system repair

Okay I'm fixing my sisters computer, It froze on her, when she tried to start it up again it went into some sort of system repair mode and after about 20hrs of this (no joke) it gave me the option to restore the computer to factory settings, it also gave me the option to install some sort of...

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,"...

My son's laptop is stuck in the system repair screen and just stays there. Here's the background. His laptop was dog slow when he came home from college. The only way to boot it was in safe mode. I suspected a virus and ran multiple AV checks recommended on the Windows 7 support forum. No...

Here is my problem. Got a Dell M5150 laptop, and all seemed well. Until I had to install a large auto cad program, and it told me I didn't have enough space. Seems whoever installed it thought a little 60 GB OS drive would be best. So I looked into it, and figured I'd expand C: to remedy...

Hi I've been using computers since DOS but this weekend I went to help a friend who is the same age as I am 73 buy her first computer. How hard it was to buy one is a story by itself, a certain retailer initials BB is about as organised as a, well they are really disorganized. I really...

The Window Updates fail with error 80070308 System: Win7 x64 + SP1 Updates that failed: KB2570791 KB2536276-v2 KB2539635 KB2572077 KB2518869 KB2586448 KB2556532 KB2560656 KB2552343 Things that I've tried but failed: (also good for others to try these first) 1) Reset and re-register Windows...

Hello. I'm not sure where else to turn because I've tried googling this for last few days and have had zero luck. I ordered parts from newegg.com and have been trying my first PC build. It's been a complete nightmare and pure frustration since I spent over $1,600 on it. When I try to install...

Hi, I Hope someone can help. I have just run PartedMagic on a new Windows 7 system to shrink C: in order to be able to create an E: (Data) partition. On rebooting, I get the following error message: As it is a new machine, it was supplied with no system disk and I don't have a Windows 7...

Hi all! I had my laptop running last night and I woke up this morning and my computer was frozen. It wasn't the "blue screen of death" as many mention as it was simply frozen but when I turned it back on (and continue to turn it back on) it gets stuck on "Starting Windows" without even...

I have an Advent Roma 2001 configured, in PC World style, with a "recovery partition" alongside the system partition and, after resolving a hard disk problem, I found that the machine would not start/boot Windows 7. clearly some necessary files are missing or corrupted, but the normal system...

Using registry/disk cleaners (CCleaner, SpeedUpMyPC,etc) in the Windows 8 Developer/Consumer Preview will result in the absence of both the app store and the metro/immersive Control Panel being unavailable in your installation. Luckily, I have found a fix for this problem. But first, a summary...

I just recieved a computer I bought about a week ago, yesterday. Last night, while it was on and downloading files, the power board it was plugged into shut off. Now, it's stuck in an endless loop of failing to boot. It keeps asking me to insert the Windows 7 installation disc and restart. I put...

This is a recurring but inconsistent issue that I'm going through. Essentially, upon starting up my computer, from time to time, I have no yet been able to isolate what may cause this issue, I will find that I cannot launch programs from their shortcuts in the Quick Start or Taskbar menu. As of...

I am thinking about upgrading my hdd with an ssd... my question is how do i do a clean install of windows 7? I dont want to reinstall from a system image, and do not own a system installation disc. I did make a system repair disc however, is this the same? Please help guys :smile: anything will...

Hello, and sorry to have a first post asking for help. I did a forced shutdown when my PC seemed to be incredibly slow then hanging while logging off. On restarting, I got 'disk read error' repeatedly, after the BIOS boot screen but before any of Windows. I used my Windows install CD to run...

I am thinking about upgrading my hdd with an ssd... my question is how do i do a clean install of windows 7? I dont want to reinstall from a system image, and do not own a system installation disc. I did make a system repair disc however, is this the same? Please help guys :) anything will be...

Prepare for a massive Wall of Text: Over the last few weeks, this computer has become more and more problematic. Just to get it out of the way, I can, with 99.9% certainty, rule out viruses or malware, as I'm extremely careful and use Malwarebytes, AVG, and Firefox with Noscript. My computer...

Screen blacked out and as i restarted i was unable to boot and im constantly being kicked to system repair menus. Problem Signatures listed... Problem Event Name: StartupRepairOffline Problem Signature 01: 6.1.7600.16385 Problem Signature 02: 6.1.7600.16385 Problem Signature 03: unknown Problem...

My hubby's PC is running Win7 32 bit. Typically he "hibernates" his PC rather than shutting it down. Yesterday he hibernated the PC as usual and then proceeded to remove the power cable while he was re-routing various cables. He has his hard drives mounted in front loading bays (no need to open...

Hello All! I'll just give you guys the details and see if any of you can solve this little puzzle I've created. Needless too say, I made a few stupid mistakes along this road. 1) Asus Laptop Model UL50VT with Windows 7 Home Premium. 2) Hard Drive crashes dies, send it in and get it replaced...