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    System won't boot

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by wargamer6, Oct 15, 2009.

  1. wargamer6

    wargamer6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello. This problem just started this morning.

    My laptop will not boot up; when it gets to the "starting windows" portion of Windows 7 it hangs and the HD light is steady. I can't even run windows repair or get into safe mode.

    What caused this?
     
    wargamer6, Oct 15, 2009
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  2. deeastman

    deeastman Notebook Deity

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    Don't know what caused it.

    You wouldn't run a windows repair from the HDD anyway. Boot from the Windows 7 DVD that you used to install W7 and follow the instructions to do a repair.
     
    deeastman, Oct 15, 2009
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  3. splashpants

    splashpants Notebook Consultant

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    What happens when you try to boot safe mode... where does it hang??

    Also I don't quite understand why you can't get into repair. Is it because it won't boot off the dvd? Or does the loading into the repair on the dvd hang too??
     
    splashpants, Oct 16, 2009
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