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    cannot boot into safe mode/ Vista Home Premium/blank screen w/ blinking cursor.

    Certainly seemed like a good idea to me, too. Scan is still in progress. Back soon...
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    cannot boot into safe mode/ Vista Home Premium/blank screen w/ blinking cursor.

    Hi Dodger. AVG scan reports the following (with all definitions updated): Zero infections, PUPs found: 2, Errors reported: 1. AVG (2012) recovery disk also checked virus vault and found it empty. Mmmm...strange since the new version (on or about a dayor two ago) of AVG moved Trojan horse 32 to...
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    cannot boot into safe mode/ Vista Home Premium/blank screen w/ blinking cursor.

    Yes, of course, I am in process of that very task. I also used some other great tools that gives more info. Camu up with "EHCI: BIOS handoff failed...BIOS BUG?" That is also obvious because I cannot boot past the "Toshiba"screen showing BIOS info. Scan is slow and in process. Networking was a...
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    cannot boot into safe mode/ Vista Home Premium/blank screen w/ blinking cursor.

    Interesting news. I followed your exact instructions regarding the zero key and had different results. Still a blank screen, but the cursor is still-it stopped blinking. I will report back. Checking out your other suggestions and will attempt reboot. I have an update! The zero reboot method pet...
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    cannot boot into safe mode/ Vista Home Premium/blank screen w/ blinking cursor.

    Thanks for yout generous reply. I am corresponding vis my NOOK. I tried the "0" method, but I will give it another go. I think I held down the power key simultaneously with zero key, but not 100% positive. I will also explore your link. And you ate so right! Vista is lousy. I loved XP. I was...
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    cannot boot into safe mode/ Vista Home Premium/blank screen w/ blinking cursor.

    cannot boot into safe mode toshiba satellite L355 S7831 vista home premium. F8 DOES NOT WORK? After "Tosiba# screen appears, I just get a blank screen with blinking cursor. My virus software recently moved virus trovvjan horse 32 to the virus vault. Need to repair OS. Having runtime errors and...