Hi,
My desktop stays up for about 10 seconds before I have a chance to do anything, then it comes back up, then back to an empty background again. If am quick enough, I can get a program to open by clicking on its desktop icon. And I can actually work in it. But that will be the ONLY thing on the screen besides the background. Basically the PC is UNUSABLE right now.
WHAT I HAVE DONE to troubleshoot:
1. I have taken the HD out and put it in as a slave on another PC. It works fine as a slave with no flashing going on. I deleted lots of Junk files, temps etc, and defragged the drive. I have not run a DEEP virus/spyware scan yet. I I have removed 12GB worth of video, photo junk.
2. I tried 3 different video cards. This PC uses integrated Intel Graphics.
3. I tried 3 different monitors.
4. PSU checks out OK. Even tried 2 others, just in case.
5. I have removed many pieces of spyware, but only with a non-thorough scan.
6. I have disabled most of the MSCONFIG startup items
7. lots more that I cannot remember now.
When I put the hdd back in the original PC as Master drive, it boots up fine, but does the flashing thing again before it even fully loads. I actually tried to re-format the drive, but It said that I might disable other working programs if I did so. Therefore I was afraid my good machine would get wrecked and stopped that Idea.
The PC is a 2002 Dell 2300, P4 2.4ghz CPU, 512 MB ram,
I do not even know how to categorize this as SW or HW issue.
MY QUESTION IS:
What is causing this? And how can I correct it? hardware or SW issue.
I am totally lost and need you Experts to correct things for me, because I surely cannot do it without you guys/gals. Thank you in advance.
Donnie616
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