Computer Emergency -- Please Help

[aimeeandbeatles]

Mods, I know this belongs in another section, but I need help right away.

So I was playing Sid Meier's Railroads, when the computer locked up. So I hit the reset button. It wouldn't start.
I'm currently in Safe Mode with Networking.

What do I do??

 

[CurtSibling]

CTRL/ALT/Delete Reboot...
Go to bios (hold down F9)...
Use 'default settings'...
Save and reboot again...

PS
Avoid Railroads in future...!

...

 

[Bronx Warlord]

Mods, I know this belongs in another section, but I need help right away.

So I was playing Sid Meier's Railroads, when the computer locked up. So I hit the reset button. It wouldn't start.
I'm currently in Safe Mode with Networking.

What do I do??

Do a normal reboot from safe mode into regular if you can, see if that works.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

All right, I'll try.

I have to hurry before mom gets home and tries to "help" and ruins the computer.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I got my computer back.

 

[sourboy]

lemme guess, you removed the Tom Petty CD and it worked? I hate when that happens...

 

[Red Door]

lemme guess, you removed the Tom Petty CD and it worked? I hate when that happens...

That's why I try and break the discs in half after they've been in my computer in half. Usually, I aim for Tom Petty's face.

 

[.Shane.]

Uninstall.

Seriously, that game was a bitter disappointment.

 

[IglooDame]

Moderator Action: Moved to Comp Talk.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Thanks.

What happened was, I was playing the game and was inserting a blank CD to burn some files. And it froze up, and I rebooted, and then it got the "missing driver" thing. Where it starts up, but XP doesn't load, the screen just goes blank.

I got it back with System Restore.

I was uninstalling a buncha games this week, so I was thinking maybe one accidentally removed an important file. I'm going to be formatting my computer this weekend, just to be safe.

 

[Speedo]

CTRL/ALT/Delete Reboot...
Go to bios (hold down F9)...
Use 'default settings'...
Save and reboot again...

PS
Avoid Railroads in future...!

...

Good lord, you don't reset the BIOS just because you have a hard lock-up.