> to let you know that I won't be on abdk any time soon. I'm using Bobby's
>> computer until I get mine fixed, so I still have email.
>>
>> Happy New Year!
>>
>> Gayle
> Two things. Is it replacing a previous Dvd player? And if the new one is a
> foreign model it might not be set to zone 1, which means it won't play
> North American DVDs. I'm assuming no cabling faults.
>
> Have they tried pressing f8 on startup to initiate safe mode? This allows
> some breathing space to try and figure out whys and whens.
>
> Of course pressing delete gets the setup screen in order to toggle through
> the drive options and determine if the drive is even detected.
> Ignore if this has all been tried.
>
> Jim Odell

Hi Jim, hi Tam,

A friend of mine from another group lurks on ABDK and sent me Jim's
suggestions for my computer. I've tried everything I know how to get it
past the start-up screen. Nothing happens with F8, F9 or F10 even. It just
sits there dead as a doornail. I believe we must have damaged something
hardware related when we were installing the new DVD player because I even
took it out and put the old one back in again and the same thing happens.
But, thanks for your suggestions. It's going to the shop as soon as we get
all these holidays over. I just do not have the mental energy nor time
right now to reinstall Agent (my newsgroup reader) and reconfigure it again.
I might try using OE when I can catch my breath and figure out how.

Hope everyone is well.

Gayle
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