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smp151

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Feb 2, 2009
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I have an older MacBook and when I bought it, from a friend, it already had windows running on it. Just the other day I went to restart my computer and all I got want the black screen saying that the computer was turned off wrong and to choose the start up mode. I tried the last known option and nothing happened besides restarting to the same screen. Then I tried the normal mode and that didn't work and safe mode did the same thing, starting back up to the black screen. Is there something that I can do/fix, or does this require some professional help? :confused: Thanks!
 
XP, I think.

I have been asking computer guys at work but they refuse to even look at it because it is a mac.
 
Hold OPTION key when you start up. What do you see there?

Sounds like it's booting to windows, but windows is messed up.
 
When I hold the option key I have the choice of getting to the mac or pc part of the computer and I can get back to the mac side without problems. I just can't get past the black screen when I need to get to the pc side.

Is there a way to get rid of the pc side and then re-add it with a windows software disc maybe?
 
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