Trouble starting Windows 7 on PC.

[Chaudhry]

Hi,

When I switch on my PC, then I get the basic starting up information and it
goes blank. After a while only pointer appears and no log-in box where I
should put my password.

Nothing than pointer.

Then, I shut the PC from the switch and after a while it closes.

After say 5 minutes, I start again. Then if I am lucky the box with log-in
appears or it goes back to pointer again. Today, I tried three times before
I could get the log-in box for inserting my Password.

I bought this new PC from Aldi and it is Medion.

How could you help me please?

Rajinder Nijjhar

 

[Charles Tomaras]

First thing I would do would be to boot from the Windows 7 disc (generally
pressing F8 on restart will bring up boot menu) then select repair and
follow the instructions to repair your start up.

If that does not solve you issue try downloading the free app Easy BCD and
see if you can repair your startup from there.
http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1

 

[Colon Terminus]

That sounds like failing hardware to me, most likely the hard disk.

If the PC is still under warranty, return it to the point of purchase for
repair. If not, download and run the manufacturers diagnostics program for
the hard disk.

 

[Asger-P]

Hi TOM

I ran in to that when I installed Win 7 Home Premium. It happened after
about a week. I booted from the install disk and ran diagnostics. It
found a bad cluster (sector?) in the hard disk in the (I think) MBR. It
did a recovery and all was well for a few days and it hit me again.
Another round the same as the first and it found another hard disk
problem. I ran the diagnostics again and it fired up OK, but I
immediately created a disk image, bought a new hard disk and moved
everything over; problem solved.

Sorry it's a little of topic, but which software do You use
for creating the image of Your C drive ?

Thanks in advance
Best regards
Asger

 

[TOM]

Hi,

When I switch on my PC, then I get the basic starting up information and it
goes blank. After a while only pointer appears and no log-in box where I
should put my password.

Nothing than pointer.

Then, I shut the PC from the switch and after a while it closes.

After say 5 minutes, I start again. Then if I am lucky the box with log-in
appears or it goes back to pointer again. Today, I tried three times before
I could get the log-in box for inserting my Password.

I bought this new PC from Aldi and it is Medion.

How could you help me please?

Rajinder Nijjhar

I ran in to that when I installed Win 7 Home Premium. It happened after
about a week. I booted from the install disk and ran diagnostics. It
found a bad cluster (sector?) in the hard disk in the (I think) MBR. It
did a recovery and all was well for a few days and it hit me again.
Another round the same as the first and it found another hard disk
problem. I ran the diagnostics again and it fired up OK, but I
immediately created a disk image, bought a new hard disk and moved
everything over; problem solved.

 

[Doum]

Hi TOM



Sorry it's a little of topic, but which software do You use
for creating the image of Your C drive ?

Thanks in advance
Best regards
Asger

Start|Maintenance|Save and Restore

(Wording is approximate, my Windows is in French)

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Hi TOM



Sorry it's a little of topic, but which software do You use
for creating the image of Your C drive ?

Thanks in advance
Best regards
Asger

I use Macrium for images and Casper for clones.

By image, I mean a copy of the original drive in a proprietary format
readable only by the software than made it. By clone, I mean a
sector-by-sector exact copy of the drive, readable by anybody - and with
luck, bootable directly.

Suspenders + belt...