Windows 7 Ultimate Won't Boot!!!!?

Question

Haha. In a way. I have a HP dv4 which came from the factory with 64-bit Vista which utilized the 4GB of RAM installed. However, I "upgraded" to Windows 7 x86 and now am only able to use 2.90 GB of RAM. I used PatchPAE so that I could use all of the installed RAM. I did everything right; used an elevated instance of Command Prompt, etc. etc. I am given the option to load two "different" OS's when I boot my computer. When I try to boot the patched version, the Windows logo comes up, drivers are loaded and so on and so forth, but once that Windows logo disappears, the screen goes black for about 1-2 minutes before rebooting. The only way I've been able to use the 4GB version is by booting it in safe mode; which everything works accordingly, only it's very limited. (TY Captain Obvious) Startup repair tells me to remove removable media and reboot, but that definitely didn't work. So, anyone have any ideas? I've searched countless forums with no avail.

P.S. My normal, unpatched Win7 boots fine just like it always has.
P.S.S. I have SP1, and tried using both PatchPAE's (Non-SP1 & SP1)

Answer 1

The most you can use with ANY version of 32-bit Windows is 3.5GB. This actually can be anywhere from 2.5 to 3.5 GB. That amount depends on the hardware and design of the motherboard. There is nothing you can do about this unless you install a 64-bit operating system.



If you have 2.90GB available with Windows 7 32-bit, then that is the most this machine will ever be able to use until you go back to a 64-bit version of Windows.

Answer 2

This is definitely one of the weirder cases I've seen in a while,



Is Win 7 somehow partitioning a part of the RAm for the other OS? This is weird. Try looking into msconfig, if you have full RAM in safe mode then maybe it's a running process or a service interfering with how Win 7 detects devices?



Or maybe, Win 7 just "thinks" it's 2.90 GB of RAM rather than utilizing only 2.90 GB's.

Answer 3

definite that is thoroughly a threat. My guess is that your project is that your ubuntu partition isn't the astounding filesystem for residing house windows. you need to acquire a GParted iso, boot off of it, and redo the 2d partition as NTFS (in basic terms make powerful you do the right one ^^). be conscious: you are able to also deploy GParted equipment through the ubuntu equipment itemizing. The liveCD is in basic terms for in case you already uninstalled or some thing (EDIT: you'd be erasing the ubuntu, so for sure you'd be desiring an exterior CD). also an excellent element of have reachable for destiny partition administration.

Answer 4

This is because of the computer’s registry. The registry is a very complex and often misunderstood component of Windows. It’s vital to your computer’s operation. Think of the registry as your computer’s brain. And everything you do on the computer, everything you install or remove, is stored in the brain. When you remove things, very often certain registry entries are left behind, like memories. But these memories are good for absolutely nothing.

Answer 5

Not an answer to your Q per se, but why are you concerned about memory utilisation? Windows 7 is FAR more efficient than Vista, and can run quite happily with 2Gigs.

Answer 6

restart your computer then press the this button (pause breake) this pause the screen and watch the boot key when u seen the boot key u can boot ur os