boot up problem

[sillyfresh]

My friend was installing a program for his digital camera and it said he needed to reboot after so he did. then while rebooting an error popped up not sure what it said because i wasn't there. but he reset his computer now his computer will turn on and the logo screen will come on but then just stay at a black screen. not to sure what the problem is maybe his registry got messed up? if anyone could throw some ideas on how i should go about trying to recover his data and getting his computer up and running would be helpful thanks.

 

[johnjkr1]

Could just be a refresh rate problem. Try booting into safe mode. Or, if it is xp, try using the system restore feature.

 

[eydolic]

Try unplugging the camera because it could be failing as it tries to load the USB drivers. (That is, if it is a USB DC)