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Windows wont start and now wont let me reinstall

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thegibbler   04-28-2009 at 05:56:12 PM

hi for a while iwas noticing that my computer was slowing down (q9450 evga 780i evga gtx280 4 gb ram 4 hard drives 2 250s 1 500 1 raptor 36gb) soo i thought i would restart to see if that would help then after the green loading bar goes the screen just went black and did nothing for a reallly long time soo i reinstalled windows and it worked fine i installed the updates the updates needed to restart and it did the same thing got stuck at the black screen i did notice that the install took longer then normal but once i got it working it was fine
any help would be very nice

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Scotteq   04-28-2009 at 05:58:39 PM
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Clear the CMOS to eliminate the possibility of incorrect settings. Go into your Bios, and set your DVD drive to be bootable. Then boot to your Install disc:


How to generate a system health report:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ [...] eport.html

checking the Reliability Monitor for errors:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ [...] nitor.html

Troubleshooting Sequence:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ [...] uence.html


How to check system files in Vista:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ [...] mmand.html

How to perform a Startup repair:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ [...] epair.html

How to perform a full system repair:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/ [...] vista.html


Message edited by Scotteq on 04-28-2009 at 06:00:11 PM
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thegibbler   04-29-2009 at 05:24:25 AM
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tried those but they didnt work it still take about 20 minutes to start and i did the bios again

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