I'm getting this bsod:
"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.
Technical information: *** STOP: 0x0000007B(0xFFFFF880009A9928, 0xFFFFFFFFFC000000D, 0x000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000)"
I've tried system repair and restored the system to the 1 of April. Still I get the same bsod everytime I try to start the PC. Also tried safe mode, but it still won't go further than the bsod before it restarts. Since this is the case I can't run CHKDSK/F as is suggested. Any ideas on what to do?
It is a laptop, so I doubt it has anything to do with the internal workings of the PC. I just recently got a windows update and shut down the computer for the night. The BSoD then appeared the day after, and without fail appears every single time i try to boot the computer.I would suggest, in the first instance, that you download one of the many free memory test programs, which can be placed on an autoboot CD.
here is, for example, one:
Memtest86.com - Memory Diagnostic
Also have a look (if this is a stationary) and make sure everything is seated correctly - in particular the memory and graphic cards/chips.
As a matter of interest, and maybe a clue to help, how did you run the restore facility, as, from your post, you seem to get a bsod on startup? Was that from the installation DVD?
Like I said in my first post, safe mode doesn't work. I got this message when trying startup repair.hi,
Check, Your system works in safe mode?
If yes Disable service and startup program and try.
I tried the chkdsk on both C and D, but in both cases I get the message "Windows has checked the file system and found no problems". Also there is a message further down stating that it "failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50". If I do find any problems later, how would I know what to do with them?This post assumes you can get into the Windows 7 recovery environment, which I believe you stated was possible.
Use the F8 key to open the menu for the Repair options. Select "Repair Your Computer". From there, after going through the initial screens, select "Command Prompt".
You can try running either the System File Checker (sfc /scannow) or chkdsk. For chkdsk, you need to know which drive to run it on. If you have the small system partition on your Win 7 install, the correct drive will probably be D: If you are not sure, change to a drive and run a dir command to see what files are on it.
If it is d: then type chkdsk D: /f /v to run check disk. The /v is for verbose so you can see what is being done. There is also a /R switch you might try later if this does not work. You might keep a camera handy in case you want to capture any reports.
If chkdsk doesn't help, possibly use one of the other recovery options, like "Last known good configuration" or if this is an x64 system, "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement"
If none of that works you might check, even though I would not suspect such a thing, the bios to see how your SATA controller is set up. Does it use AHCI or IDE for the driver. You might try changing it, but again I do not know how it could have been changed without you doing it. If it does not help, change it back.
Managed to take care of it at last. Now the only problem left is having to install every single program all over again! Also the resolution has dropped, but this is probably easy to fix. Perhaps I need to find some graphic drivers.