Windows 7 not starting after selecting Launch startup repair

I accidentally pressed the off button on my computer and when I tried to start it gives me the message Windows failed to start, so I selected launch startup repair (recommended). Now, it is taking forever to fix the system and is frozen, does anyone know
what's going on? Please help me!
Thank you!

They'll help you over here.
Windows
7 Repair/Recovery forum on Microsoft Answers
Regards, Dave Patrick ....
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Similar Messages

  • Windows could not start after SP-3 update

    Windows could not start after SP-3 update
    After I updated Apple Software Update to 2.1 and then updated to BC 2.1 successfully I D/L & Installed SP-3. Even got the Wizard & seemed to go OK. Got prompt “Installation Complete, Need to restart.” I did. I got a black screen with text:
    Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:\Windows\inf\biosinfo.inf
    You can attempt to repair the file by starting Windows setup using the original setup CD-ROM. Select ‘r’ at the 1st screen to repair.
    I used the power button to shut down Windows & then booted into Mac OS X normally.
    I think I need to restart my Mac into Windows (using the Option key ) WHILE THE WINDOWS XP installation CD is in the optical Drive. Then maybe I’ll get a choice to select ‘r’ to repair at the 1st screen?
    Has anyone done this with a similar error & successfully repaired their Windows installation? I don’t know if this is a Boot Camp problem or not. XP SP 2 had been working just fine.
    Thanks for any help.

    Solved! It apparently was NOT a Boot Camp Issue. The fix was to obtain the file “biosinfo.inf” and from the Mac side, go into my WIndows XP HDD & add that file to: Windows/INF folder. (Yes, it was missing). Why my XP SP2 installation worked fine w/o this file is beyond my knowledge. Perhaps this file is needed only when doing a type of major update yet not needed for simply starting & running Windows? There are web pages stating that upgrading to SP 3 can cause this problem if using 3rd party software such as Norton Anti-Virus (I don’t have that but DO have Zone Alarm). There are also various complicated, long fixes out there. For me, replacing that file did the trick & everything seems fine now. (As far as where one “obtains” that file--long story)
    Message was edited by: growler62000

  • Workspace not rendering after selecting "Launch Application"

    Hi,
    I have a 11.1.2.2 instance of Planning, Essbase, ODI etc. running on the cloud via Metavero. It's up and running, I think. When I click on Workspace URL and then select 'Launch Application', another window pops up and it looks like it wants to give me the login screen but it just stays gray and never gets to the login. I tried restarting some services but not sure which ones and which order is correct. Or is there other things I need to check?

    Sounds like browser issue, Which browser (and version) you are using?
    If its IE and apply recommended settings:
    Internet Explorer (IE7, IE8 and IE9) Recommended Settings for Oracle Hyperion Products [ID 820892.1]
    If its FireFox then:
    http://hyperionplanningandmore.blogspot.in/2013/05/blank-screen-after-login-into-firefox.html
    Cheers..
    Rahul S.

  • Windows does not start after recovery

    Hi, my son's sattelite 1800 started getting slower and slower to the point where it took almost an hour to boot into Windows. It got to the stage where it looked like recovery from the CD's was the only route - so we did. All looked successful from the recovery point of view but Windows XP Setup displays 'Please wait...' with normal looking disk activity for 20-30 seconds and then hangs - no disk activity, mouse stops responding. I've gone through the recovery in 'expert' mode and don't see any issues with the recovery process. Questions:
    1. Has anyone else seen this?
    2. What else can I do diagnostic-wise?
    3. What, fundamentally, does the recovery process do/ (does it re-format partitions, might it have left a virus?)
    4. Am I best following h/w or s/w diags?
    Bitshifter

