Computer help: Started computer after left in cold

[helicopter23]

I left my netbook in my COLD car and I took it out and went to start in and have problems. Everything starts up I go to click on myself in the "choose user" screen everything works. After that it keeps loading on the welcome screen way longer then normal then after 30 seconds it goes to the start up screen and everything is black with NO icons...

Also in safe mode the startup screen is the normal blue and I can see the icons.

[LVHerbie]

How cold?

[QuantumLeap]

Put it in the oven to warm it up.

[helicopter23]

How cold?

40 degrees and only for maybe 1 hour. It started up wierd the first time after it was cold with a "cold message".

[QuantumLeap]

40 degrees and only for maybe 1 hour. It started up wierd the first time after it was cold with a "cold message".

Spray it with Lysol. Sounds like it got a virus if it's giving you a "cold message".

[helicopter23]

Spray it with Lysol. Sounds like it got a virus if it's giving you a "cold message".

Shouldn't you be picking out your $5 8 teamer for tommorrow??

[QuantumLeap]

Shouldn't you be picking out your $5 8 teamer for tommorrow??

Hey, thanks for reminding me. I almost forgot!

[RITZ]

let it get back to room temp/should be fine

[helicopter23]

It's been at room temp for an hour now... how long does it need ??

[helicopter23]

Is it going to the black screen at the startup menu because the internal temp. is still to cold ??

[LVHerbie]

Hearing any weird noises when it starts up?

[helicopter23]

No noises, everything is fine. Except at the startup menu everything is black and there is no icons.

[LVHerbie]

It's been at room temp for an hour now... how long does it need ??

If got cold enough that moisture formed inside you probably want give it significant amount of time to insure it dried before starting it up again...

[PickWinnerAllDay]

Put it in the oven to warm it up.

[helicopter23]

I've tried starting it 20 times, do you think this made it worse ??

I will give it another 2 hours and try again.

[Monitor-Tan]

use hair dryer, on warm, not blazing hot, and send it through the vents and etc. Take your battery out and do the same, put it back on and then retry. You must take taht battery out and dry it and then put it back on.

[helicopter23]

Sorry passed out smoking... Ok took battery out and put netbook and battery next to my space heater. This could make black screen go away ???????????????

[helicopter23]

Didn't work... Any other ideas ??

[Djstucky]

Obviously this isn't good and it doesn't seem the things that should work have...may need to buy a new one...

[helicopter23]

ok got everything working... U think it will come back ???

[ttwarrior1]

40 degrees is not cold

[hawley]

40 degrees is not cold

nothing is cold when you have 6 layers of fat to warm you

We could send you to Antartica and you would be warm.

[TodayIsForgotten]

This is probably all dumb luck. Either your laptop was about to go or something with the cold to warm messed something up. If its not good in 6 hours...cold is the best environment for electronics. 40 shouldn't really do anything to a computer. But if its a POS who knows.