Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic HALP laptop problem Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]DannoJay[/m] at 10:58 am on Jan. 9, 2009[quote]Take out the battery then put it back in.[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Go Steph Go Posted at 10:57 am on Jan. 9, 2009 I turned on my laptop and everything was fine but then it said "Failure- security options" and then the screen showed up with no icons.  Then it turned off and turned back on.  Now, the screen is black with just the cursor.  I can more the cursor around though.  When I try to turn it off it goes to sleep and then I open it, it goes back to the same screen.  Has anyone else had this problem?  How do I fix it?  If worst comes to worst I'll just call customer service.  It's a Toshiba btw.

Replies DannoJay Posted at 10:58 am on Jan. 9, 2009 Take out the battery then put it back in. marshmellowman Posted at 10:58 am on Jan. 9, 2009 What about safe mode? Does it work in that? Have you tried inserting in the original Windows install disk and set it into recovery mode to repair the installation? You can press the letter 'r' on the keyboard when you put the disc in to do this. Descartes Posted at 10:58 am on Jan. 9, 2009 i had that problem to...it just fixed itself for me. i left it alone. and when i tried again the next day it worked. All 3 previous replies displayed.