Black screen on startup

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Hi my pc wont start up get the to windows logo then just black screen with my mouse curser


i tryed force shutdown then start up in safe mode still wont work


any ideas ?

 

[maj]

I got asked to have a look at a laptop that had the same issue once with Vista installed. Ended up just formatting and reinstalling Windows. Known as the Black Screen of Death. Don't think there's an exact cause of them problem from what I've read up on it and isn't just Vista related.