Cannot boot Windows unless I repair it every time

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anthony231

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I have tried to remove some dust from my video card by using a ... rag. And I've also removed some solid dirt from its fan. I have to mention that I had not unplugged the video card.

After that, I started my PC, selected to boot Windows 7, which appeared to be loading, but just before the blue welcome screen would pop out, the screen turned black and nothing else happened.

I rebooted and after the boot menu, the option to repair Windows prompted on the screen. I did select it and I managed to get into Windows. The problem is that each time I turn the computer on, Windows isn't loading, so I have to repair the OS every time in order to log in. If I try to boot Linux, Ubuntu starts up normally.

Is there anything I could do for Windows to load normally every time, instead of repairing it at each boot?
 
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dannylivesforher
Actually,there's no way to automatically load the last known good configuration,because that's not something to be iterated during every boot.Now what you need to do is,remove the GPU,and wait for putting a new one on.Before doing that,connect your monitor to the Motherboard directly,and do a fresh install of Windows 7.
After that,try installing the GPU,which you think is faulty,on your system.After updating its latest drivers,even after that,it's still the same problem,uninstall the drivers,and remove the card,and try another card. Then you can give it for warranty or something.
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anthony231

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Tried a system restore with Clonezilla. I've loaded up an image of my system that I made a month ago, but it still does the same.
Also, I have noticed that sometimes it even freezes when I type the password and press Enter when logging to Ubuntu.

I now have unplugged the video card, I removed the dust properly, but it's still the same thing. Also, the video card seems to miss 1 small piece/pin.
Now I will try a fresh install of Windows 7 and will try to replace the video card with an older one to be 100% sure that it is its fault.

Anyway, I find it really weird that if I press F8 and select "Last known good configuration" it will work. But the next time I start the computer it will not use the last known good configuration. Is there any way to force the computer to load the last known good configuration at start automatically?
 
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Actually,there's no way to automatically load the last known good configuration,because that's not something to be iterated during every boot.Now what you need to do is,remove the GPU,and wait for putting a new one on.Before doing that,connect your monitor to the Motherboard directly,and do a fresh install of Windows 7.
After that,try installing the GPU,which you think is faulty,on your system.After updating its latest drivers,even after that,it's still the same problem,uninstall the drivers,and remove the card,and try another card. Then you can give it for warranty or something.
 
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anthony231

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Argh, I've seen the post a bit late. I tried to reinstall Windows 7, with the video card plugged in. It successfully installed, but when I turned the PC off and then on, the Bios' POST seemed to take quite a while, the screen was black and a beep ("be-eeep") came from the motherboard. I'm pretty sure it's not the RAM, because it usually beeps 3 times if something is wrong with it. I will try now to unplug the video card.

 
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