boot issue

So I just got my old computer up and running. I haven't installed anything, except put files from my other computer on it so I can sell that one. Problem is, after two days of it working fine, it says windows 7 won't start. I have tried the system repair and the system restore, along with a...

I recently had to replace some bad memory which caused my home built system to fail to boot into Windows. I have a dual-boot (XP on one HD, and Win7 on a separate HD). The system has been running smoothly for more than a year until the failed RAM module. I can boot into XP, but not into...

ok.. I have Win 7 Ultimate on Drive A Win 8 on Drive B Win 7 Premium on Dive C (just installed) during install.. all is fine, after 1st reboot, i see the win 7 boot menu... showing Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 7 Ultimate finished installing.. reboot again Win7 Ultimate boot option is gone...

hello all, somehow my hard disk partition became dynamic. i formatted system and insttaled windows 7 ultimate in the dynamic disk partition. from then onwards system is not booting. only black screen with cursor on the upper left corner of the black screen. if i am not wrong windows 7 cannot...

I have a Dell inspiron 1545 with Windows 7 Home Premium x64. I recently reinstalled AutoCAD 2012 Student Edition on my system (I had this installed earlier but I'd uninstalled some of its components). Since reinstalling, the Windows Logon screen takes around 3 minutes to appear after the...

Hello. My main HD won't work on my main computer, it has "error 15 file not found". It works in my old computer and boots fine. It appears the problem is caused by an old install of linux onto that drive. The accepted solution is to use the repair on the install disk and type into console...

I have 2 drives in my computer 1 is windows 7 2 is debian linux I have WIN7 drive set as slave and Linux drive set as master. But when i try to boot, it boots right to windows. When i disable/unplug the WIN7drive it just gives me a black screen and a white line.

My Windows 7 PC won't boot. There have been no software or hardware changes (potentially a windows update was applied that I don't know about, shutdown one night, all OK and then couldn't boot up the next morning). I get the windows 7 logo, then a black screen with mouse cursor, but I can't move...

Hi, I have installed Windows 7 HP but I get a problem when the computer boots up. It stops with a 30sec timer and asks to choose an installation between.. Windows 7/Vista/Server (Pointer) Windows 7/Vista/Server Windows 7/Vista/Server (Debug - Def mode) Windows 7/Vista/Server (Debug -...

Consider the following scenario: You are running Windows 7 with the Traditional Chinese Language Pack installed. Some services are installed which execute Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) queries during boot. In this scenario, you may experience... Link Removed

Hi I've just ran into a problem with my Sony Vaio laptop. It froze when i was using it, and i was forced to force it to shut down. Now i can't boot into Windows anymore. I've tried starting the recovery, but it just got stuck there too. Even The safe mode does not work. It hangs when it's...

I made a thread on another forum about this, so I'm just copy and pasting what I wrote so I don't have to write another essay. Hi, So last night I went to reformat my laptop, halfway through I thought nah I don't wanna do this anymore so I clicked cancel. Now whenever I try to turn on my...

Long story short... I have an Acer Aspire One D257-1880 with what appears to be a hard drive with no usable partitions for a reinstall of win 7 starter retail. Please don't ask how that happened. I am not positive but I think the hard drive needs to be partitioned in NTFS. Can anyone help me...

Hi, I was surfing the web and watching videos when suddenly my laptop turned off and restarted. However, the restart was unsuccessful and I saw the BSOD. The blue screen didn't stay and the PC automatically started start up repair. It did not fix the problem. It gave me the option to go to the...

When I try to start my toshiba satellite L455D-S5976, it gives me the option between "start normally" or "system repair." When I chose "start normally," it shows the windows boot screen for a while, then restarts to the toshiba start screen, and the same menu again. If I chose "system repair,"...

I'm pretty new to computers and dont know what to do. While i was trying to download a program to allow my Bluetooth to work with my win7 home premium 64bit it somehow seems to have uninstalled all of the data on my hard drive or something along those lines. so i purchased the recovery disc and...

i recently bought a new hard drive with windows 7 home premium 32 bit installed. when i tried to install it in my pc it would not boot up, im assuming its because everything is new to it. i bought a windows 7 recovery disc but it has not helped. i did not get an install disc with the new hard...

Hi All, My daughters ASUS K52F needed to be rebuilt to factoy specs. (I have done this before on an ACER and a GATEWAY without issues.) I started the restore and loaded each of the 4 disks when requested and it made it to 100% and I pressed on finish when requested and the computer restarted...

Hi ! Another 'lost' soul found his way to the forums. Pleased to meet you. So, Im doing a clean windows 7 install. Here are the facts: Disk is 2TB, partitioned into 3 (in this order): 1480GB, 300GB & 105GB. (Partitions also show in this order @ the point where you select what disk to install...

I just installed a WD Caviar Black internal as a second drive with no OS on it. It works fine but when I boot up there is a message right after HP splash screen the pops up and down and has something about drives. It's black background with white print. It goes down to fast to read. I don't...