Posted on 07/14/2015 10:46:16 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
...my desktop Gateway(500 GB HD, 6 G of Memory, Windows 7) will not boot up, it just gets to the "Windows" Logo and sits and then just goes into the "Boot Up" process again and again. ---SIGH--- Any ideas would help.
SMARTA$$!
I plead guilty in this case. Seriously though, depending upon how you use your computer, Linux might seriously be an alternative if other methods to get your computer back up fail.
Whatever you do, if Raghdeesh....err Bob from WINDOWS TECH SUPPORT calls you, hang up immediately.
You may have a crashed hard drive if the other suggestions don’t work.
Best buy a new one.
Run a Windows Backup
Go to your start menu and type in "backup" in the open box. the top option should be BACK UP AND RESTORE. That will walk you through the process of setting up a one-time backup.
Well, if "Bob" calls, about all he can tell you do to is to tell you to reboot. And if that doesn't help, he can tell you do get your install disks and reload it.
Doesn’t work in safe mode.
Open a command line window by typing COMMAND in the Start Menu box
Use the "BACKUP" command to copy the drive with your data to another drive. (You will need a portable USB drive at least as large as your data drive on your PC.)
Instructions on using the BACKUP command are here: http://www.easydos.com/backup.html
Did you install/update anything just before this happened?
When is the last time you opened the case and blew out all the dust? This is exactly what the PC does when it has a heat issue. No need to buy a new computer. No need for a Linux partition or any other craziness. Just clean the thing.
Blow through the power supply, all the fans and most importantly, the heat exchanger. Your computer will boot up just as it always did.
The easiest fix is to boot the PC with the Rescue Disk you created right after you took an image of it last week. Then you can run the re-image program from CD and re-image the PC.
What? You didn't make an image last week as the ultimate backup to protect your data?
Well...that sux.
But seriously, try what 'rarestia' suggested in post #4. In addition to "Last known good configuration" you may be able to select Safe mode or Safe mode with command line. Either of those should let you run System Restore. It can also be run from the command line...if you can get one. At the command prompt, type rstrui.exe, and then press Enter.
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