I've had windows 7 installed for around 2-3 weeks now and it's worked fine. I originally had Vista 32-bit, but I did a clean install of 7 with 64-bit (my laptop is compatible with it).
In the past week it's froze up a bunch (programs are unresponsive, then when trying to ctrl, alt, del -> task manager to exit, the task manager will occasionally freeze sometimes having to manually turn off).
Now today, when booting it up after manually turning it off, it wont start.
I've tried booting using the 'startup repair', but it wont work (I don't think it is at least). It will load the files required to run it, and a loading bar appears next, then the screen goes black (no mouse) and it just stays there.
When starting it normally, it will get to the 'Starting Windows' logo, and then freeze for a minute or so, then the screen goes black (no mouse or anything) and then after another minute or two it restarts (in bios it's set to auto-restart when the boot fails).
I tried booting in safe mode, and it loaded the drivers until it got to classpnp.sys, then it stopped. After around ????? minutes it flashes a BSoD, but it appears for less than a second and I can't read it at all. The screen goes black, then restarts.
Windows 7 has worked fine until now, and I know that it's not from updating a driver because I did all of that right when I installed, and I haven't done any updates in the last few boots.
More info:
Laptop type: Dell XPS M1530
--I upgraded the HD to 500GB, the wireless to an intel 4965AGN, and added bluetooth.
Version of Windows 7: I think I saw it say 76## sometime, with the # being some number I don't remember.
If you need anymore info, let me know and I'll post it. I know I could use a linux disk to recover the data in the event of having to do a clean REinstall, but that would take hours to do, and I'd rather not if I don't have to.
~Tsolron
In the past week it's froze up a bunch (programs are unresponsive, then when trying to ctrl, alt, del -> task manager to exit, the task manager will occasionally freeze sometimes having to manually turn off).
Now today, when booting it up after manually turning it off, it wont start.
I've tried booting using the 'startup repair', but it wont work (I don't think it is at least). It will load the files required to run it, and a loading bar appears next, then the screen goes black (no mouse) and it just stays there.
When starting it normally, it will get to the 'Starting Windows' logo, and then freeze for a minute or so, then the screen goes black (no mouse or anything) and then after another minute or two it restarts (in bios it's set to auto-restart when the boot fails).
I tried booting in safe mode, and it loaded the drivers until it got to classpnp.sys, then it stopped. After around ????? minutes it flashes a BSoD, but it appears for less than a second and I can't read it at all. The screen goes black, then restarts.
Windows 7 has worked fine until now, and I know that it's not from updating a driver because I did all of that right when I installed, and I haven't done any updates in the last few boots.
More info:
Laptop type: Dell XPS M1530
--I upgraded the HD to 500GB, the wireless to an intel 4965AGN, and added bluetooth.
Version of Windows 7: I think I saw it say 76## sometime, with the # being some number I don't remember.
If you need anymore info, let me know and I'll post it. I know I could use a linux disk to recover the data in the event of having to do a clean REinstall, but that would take hours to do, and I'd rather not if I don't have to.
~Tsolron
