Laptop won't EVEN turn on?!?

try this -- to see if its your hardware or possibly your operating system or even a virus.

Get a floppy -- a windows boot disk - even a windows 98SE disk.

Put that floppy in the drive -- if the laptop doesnt have a floppy use a CD.

Run a program that doesnt require the operating system to be loaded, such as your restore disks--maybe even an antivirus disk.

Start your computer like 3-5 times, and see if each time your laptop display loads up properly.

If it does, then youve isolated it to a post bootup problem.

It could be a loosen power connection, a bad power supply, video chip going or gone bad.

then it could be an O.S. problem.

But by doing what I said, and if it actually works..loads up to DOS each time, then at least you know its not a hardware problem.

let me know if that helps

hi somewhat hassle-free you're asking the computing device to do greater advantageous than it somewhat is able to you do not rip a cd and hear music on an identical time except you have an somewhat quickly computing device with a lot of memory to spare and a quickly processer attempt this just to work out if all is okay boot up your computing device as general then while it has finished booting up press administration and alt and delete keys so the activity supervisor visual exhibit unit comes on now click on the overall performance tab this tells you strategies not uncomplicated the processor is working it is going to be some million to 4 % it somewhat is robust and general while no courses are working any bigger like 20 to 30 or 60 % then your computing device would be sluggish and reason issues if the examining is intense then what this implies is there's a software or greater working each and all of the time so your computing device is working not uncomplicated already . now click on the strategies tab and notice what technique is using all your processing ability precise click it and then click on end technique bypass returned to overall performance tab to work out if the overall performance has long gone down if it has then it fairly is the single or ones thats inflicting the concern using all your processing ability then bypass to start bypass to run variety in msconfig run click on the commencing up-up tab untick any courses you do not desire to run at start up-up ninety 9% of them could be unticked do not un tick your anti virus software good good fortune

Im not a pro when it comes to computers but I know there is a virus going around that you can get from an "invitation" email (even if its from friends) that can make it so your computer wont even turn on. You can check on craigslist.org (be sure to click on YOUR city and state) and look for computer service. You can usually find a computer pro in there that will come check it out and fix it for less than popular shops.

It's possible that the screen is broken. Might have to go to best buy or something to have it looked at.

have it checked by a technician, maybe the LCD had a leak and got damaged.

I agree - have it checked out they would know what the problem is