Hello,

I have an issue which is driving me nuts!

When I turn on my kids Dell Dimension 3000, I get the Windows XP logon screen, then it's black for a while, then you finally get the welcome screen and then black again. The computer is on, the sound is perfect, the wires have been plugged in properly and everything else is operational.  I tried clicking on CNTRL<>F11 when the Dell logo came on but did not get the setup screen to run it in safe mode. I tried also typing in CTRL<>F8 and F8 by itself when I saw the Dell Logo, but nothing seems to work.  By accident, I turned off the power button on the monitor and turned it back on and was surprised to see my desktop, albeit for ONE second, before the screen went blank again.

I have NO idea what to do here, but my kids did report a flashing screen a few weeks ago before I started getting the blank screen.  5 months ago, the Dell technician did re-install Xp Home by sending me the disks ( which I paid for ) but I now get this problem and they refuse to even look into the matter.

Can ANYBODY help me?  I am not sure what the problem could be.

Thanks,

Al