Posted on 07/12/2021 6:47:05 AM PDT by bgill
When W-11 will be available to upgrade?
I like challenges and Windows frustrations LOL.
Thought I had saved my documents to a USB but when I tried to put it on the new computer, it didn’t work correctly. Can’t seem to get it into this computer and it won’t print and won’t highlight to copy. Everything is gray-ed out. Looks like I’m going to be writing it all by hand.
I’ve always been behind the fashion curve.
This has been sitting in a box for a year awaiting the impending death of my precious and beloved 7.
I’m guessing a bad hard drive... which is common with that kind of time frame on repairing.
Boot to repair and bring up the command prompt window.
Run chkdsk /R on the OS drive. It might take a while.
There’s a little flat battery on the motherboard can cause this if it’s dead or too low keeps the clock running and on the older putters BIOS.
It sounds like your drive is failing. If it is failing the more you run it the more likely it will fail completely and you will lose your data (there are data recovery companies for failed HDD’s but they are expensive).
I would get a new hard drive (they are relatively cheap) and reinstall windows. Once you are back into windows you can connect your drive and recover your data.
If the drive is failing you might be able to get it to run long enough by freezing the drive (put it into a zip lock bag to keep the moisture out). This often works if the drive is failing because of the electronics which are over-heating.
I googled: startup repair is checking your system for problems taking too long
Many postings to look at.
I tend to agree....Windows 7 was summer 2009 to spring 2011 (last update). I’d slide over to a new laptop/cpu, and try to hook up the old HD to load the files over.
Thanks, everyone.
I’ve been going through each selection in safe mode but it won’t load but 3 files and then goes back to the same ol’ repair screen that does zip, zero, nada.
It’s taps. 7 was a dear friend and will be missed greatly.
“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.”
Absolutely! One of the best reasons to have a Linux stick handy even if you use windows!
I’ve encountered this several times. It’s usually caused by an incomplete, corrupted, or interrupted update.
It may (or may not) be recoverable but your first consideration is data recovery. I did this sort of thing for a living and have tons of tools that you may not have access to but there are things you can do.
I hate that Microsoft added this “Launch Startup Repair” because it mostly doesn’t work. Try this instead:
Start your computer.
When it gets to a Windows splash screen or any other informational screen, shut off the PC (power down).
Restart and do the same thing (you may need to do this several times).
Eventually you will get the old startup options screen (that we used to see in the Win XP days) that offers several startup options.
Choose “Safe mode with networking”. This will start your computer with minimal drivers and (hopefully) allow you to capture your data and user profile. By the way - I have recovered several machines at this point just by choosing to restart normally. I think that by booting in safe mode it gives the update a chance to finish installing.
If you have access to another computer go to Ubuntu (https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop) and download their ISO. Follow the instructions to “burn” the ISO to a thumbdrive. This gives you a bootable, non-invasive optional boot device that you can use to recover your data.
It’s always wise to have a backup strategy and basic tools so that you are not at the mercy of the geek squad!
And this is why malware propagates. Please update your machine if it’s connected to the internet.
You need to get off Windows 7. Your machine probably has a failing hard drive which is causing the disk errors. Machines that are still on Windows 7 are big targets of hackers with malware and botnets. Most computers that are involved in committing denial of service attacks are older machines that are easy to compromise, and the users aren’t even aware.
Many of the Windows/boot repair disks/sticks run Linux/Ubuntu simply because you can boot to a complete operating system from a USB or CD.
https://search.brave.com/search?q=linux+live+usb+repair+tools+to+fix+windows
This one looks decent; https://trinityhome.org/
If that doesn't work, follow the other advice in thread above.
If you feel getting the machine back up and running is beyond your computer competence, take it to a computer technical support outfit, even the Best Buy “Geek Squad” could probably help. May cost you $100+. Might be worth it.
Sorry for last post, link messed up the formatting, I asked mod to remove
Type in “startup repair is checking your system for problems loop” into yahoo search or xome search engine you will likely find d some solutions
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