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So I have a windows 7 computer( custom made). When it boots, it reaches the point where it should ask for the password, but instead only a black screen and the mouse show and then it abruptly restarts( same in safe mode). Also there is no BSOD. This happened last night too, so I reinstalled windows. After the reinstall it booted fine, but this morning again the problem resurfaced. It is stuck in an infinite boot loop. I must add another point. When this problem initially showed up last night, I was able to boot into safe mode, and in the regular boot mode a BSOD was showing. But now both are not happening. Also I didn't install any new hardware. Another point, this problem showed up again this morning after I accidentally banged the CPU with my foot. I thought it was because of the expansion cards so I removed the wi fi card and the graphics card, but still the problem persists. I don't want to reinstall windows, it is the last resort. My computer's specs are: intel e7400 CPU, radeon HD4850 with catalyst 13.3 installed, d link n150 wi fi card, 2 seagate barracuda HDDs. I am a computer geek myself and this has totally baffled me. Let's see if someone here can solve this. Thanks for reading.
Edit: the safe mode drivers stop loading at disk.sys, if that's relevant.
 
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I did not record what the BSOD said. I installed the catalyst 13.3 beta drivers recently, but it worked perfectly since I installed it( about 1 week back). And I reinstalled those drivers after the windows reinstall, so could be a driver issue. But I want to be able to boot into safe mode at least, for which I need you guys' help!
 
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The safe mode boot stops at disk.sys, then the black screen with the mouse shows then computer restarts. Does that mean the hdd is the problem?
 
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Well I do have 2 HDDs, but I'll have to install windows in the second one which I can't do right now as my DVD writer is dead. Are you sure it's the hdd? Seeing as you are a storage veteran, can it be repaired manually, or through some software? I really don't want to lose the 500 gb of data in it! It's a seagate barracuda st3500418as 7200.12 500 gb hard drive
 
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Ah I remember another thing. First time this problem came up, it happened after the CPU was forcibly closed from the mains. The second time we had a power fluctuation, the cpu shut down, and then this problem came up again. Could it be a problem with the psu?
 
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Knowing what the BSOD said would help a lot. A power surge could possibly wreck a psu or mobo. I really do think it is an hdd problem. You don't have to format the drive to install windows. I recently installed windows on a drive that had stuff on it and didn't lose a thing. As long as you have enough free space you shouldn't lose any data. That said, if anything is truly important to you back it up somehow first.
 
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I corrected the error by booting from a Ubuntu live CD and following the steps from the following article: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/fix-windows-7-infinite-reboot-loop/ . I replaced some registry files from its backup and windows booted up normally. Though I still don't know what the problem was. Thanks for helping.
 
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