Windows 7 Ultimate won't boot. I shut it down normally last night but then my cat moved the mouse on my desk which causes my PC to wake up and since I had just closed it because I was turning in for the night and I did not want it to boot up again I unplugged it quickly. It hadn't reached windows and I'm pretty sure post hadn't even run yet or finished at least but...
This morning Windows won't boot I didn't add any new hardware or software and I'm thinking boot record or C\boot directory has been corrupted or something. BCD corrupted or some problem with the partition record or some file that was being used when the power was cut didn't close properly and became corrupted. Anyway some file Windows needs to boot.
The Windows drive that won't boot works fine if I connect it to another Windows installation so it's not the drive itself and I can run all the hardware in my system from another Windows Installation (A clone of the dead drive) so it's not an issue with any of the hardware connected to the system.
I don't have the experience to know what those files are specifically and I was hoping someone out there would be willing to share their knowledge & expeience with me.
Chronologically what happens is
machine boots, says Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.
Lists two options
- Launch Staretup Repair (recommended)
- Start Windows Normally
Startup Repair fails says
"Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically
"If you have recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or portable music player, remove it and restart your computer blah blah blah and on it goes.
It says Click Finish to exit and shut down your computer.
System restore says "No restore points have been created on your computer's system drive."
i checked the memory and it's fine.
Launching Windows normally there is actually a BSOD but i can't read anything that displays because my system reboots immediately. When i comes up again it says
"reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key"
So my machine is trying a different drive on reboot but if I force it to use the Windows drive it's a repeat of the above.
I do have an earier clone of this drive that does work (It's just an earlier version) so I have a copy of any files windows needs if someone could help me know what files windows needs.
I checked the MiniDumps folder in the Windows folder and there are no MiniDumps of the failure.
Thanks to any who can help.
This morning Windows won't boot I didn't add any new hardware or software and I'm thinking boot record or C\boot directory has been corrupted or something. BCD corrupted or some problem with the partition record or some file that was being used when the power was cut didn't close properly and became corrupted. Anyway some file Windows needs to boot.
The Windows drive that won't boot works fine if I connect it to another Windows installation so it's not the drive itself and I can run all the hardware in my system from another Windows Installation (A clone of the dead drive) so it's not an issue with any of the hardware connected to the system.
I don't have the experience to know what those files are specifically and I was hoping someone out there would be willing to share their knowledge & expeience with me.
Chronologically what happens is
machine boots, says Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.
Lists two options
- Launch Staretup Repair (recommended)
- Start Windows Normally
Startup Repair fails says
"Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically
"If you have recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or portable music player, remove it and restart your computer blah blah blah and on it goes.
It says Click Finish to exit and shut down your computer.
System restore says "No restore points have been created on your computer's system drive."
i checked the memory and it's fine.
Launching Windows normally there is actually a BSOD but i can't read anything that displays because my system reboots immediately. When i comes up again it says
"reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key"
So my machine is trying a different drive on reboot but if I force it to use the Windows drive it's a repeat of the above.
I do have an earier clone of this drive that does work (It's just an earlier version) so I have a copy of any files windows needs if someone could help me know what files windows needs.
I checked the MiniDumps folder in the Windows folder and there are no MiniDumps of the failure.
Thanks to any who can help.
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