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ALL I KNOW IS ITS A DELL OPTIPLEX 960 AND I TRIED TO DO A REBOOT BY HITTING F2 AND THEN HOLDING ALT AND F AT THE SAME TIME.

I KEEP GETTING A BLACK SCREEN THAT SAYS WINDOWS ERROR RECOVERY OVER AND OVER IT KEEPS REDOING THE SAME THING NO MATTER IF I CLICK LAUNCH STARTUP REPAIR OR STARTUP COMPUTER REGULAR THEN A SCREEN THAT NAMED STARTUP REPAIR POPS UP AND SAYS WINDOWS CANNOT REPAIR AUTOMATICALLY ITS LIKE ITS STUCK ON REPEAT I NEED HELP BAD PLEASE

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Hi Tiffany,

it sounds like there has been some sort of corruption of the files on the hard disk. You should see about booting from the Windows installation CD / DVD and copying all the files that are of importance to you (documents, photos, music, etc.) on to an external hard drive connected to the USB port or installed as a slave drive internally. Once you have saved all the files you need, shut off the PC and disconnect / remove the drive with your files. Then reinstall Windows again. Once done, shut off the PC and reconnect the drive with your files and copy them back to the hard drive and you should be good to go unless he drive is beginning to fail - in which case purchasing a new hard drive would be a good idea.

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When your computer hardware appears to power up okay, but the Windows XP operating system won't boot properly, you have to begin a troubleshooting expedition that includes getting into the operating system, determining the problem, and then fixing it. To help you get started on this expedition, here are 10 things you can do when Windows XP won't boot.

#1: Use a Windows startup disk



#2: Use Last Known Good Configuration



#3: Use System Restore



#4: Use Recovery Console



#5: Fix a corrupt Boot.ini



#6: Fix a corrupt partition boot sector



#7: Fix a corrupt master boot record



#8: Disable automatic restart



#9: Restore from a backup




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Hi I can understand your problem.

It seems more likely to be an issue with video card drivers. I'd suggest you to go for ADVANCED MENU and go to Last Known Good Configuration..
If still it didn't work go to enable VGA mode and try increasing the resolution rate...
That should work.. If not kindly revert with an information..

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How do i reboot a dell optiplex 960 to factory settings if i cannot login?

How to enter BIOS?
1. Turn on or restart your computer.
2. Press "F2" to enter "System Settings" (BIOS) when the DELL icon appears.
Restore the BIOS to default settings.
Press "Caps Lock", "Num Lock" and "Scroll Lock" buttons to light up the corresponding lights on the keyboard. Then, press the following three combination keys:
Alt+E - Clear (Release) the interrupted resources and reallocate resources at next startup. After pressing the combination key, you will hear a sharp beep tone.
Alt+F - Restore BIOS to the default settings. After pressing the combination key, you will hear a sharp beep tone.
Alt+B - Restart the system.
Password clearing method 1: When the password input box appears, type in the password and press "Ctrl" and "Enter" simultaneously.
Password clearing method 2: Remove the PSWD jumper on the MB and start up the system. Set the password to empty in BIOS, shut down the system and reconnect the PSWD jumper.
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Laptops - Access Bios Settings Key

Issue


The most common Access Bios key is the "DEL" button or "F2". This depends on the laptop model, however, and can be confusing if you do not know which key to press.


Solution


Here is a list of laptop models and brands with the keyboard commands / key for accessing the BIOS Setup:



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ARI: CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL

AST: CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL

Compaq 8700: F10

CompUSA: DEL

Cybermax: ESC



Dell Laptops:

Dell 400: F3, F1

Dell 4400: F12

Dell Dimension: F2 or DEL

Dell Inspiron: F2

Dell Latitude: Fn+F1 (while booted)

Dell Latitude: F2 (on boot)

Dell Optiplex: DEL

Dell Optiplex: F2

Dell Precision: F2



eMachine: F2

Gateway 2000 1440: F1

Gateway 2000 Solo: F2

HP (Hewlett-Packard): F1, F2 (Laptop, ESC)

IBM: F1

E-pro Laptop: F2

IBM PS/2: CTRL+ALT+INS after CTRL+ALT+DEL

IBM Thinkpad (newer) Windows: Programs-Thinkpad CFG.



Micron: F1, F2, or DEL

Packard Bell: F1, F2, Del

Seanix: DEL

Sony VAIO: F2

Sony VAIO: F3

Tiger: DEL



Toshiba 335 CDS: ESC

Toshiba Protege: ESC

Toshiba Satellite 205 CDS: F1

Toshiba Tecra: ESC then F1 or F2



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