    Hello
    On this way it is not easy to give you a proper explanation why this happen. If you use the recovery CD for OS installation the HDD will be formatted and the OS will be clean installed. IF you use standard mode the whole HDD capacity will be used for just one partition. Using expert mode you can create two partitions or you can install OS on persisting partition.
    Usually after recovery reinstallation there should not be any problem except for HDD malfunction.
    Please wait message occur after first start and you can not compare it with usual boot up process. That first start after recovery procedure takes much longer time because the OS must detects all hardware components, install drivers and prepare the OS for the usage.
    For further start the OS doesnt need so much time for boot up process.
    Bye

  • K9N2 SLI Platinum nForce 750a AM2+ Windows will not start after loading drivers

    Unit started and ran fine after initial Windows XP load. 
    After loading NVIDIA drivers (supplied with motherboard) unit boots up, shows Windows splash screen, but then screen goes black.  Unit continues to run with black screen.
    Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
    Specifications:
    Operating System = Windows XP SP3
    Motherboard = MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum nForce 750a AM2+
    CPU = AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 Dual-Core AM2
    Memory = 4GB PC6400 (2GB x 2) Super Talent part # T800UB2GMT
    Case = Antec Sonata III ATX 500w ROHS Quiet Super Mini Tower
    Video = MSI N9500GT-MD512 D3 GF 9500GT PCIe 512MB GDDR3
    UPDATE:
    I started Windows in Safe Mode and uninstalled the NVIDIA video drivers.  Windows start up fine now, but I still need to work on getting the correct video drivers installed.  I'll post my results later.

    Chipset drivers ==> http://www.nvidia.com/object/nforce_winxp_15.24.html
    VGA drivers ==> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_178.24_whql.html

  • W530: windows 7 not starting after updating drivers

    Hello everybody,
    Last night the Lenovo update application in my computer recommended me to do some updates, which I did, including upgrading the BIOS. 
    After flashing the BIOS, Windows 7 didnt load anymore. 
    the loading screen got stucked there for hours.
    I did a startup recovery and the system said it couldnt repait it automatically.
    The error log said: "A recent driver installation or upgrade may be preventing the system from starting"
    What can I do to put things back to the state they were last night?
    At first I thought it was the driver. I checked the bios screen and it says I still have the 2.55 version.. which makes things weird. But I installed the bios 2.6 from a cd and it didnt load windows either. 
    The recovery setting from lenovo will wipe my complete hard drive.
    I need to find a solution to go back to the state of things last night without loosing my data.
    Thanks!

    They'll help you over here.
    Windows
    7 Repair/Recovery forum on Microsoft Answers
    Regards, Dave Patrick ....
    Microsoft Certified Professional
    Microsoft MVP [Windows]
    Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

  • Genius playlist will not start after selecting songs

    While listening to a song that I would like to create a Genius playlist for, I touch the Genius icon, then the Touch creates a list. But when the first song is over, the Touch continues playing wherever it was before instead of going to the next song on the newly created Genius playlist. This has just started happening since I upgraded to 3.1.2. Anyone have an idea why this is happening and what it might take to fix it?

    Thanks for the post/tips newfocus, hope it helps somebody!

  • Windows 8.1 desktop PC not starting after hibernation

    Hi,
    I have a PC that is not starting after hibernation. There are different errors appearing after my tries to repair the boot. I have tried to find a document online describing the boot process but I can't find any. I know how it worked in the old days with boot.ini
    and such but this new one is hard to figure out without a desciption.
    First I tried to use the automatic repair process but that didn't work. I have also tried bootrec, bootedit, and bcdboot.
    I then bought the Easy Recovery Essentials from NeoSmart Technologies but that didn't help to fix the issue, PC still boots to error 1. below. I tried the following process that they suggested:
    I have followed the instructions on this link http://j.mp/BcdRepair that they suggested but it didn't help. Instead of the two errors I have come across (PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED and error code 0xc000000f on file \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD via F8, both with
    white text on blue background), I got to a black page with grayish text telling me the following:
    Windows Boot Manager
    Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
    1. Insert your Windows installation disc [...]
    2. Choose your language [...]
    3. Click "Repair your computer."
    File: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
    Status: 0xc000000f
    Info: The application or operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors.
    It looks like one boot entry gets added to the boot menu every time the PC runs the automatic repair process. In the boot menu I now have more than ten occurrences of Windows Boot Manager.
    Errors:
    1. Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart [...] you can search online later for this error: PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
    2. Manual boot to one of the Windows Boot Manager entries that appears via F8 gives me the error code 0xc000000f on file \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\BCD.
    I even tried to copy the BCD from an exactly identical PC but then the path to the BCD disappeared and I'm not sure what drive letter to enter in bcdedit because C: is not C: but X: when booted into Advanced resque mode.
    I could just reinstall Windows 8.1 but it feels frustrating, all the files are there. I just need to fix the boot.
    Sorry if this post is a bit of messed up, that's about how I feel right now... :)
    Does anyone have any suggestions and/or can point me in the direction of a nice document describing how the boot process works, where the BCD is located (I have several on the PC) I would be very happy.
    Many thanks in advance.

