Windows Starup Repair keeps coming up..

[sking]

I just installed windows onto my system along side another drive which I have had a long time. The new drive (used) is much larger at 320GB. It worked ok until I tried to put in the windows updates. all the "critical" updates. Now the system won't start at all. Everytime start up repair attempts to fix it there is an error. I tried using system restore, and it could not successfully complete. Is there a way to repair this from my working hard drive? (the one I'm using right now) What has caused windows to not start?

 

[nhasian]

sounds like your new (used) hard disk is defective...

 

[sking]

If it was defective, why would windows start several times and allow me to add some programs?

 

[unksol]

if you can boot into recovery mode via the windows CD and run chkdsk /r and sfc /now

honesty I'd probably just run chkdsk and see if the drive is faulty, and if not reinstall windows. its possible you shut.it down while it was doing updates

 

[sking]

I'm running chkdsk from my good drive on the larger drive

 

[nhasian]

Here are detailed step by step instructions with pictures:

How Do I Use the Windows System Restore Utility?
How Do I Perform a Startup Repair or Repair Installation of Windows?
How Do I Perform a Clean Installation of Windows?

Also there is SFC How to use the System File Checker tool to troubleshoot missing or corrupted system files on Windows Vista or on Windows 7

 

[Sephypoo73]

If you just installed on it there's no point in wasting time to repair the new installation. Run harddrive diagnostics such as Seatools or WDtools, and do a new fresh install if everything checks out.

 

[Sephypoo73]

Crystaldisk is also a great quick check on the health status of your hard drives.

 

[sking]

I ran the Western Digital program Datalifeguard Diagnostics and it came back fine. I hate this stuff. Why doesn't windows just work properly? I think the updates (critical) messed it up. Should I just not install the "critical"windows updates???

 

[Sephypoo73]

Make sure to use the manufacturer's drivers and not the generic Windows ones. This may be what was updated by Windows to brick the install.