Posted on 07/12/2021 6:47:05 AM PDT by bgill
Needing some Windows 7 help. It won't start and has been on "Start up repair is checking your system for problems" for 14 hours.
I clicked to start normally but it wouldn't work.
I clicked on the do a repair. Eventually, it popped up a window "Start up repair is checking your system for problems" and "Repairing disk errors. This might take over an hour to complete."
Well, it took about 4 hours and was still doing it's thing so started over. Rinse and repeat. It's been on the "repairing disk errors" window for about 14 hours.
Any way to get computer to work?
Thanks.
Rinse and repeat. And back to
PING!...................
Quit messing with it and reinstall it.
Can you reinstall Windows without losing all your data? Yes,I know that you’re always supposed to back up...but some don’t.
Yes..it can be reinstalled without losing data
If you’re unable to get it running again and have to reinstall, make yourself a Linux Live USB stick.(Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc) Boot up the PC with it and you should be able to browse and save your files, My Documents etc. Save all of them before you wipe windows.
Try a System Restore if you have restore points
Does your computer use a traditional spinning hard drive? If it’s old enough, the drive just might be reaching a point of failure.
How old is the machine???
If greater than 5 years I’ve seen this happen with hard drive failures. They don’t last forever. And if you’re still running Windows 7 I am assuming it is pretty old.
Have you done hard drive maintenance regularly?
It can spot failures and predict errors like this.
You know that Win7 is no longer supported by MS, so continuing to use it while hooked to the WWW is a really really bad idea. What brand of cpu is it? Some of them have the ability to wipe their drive and reinstall as new, but you lose everything you personally had on it that way.
You could get a new computer running Win10 pretty cheap if all you do with it is run the internet. Not so cheap maybe if you need to do other things that require Office or other programs. Either way, you can remove the hard drive from your non working cpu and insert it in one of the USB to SATA docking stations(about $30) and retrieve your documents and stuff from it and copy them to your new cpu if you go that route.
Bump for probable hard drive failure. You may be able to repair / reinstall but it will most likely happen again. Fix will require a new hard drive and new windows install.
If you are going that far, consider Linux as an alternative (still will need the drive replaced).
Am trying Safe Mode now but it looks like it is going to go back to the same repair window again.
Can’t get to the restore points.
Yes, it’s old but I like it. Can’t stand this new Windows 10.
Yeah, I know.......
Sorry, I meant *mine*, not yours!
It’s a Monday morning. I better quit posting until I consume some more caffeine.
And thank goodness. Half the updates always messed it up. Turned them off a good while back.
New is Windows 11.
If you can attach (and boot to) an external drive, I’d recommend backing up what personal files you have (documents, code, photos, video, bookmark files if you can reach them, etc.)
If the drive is failing or has failed at least you can save your personal data/files from loss (possibly).
Also it will be a backup of them in case your “restore” “reinstall” or other repair fails.
Excellent suggestion.
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