    Hi,
    According to your description, in my opinion, it seems like not bcd file problem. It's PC itself problem, maybe a hardware problem, also can be system componments corrupt.
    Can this PC startup successfully if you choose reboot or shutdown PC? Or this problem just occures after resume system from hibernate?
    For Windows boot process knowledge, you can refer to the contents of the link below for more details:
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/11341.the-windows-7-boot-process-sbsl.aspx
    For your problem, in my opinion, it would be better to use System installation to fix this system file for test.
    Roger Lu
    TechNet Community Support

  • Windows 8.1 is not starting after installing Bluetooth driver

    I cannot start Windows 8.1 Pro (64Bit) after enabling Virtualization ( because I need HYPER-V ) from BIOS settings.
    It was perfect before installing RaLink Bluetooth Driver update.
    I use "HP ENVY 15 Touchsmart j001tx" laptop.
    Please have a look on this articles also:
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-performance/windows-81-is-not-starting-after-enable/5aee0db6-7cdd-46b7-b85f-f048d9cf5d7e
    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-hardware/bluetooth-driver-for-hp-probook-4740s-crashing/633a2200-ecdf-45bb-b643-075650ea3a16
    Further information:
    HYPER-V and Bluetooth individually works fine. But laptop is not starting up when both are installed. Please help me.
    Sushovan Mukherjee

    Hi:
    If your model uses a Ralink wireless card, see if installing this bluetooth driver works.
    http://h20565.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=ob_135494_1

  • My Itunes will not start after the latest update. I keeo getting error message tEventType : InPageError     P1 : c000009c     P2 : 00000003 . I have tried to reinstall but no joy. Any advise?

    My Itunes will not start after the latest update. I keeo getting error message tEventType : InPageError     P1 : c000009c     P2 : 00000003 . I have tried to reinstall but no joy. Any advise?

    'The installer has insufficient privileges to modify this file C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\Web kit.resources\inspector\Images\Spinner Inactive Selected.gif.'
    That one's consistent with disk/file damage. The first thing I'd try with that is running a disk check (chkdsk) over your C drive.
    XP instructions in the following document: How to perform disk error checking in Windows XP
    Vista instructions in the following document: Check your hard disk for errors
    Windows 7 instructions in the following document: How to use CHKDSK (Check Disk)
    Select both Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, or use chkdsk /r (depending on which way you decide to go about doing this). You'll almost certainly have to schedule the chkdsk to run on startup. The scan should take quite a while ... if it quits after a few minutes or seconds, something's interfering with the scan.
    Does the chkdsk find/repair any damage? If so, can you get an install to go through properly afterwards?

  • Game does not start after installing on mac pro

    Game does not start after new install on mac pro ?

    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
    Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
    View ▹ Show Log List
    from the menu bar.
    Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
    When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
    Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
    Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • Firefox will not start after I upgraded from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 10.04.

