HP Computer Lockup

Hey,
I have a HP envy desktop pc. Everything was great and fine until now. This morning i tried to boot it and it would go through everything ( HP loading screen) but when it got to the part were It would load windows 8, it just gives me a black screen with my cursor that I can move. I have tried restarting it multiple times and have blown through all air vents. I have also removed all USBs ( I only kept in mouse and keyboard USB) and it still has the same problem! Please help!

Hello 14rshanahan,
I understand that you are not getting anything on your display when the computer boots.
Check to make sure that you only have two cables going to the back of the monitor.
One for the power and one for the display.
What you are explaining to typical of two display cables being connected.
Let me know how everything goes.

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Description of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
next, use the the following document as a guide for manual removal of leftover itunes and quicktime program files:
Removing iTunes and QuickTime for Windows
now try another itunes install. does it go through properly this time?

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It does not even get to the gapless playback thing. Right upon opening nothing responds. Scrollbars/menus look normal, but are unclickable.
okay. let's try an experiment aimed at working out if this is a systemwide thing, or if it is associated with a specific user account on the PC. the experiment is not a cure in itself, but it can give us a heads-up on possible causes/treatments of the issue.
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Having freezing problems with the below [A New assembled Computer tower to my requirements by a recognised computer company [350 miles away??];
Appears to be related to the compatibility of Mother Board and Graphics card installed =
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Gigabyte 915P GA-81915PC Duo Mother board
MSI NVIDIA GEFORCE NX6600-TD 256MB PCIE TVO, DVI Graphics Card
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Also yesterday did a clean reinstall of the Windows XP Home ETC and still had the same problem!
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[1]
At the moment I have been able to overcome the freezing by experimenting with customisation of the programming of the NVIDIA 71.89 [this driver is the best I found which nearly overcomes the Freezing problem.
[2]
At the moment I have the "Troubleshoot" Decelerated back to the ".....DirectX....."
[3]
The freezing/computer lockup "STILL" comes up while Surfing the Internet [about 2 to 4 times EACH day? [Yes today!]
[4]
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[The below has taken me 6 weeks to achieve the below!]
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The PhotoImpact when straightening up a photo and going to crop same [ This seems to fix this = Have altered in = "System Properties " = "Settings" = "Programs" to "Background Services" =]
[5]
Two days ago tried a new "Radeon VC- HIS-70000-B18-PCI" graphic Card and received and had the same problems? After this it seems my problem is not related to the Graphics Card?
[6a] Now the question is are the above Mother Board and Graphics card compatible
[6b] Could it be Voltage/Wattage related, [I feel I have 350Watt PS installed?]
[6c] Can the Gigabyte BIOS be modified somehow???
[6d] Is it DirectX related?
[6e] Noticed in the "Release 70 Notes for Version 71.89" =page 20 =
Gigabyte GA-68 Mother Board
"..... Rail is rated to only 5A....??? which requires 6A????"
Does the Gigabyte I am using have the same problem?
Note; = I am not having any freezing problems when using any of my other installed programs!
Any Suggestions to where I go to find help?
Colin
[Australia]

There are no known issues between ur mobo and ur gfx card. Issues like these are moere chipset related then brand related.
Problem seems to be PSU related, an older 350w PSU will be unable to supply enough juice on 12v to feed a power hungry P4. Check the ammount of amps it delivers on the 12v rail(s). According to Intel specs u need at least 20 amps on 12v.
I don't think it's bios related. Bios issues rarely expose themselves in instabtable behavure.
Don't think it's Dx9 related, cus ur rig also freezes without using Dx9 extensions, eg surfing the internet.
The driver version u use is a decend one, and shouldn't cause the problems that you encounter.
I put my money on the PSU as trouble causer.
Good luck and keep us informed on ur progress.

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