Windows 8 black screen with pointer after log in

[Kudo4869]

A black screen has appear with cursor only after I install a skin for my windows 8 laptop. The screen started to blank after I patch the windows logo in 7tsp Alienware breed icon pack. I didn't realize that the skin is for windows 7. I know it's a bit stupid and I don't know why I'm really stupid at that day. I cannot do anything because the screen just turn black and a cursor appear after the login. Please help me how to reset it or what's the solution for this problem.

Specs for my laptop (what I remember):

Toshiba Satellite® L850
-Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5 GHz
-Intel HM76 (Panther Point)

-8192 MB, 2x 4096 MB PC3-12800 SO-DIMM DDR3-RAM (1600 MHz), 2 Slots, max. 16 GB

-AMD Radeon HD 7670M - 2048 MB, Core: 600 MHz, Memory: 900 MHz, DDR3, 8.932.5.3000

Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 HTS547550A9E384, 500 GB 5400 rpm

-Microsoft Windows 8 64 Bit

I hope you guys can really help me. I feel regret for download that thing. you can contact me at schinichi_kurudo@yahoo.com
later~

 

[iTryston]

When I start up my computer there is a screen that said Military Grade 2 and below it it said Recovery Option is F11 should I do that?

 

[leion]

i am using windows 8 from a month and i had issue with black screen
well i dnt know how first time i slove this ,
but wen the same problem came again i came here to know ,
but u can hold ctr+alt+del to open task man , then in file>run type c:\ or cmd , then sfc/scannow it will b sloved

 

[xxTEDxx]

Thank You Apanzee...IT WORKED

 

[utkarsh bhatt]

dude there is no big problem just run command prompt with elevated priviledges (as administrator) and run the same command windows 8 is fab

 

[Guest]

The only other way to get into safe mode from Windows 8 is from inside Windows itself by using msconfig. I can give you the steps but as you said you can't do anything in Windows because of the black screen.

Do you have access to an installation disc? You could try booting into the disc and running the repair wizard.

You can access this features by using old win95 and win98 trick: Hold shift and than click restart from login screen and you will have same options more easy than hitting like lunatic F8 at the boot So msconfig is not the only way to do it...

 

[helpinblog]

hey guys,

if your F8 key is not working, please try to press right shift key and F8 key.

mine working in this combination

helpinblog@gmail.com

 

[tikamakasamy]

( Issue - Laptop hangs when started even before login screen at "Please wait"
Specs - Win 8 64 bit OS)
Looks I was lucky. While booting the laptop I clicked on shift key and was tapping on F8 constantly. In a minute it prompted click any key to stop disk checking. By clicking some key now it prompted me the page where I can load Ubuntu or Windows ( I had 2 OS on my device ) I selected Windows and and it came up good.

Thanks

 

[Raul Ortiz]

This one is a little tricky, because it takes trial and error (and patience) to launch the Windows 8 ‘recovery mode’ when start up sequence is on going. What you need to do is, past the BIOS splash screen, hold down the Shift key and repeatedly hit the F8 key. Doing so should get you to the recovery mode, but it might take a few tries before you achieve that.

Once the Recovery screen is displayed, click the "See advanced repair options" button. In the next screen, hit the Troubleshoot button.

In the troubleshoot menu, click Advanced options, wherein lies Windows Startup Settings. Choose that.

The next screen will ask you to restart your PC, after which you’ll see the familiar Advanced Boot Option screen – the same one that’s been around since Windows XP – and you can choose Safe Mode here. Make sure you select Safe Mode with command prompt.

Once you're logged into safe mode and the command shell is open, type the following code and hit enter: sfc /scannow

Let it do it's thing and when it's done it will say 100% complete.

You can now reboot and your computer should function normally.

So here's how it went for me. I installed Avast Internet Security Premier and it asked me to reboot, so I did. Then I started to have the same issue. Sometimes it wouldn't even let me write my password and the log in screen would flash rapidly and didn't allow me to do anything. Black screen if the computer allowed me to insert my password and get in at all, which was rarely.

So I did what you said. I logged into safe mode. Now even in safe mode the screen is black but the loggin problems are gone. Still the only thing you can so is us the command prompt. I typed: sfc /scannow and waited till it was 100%. Yes, it had worked. The prompt said it had found corrupt files and done a CBS.Log file, then I rebooted.

I got in! I was about to reply when... dammit! The computer logged out by itself and the login screen started flashing again! So I was pissed! And set to try it again. But in the short time I was in my desktop saving the only draft of my book to a pen-drive (I thought I had lost it!), well I noticed a popup notice saying that Avast was trying to connect to the network. For some reason that caused my computer to do the above mentioned.

So when rebooted and tried it again and hit shift+f8 it instead went to repair, it scanned for problems and then said it couldn't fix them so it gave me the option to restore to an earlier point. It didn't allow me to choose which point though; I just hit the button and the window 8 logo appeared. It looked like nothing was happening but then a few minutes later it rebooted. I logged in and everything is good now. It went to the point before I installed Avast.

I recommend you guys to do both procedures.
Thank you all, you saved my life! I can’t believe that I almost lost all my work. That happens to me for being lazy and not backing-up.

 

[kawaddwa]

A black screen has appear with cursor only after I install a skin for my windows 8 laptop. The screen started to blank after I patch the windows logo in 7tsp Alienware breed icon pack. I didn't realize that the skin is for windows 7. I know it's a bit stupid and I don't know why I'm really stupid at that day. I cannot do anything because the screen just turn black and a cursor appear after the login. Please help me how to reset it or what's the solution for this problem.

Specs for my laptop (what I remember):

Toshiba Satellite® L850
-Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5 GHz
-Intel HM76 (Panther Point)

-8192 MB, 2x 4096 MB PC3-12800 SO-DIMM DDR3-RAM (1600 MHz), 2 Slots, max. 16 GB

-AMD Radeon HD 7670M - 2048 MB, Core: 600 MHz, Memory: 900 MHz, DDR3, 8.932.5.3000

Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 HTS547550A9E384, 500 GB 5400 rpm

-Microsoft Windows 8 64 Bit

I hope you guys can really help me. I feel regret for download that thing. you can contact me at schinichi_kurudo@yahoo.com
later~

 

[Bigger2pro]

Alright I think I've got it.

Enter this in the command shell, one line at a time. Then reboot, do a hard reset by unplugging it and pulling out the battery, waiting 30 seconds and turning it back on. From there, follow the steps in the first post to get into the recovery mode again. This time, make sure you select the account we're about to create.

net user /add useraccountname

net localgroup administrators useraccountname /add

net share concfg*C:\\/grant:useraccountname,full

net user useraccountname *

This will create an administrator account called useraccountname. After the command with the asterisk at the end, it will prompt you to create a password. It won't show up while typing it, so don't make a mistake. You could also just hit enter again to leave it without a password.

I'll walk you through removing it after we get this fixed for you.

Just a little tick I stumbled across.
Rather the frantically smashing F8, wait for the accont log-in screen.
Don't log in, but go to the right bottom 'shut-down' symbol.
Once the pop menu shows the options select 'restart' whilst holding the 'shift' key.
A lot easier, less stressfull and works.
Richard

I have the exact same problem as kudo, except I am using a windows 8 gateway desktop, the third one doesn't work, it comes up as the syntax is to be used like this: and than it says what you said! Should I just get my disk, and reset my computer. I don't care if I lose everything, I just want it to be fixed

 

[Bigger2pro]

Please help me, I really need my computer, should I reset it? I don't care if it deletes everything

 

[aford10]

Please start a new thread. You'll get better help than hijacking an old thread.