    I was using Firefox without issue on Ubuntu 8.04. I then upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04. Firefox would not start after upgrade. Message said it was already running!
    I checked the System Monitor and saw it was "sleeping". I ended process. Firefox then would start, however..... I always have to go into System Monitor before I start Firefox to stop it from running (sleeping) even if I already just quit the program or after a fresh reboot.
    I do not use a firewall or virus program.
    My router has some sort of firewall hardware, and it is the same router I used with 8.04 with no problem.
    What is going on? Why is the program sleeping when I try to start it. Why do I always get the message that it is already running (and I have to shut it down) before I can start it.
    It is either a Ubuntu problem or a Firefox problem.
    Sonny.

    ''Crashes at startup can occur in Firefox 7 or above (but not Firefox 6 or earlier) if you are using a corporate login system such as IBM Tivoli Access Manager or Oracle Enterprise Single Sign On Manager ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680927 bug 680927]). '''See the bug report for a suggested workaround''' or downgrade to Firefox 3.6.xx (available [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all-older.html here]) which is still being maintained.''
    Ref: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_crashes#Crash_when_starting_Firefox
    The workaround for the crash is linked [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=563484 HERE], under "Attachments" in the bug report. When you click that link it will show the contents of the .reg file (you can save the page as "ff7fix.reg" on your computer, and then merge it into the Windows registry, f you are comfortable doing that).

  • BLACK SCREEN stating "windows could not start because the following is miss

    I installed Bootcamp update 2.1 and then XP SP3.
    Now when I start up my Mac I am getting a BLACK SCREEN stating "windows could not start because the following is missing or corrupt: <windows root>\system 32-hal.dll Please re-installl a copy of hte above file"
    I tried to use the option key and insert the Windows CD but it won't start up.
    Also, when I start up I must use the option key and select the Mac OS and it will start up and everything is fine there. Advice appreciated.

    Did you ever solve this? I had updated to BC 2.1 (After updating Apple Software Update al on the Windows side) I waited & just tonight tried to install SP-3. It appeared to install & When I was prompted to restart--I also got the black screen. Mine said:
    Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:\Windows\inf\biosinfo.inf
    You can attempt to repair the file by starting Windows setup using the original setup CD-ROM. Select ‘r’ at the 1st screen to repair.
    I just force powered off & booted into Mac.
    I think I need to restart my Mac into Windows (using the Option key ) WHILE THE WINDOWS XP CD is in the optical Drive. Then maybe I’ll get a choice to select ‘r’ to repair at the 1st screen?
    You may need to do essentially the same thing. I do not know if this problem is a boot camp problem of just a Windows problem.
    Sure is annoying,
    Good luck!

  • Aperture does not start after iphoto update

    Hello,
    It seems that recent update to iphoto made Paerture not to start.
    At first attempt, Aperture opened the window, but never went into normal and beach ball was over the blank window, no functions worked.
    After Force quit, it does not start at all:
    From dock it just silently does not start and from Launch pad the error:
    "The application "Aperture" can't be opened
    -1712"
    is displayed.
    What could this be and how to make Aperture working again.
    This is Mavericks, 2012 MacBook Pro, Hires.
    Thanks a lot

    Computer reboot solved the issue.
    Aperture now sarts normally.

  • "Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. "

    My hp mini notebook 100-300 is continues reboot, i have done format os and try to install window xp thorough bootable pendrive, after finished installation, system is restart as show message as " "Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.  Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.  Please check the Windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information."
    so please help me what i do next...........

    AmitNandha wrote:
    My hp mini notebook 100-300 is continues reboot, i have done format os and try to install window xp thorough bootable pendrive, after finished installation, system is restart as show message as " "Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.  Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.  Please check the Windows documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information."
    so please help me what i do next...........
    Here's the problem XP will not install and work correctly that is why your getting that message.....Stay with the O/S that came with the laptop if you want to have stability in software and hardware operations.
    I am a Volunteer to help others on here-not a HP employee.
    Replies aren't online 24/7 because of Time Zone differences.
    Remember in this Day and Age of Computing the Internet is Knowledge at your fingertips if you choose understand it. -2015-

Maybe you are looking for