Recent content by Jowi2525

Assuming, of course that it is a 64 bit laptop.

I did not find any seatools on that disc, but I did do some memory checks. It would crash during the tests though. Only safe mode stays up. I assume that if I format the hard drive in safe mode, I can install the 64 bit Windows 7 or 8.1 fresh even though it has the 32 bit version of Windows 7 on...

Yes, I am not sure if I can install from safe mode, but all installations from the DVDs have failed due to the system crashing. chkdsk found no bad sectors. I tried running setup from the Win 7 Installation DVD from command prompt in Safe mode, but it says the version is incompatible with my...

I found that I could start tasks in safe mode after ctl alt del and using task manager. I schedules a dskchk /r on reboot and it is running now.

That worked, but now in both safe mode and normal mode all I get is a black screen. In safe mode it says Safe Mode in all 4 corners of the black screen and Microsoft (R) Windows (R) (Build 7601: Service Pack 1) at the top of the black screen. I tried inserting the Win 7 Installation Disc and...

I will try that tomorrow night. I will have to use the command prompt from the Win 7 or 8.1 DVD to get to the command prompt.

OK, it is a Toshiba Satellite. The only way I have of getting into Windows is through Safe Mode. Yes, if I could get into Windows, I could add Safe Mode to the boot menu. So I am still stuck.

I should be able to get to the desktop for up to 10 minutes through the command prompt after booting from the installation disc.

I am pretty sure it is a Toshiba Slimline. I can check tomorrow. It is a bit heavy and I bike to school so I left it locked up there.

I tried a fresh install of Win 8.1, but it always crashed before completion. So far only safe mode stays up. I tried an upgrade to Win 8.1 from safe mode, but it said My Win 8.1 was 64 bit and the Win 7 on the laptop was 32 bit. That is why I got the Win 7 installation disc, but now I cannot try...

Booting from the DVD is no problem. I can do that. I have tried the repair options. Startup repair reports CorruptBootConfigData. I am investigating ways to fix that, but if I could get back into safe mode, I could just upgrade to Win 7 Ent since that is the DVD I have. I have tried chkdsk /r...

If F8 does not get me into Safe Mode and I cannot boot in regular mode so the only thing I can boot from is the Installation disk, is there any way I can get into safe mode? I cannot even reinstall because the computer crashes in all scenarios other than safe mode. I know this from before when...