Powers up, but only blue screen appears

When I power up my laptop, it asks for my password and when I enter it all I get is a blank screen with the color of the Windows background. Won't show icons, won't do anything with ctrl+alt+del. Please help with any ideas as to what could work.

What's your full model name-number and its part number? There's a Toshiba label on the bottom.
What happens when you try to start in 'Safe Mode'?
Starting in Safe Mode Windows 7
Starting in Safe Mode Windows 8+ (see option 3 at the bottom)
Let us know. Good luck.
Mike

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XP computer crashes when Firefox is open, then blames nVidia, but no blue screen appears.

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* [http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] (A good permanent anti-virus if you don't already have one)
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I'm the only one here having this issue ?
after i played a game like clash of clans, and i'm bout' to close the apps in multitasking tab,
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Dear all,
I have this problem ... I believe that it is the display driver, but I prefer to ask you, because you are the TOSHIBA specialists after all. So, I use WinXP Pro x86, SP3, fully updated, without viruses (NOD 32 v. 5 + Malwarebytes).
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Hi Andrej and thanks for the reply
But the thing is I have already done that countless times...and the problem is still there...same old same old :(
I have tried seemingly everything...thats why I say its gotta be hardware :S
Having this in mind Id like to know if there is anything I can do(concerning hardware) without resorting to Toshiba service
Keep in mind that Im pretty sure it is the graphics card that is faulty(I dont know if its onboard or not)
Also sometimes when I turn it on the graphics on my pc go weird like an abstract painting or something lol...thats another reason to think its the graphics card.
So anyone can help me?
Thanks in advance for your replies :D

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Linc Davis wrote:
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The only truths in your statement is the bolded sentence. Everything else is false.

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The troubleshooting steps in this page may help.
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I am not an employee of HP, I am a volunteer posting here on my own time.
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I've got the same problem on my 2011 MacBook Pro (2.3ghz Core i7, 4gb Stock Ram, Intel 320 SSD 120gb).
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