Can't boot up PC

Every time i try to boot my PC up it immediately goes to a black screen with a white cursur in the uper left corner. I am not able to get to safe mode so don't ask.

I am running Windows XP.

please help me...

When i boot up the first thing it shows is the black screen with the white cursur in the top left corner

i can't really do anything except shut it down

When i boot up the first thing it shows is the black screen with the white cursur in the top left corner

i can't really do anything except shut it down

case60

You're going to have to do everything on another PC, like the one you are on now....

Here's where you can get BartPE and an over view of it...

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

There's a few options you can do.

First, open up the tower, and look at all your hardrive, video card, etc. Check and see if it seems burnt, if something is hanging loose, or just completely burst open.

Second, search on google for anything that may seem helpful.

Third, take it in to a computer-repair store (or even Staples) if you're not comfortable opening the computer up yourself, or else take it to someone who knows about hooking-up computers. It could be a number of things, don't worry, these things do happen, and it can be fixed.

I have looked in the tower several times and nothing seems burnt or anything.

i haven't looked at the hard drive though, is there a way i can tell if that is bad.

Its Probably that new Worm that is going around that has affected 6.6 mil people since Dec 08.lonewolf6868

Nope. I actually got that one.... nasty little thing. You can at least get past the BIOS screen to the Windows loading screen.

BTW, for those fighting that new worm.... malwarebytes is your friend.