Windows 7 Fails To Start: After "Starting Windows" Screen it Crashes?

Question

Hi, I Have A Toshiba Laptop Running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit & When I Turn On The Laptop, It Starts Up Normally, But After The "Starting Windows" Screen With The Logo, But BEFORE The Logon Screen, The Startup Failed. The Startup Repair Shows Up, But It Could Not Solve The Problem. HELP ME!
Oh, Yeah, I Did Something With The Registry Right Before This Happened Too.

Answer 1

you pretty much did some damage your registry which is why it no longer boots up properly. you could try and repair it with a repair disk but i doubt it will work. my suggestion is to reformat the hard drive and start from scratch. you could reformat your hard drive with a reinstallation disk, a recovery disk, or a recovery partition. before you reformat make sure you back up your files. you can do so with a hard drive enclosure, this will allow you to copy and paste files off your hard drive. it skips the operating system (the thing you damaged) and it allows you to copy and paste files off the hard drive without any issues. its great and i really suggest you check it out.



once you are done backing up your files, reformat the hard drive, then recopy the files and youre good to go.



if you have any more questions feel free to send me an email and ill be happy to help \(^_^)/

Answer 2

You can download ccleaner for free here: http://bit.ly/1Bk5V5C



First open CCleaner

Go to the Cleaner tab and you will be confronted by a very confusing lineup of checkboxes.

To make this brief, below is my recommended setup:

Under internet explorer check temporary internet files, cookies, and last download location. Most users don't really need this stuff. keep history and bookmarks unchecked, history is a maybe, but you don't want to lose bookmarked sites. You can normally leave Windows Explorer, System, and Advanced alone.

Run CCleaner and it will start deleting files.

afterward it will present you with a list of the files deleted, you really don't need to go through it as it will be several pages long.

The registry cleaner is recommended for slightly more advanced users. Use it after uninstalling programs as they will often leave behind incorrect registry entries.

If you decide to run Registry cleaner then review the items detected and always back up the registry (I keep a folder aside for this)

The Tools tab lets you uninstall programs and set startup programs. Why do you need this if Windows has all of these features? Especially with Vista Home Ed. The windows defender software explorer( startup programs) doesn't pick up some entries (however software explorer is easier to use).

Using CCleaner to uninstall programs and then check for leftover registry entries takes less time.

Under Options you can determine how CCleaner cleans your files. I leave this alone.

Answer 3

Try the Last Known Good Configuration



1. Remove all floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs from your computer, and then power on your computer

2. Press and hold the F8 key as your computer starts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you'll need to try again by shutting down and restarting your computer.

3. On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Last Known Good Configuration (advanced), and then press Enter.

4. Windows will then resume starting normally.

Answer 4

The following directions are to be performed from when your computer is off.

1. Press the power button on your computer.

2. Immediately after the computer is on, repeatedly press F12, until you are in the Boot Menu.

2a. If the computer boots as normal, turn off the computer, and repeat steps 1-2, replacing the action of pressing F12 with pressing another F-key. You can also attempt using ESC or DEL/Delete.

3. Either way, you should be in the Boot Menu. Press the button next to your primary CD-ROM.

4. Place an operating system installation disk on the CD-ROM tray.

5. Press the button next to your primary CD-ROM.

6. Use the arrow keys to select the option for booting from your CD-ROM.

7. Press Enter.

8. Press a key.

9. Follow the directions to install the operating system.

Answer 5

Here are some points that you can try. I found many people with about the similar problem and got it solved with this.

* Update the BIOS

* Disable USB keyboard and USB mouse in BIOS

* Disable LAN in BIOS

* Disable FDD in BIOS

* Eject the Win7 DVD after it freezes, and reinsert

* Wait 30+ minutes for the system to finally continue

http://windows7.iyogi.com/installation/windows-7-install-hangs-at-starting-windows/

Answer 6

Oh dear, you meddled with the Registry - lesson learned? And also after you press the space-bar your Caps-lock has a habit of turning on only for the next letter pressed - how odd.

Answer 7

Well, unless you made backups of your registry, you're kinda screwed.







You could remove the drive and install it in another PC as a secondary drive, then go to C:\Windows\System32\config\RegBack. Copy the system and software files to the C:\Windows\System32\Config dir and replace the files