whats going on????? NEED HELP!!!

[thePh@r@oh]

ok i was cleaning up a computer for a friend. standard stuff adaware spybot

I decided to run system mechanic and clean up some stuff junk files bad shortcuts etc... i restarted the system and now all that comes up is a black screen with the mouse curser what gives??

i cant start in any of the modes the same thing happens everytime.

its running windows XP

[EpyonMelee]

did you delete some .sys files or .dll?

[thePh@r@oh]

turns out the MoBo is messed up anyway. they got me here to look at it cause it wont power up. well i have to unplug it from the MoBo and plug it back in again to get it to cut on.

[thePh@r@oh]

Originally posted by EpyonMelee
did you delete some .sys files or .dll?

probably.. this was an HP...it looks like they are gonna be wanting me to build a new system. this one has lasted like 3 years so its about time for an upgrade

[thePh@r@oh]

what do you suppose is causing this power thing

[John Prophet]

didnt u say the mobo was messed up??

did u check for swollen/bursted capacitors on the mobo??

[thePh@r@oh]

havent found any.. .

the reason i said it was messed up was because i have to keep turning it on this way.

[John Prophet]

u tried stripping off all the pci cards and drives to see if it boots correctly that way?

and/or...take the power switch off of the mobo connectors and just try it by shorting the connectors with a jumper or very carefully with a screwdriver..to find out if the power switch itself culd be bad.

[thePh@r@oh]

i stripped everything down and now it it wont even cut on the way it was

[thePh@r@oh]

everything spins up just nothing on screen and the keyboard lights up. but never cuts off