No! Not AGAIN!

Hi,
When i start up my vista has problems loading things and can pause. Yet sometimes it lets you log on, but when you log after 20 seconds it can freeze(but the arrow moves around the screen). I can get on safe mode perfectly(I am using now). This is the second time it happened, and the 1st time i had to format, and i am not willing to do that again.
If you have any questions for more details please ask.
Thanks, Lee

Hi Lee,

Since you are not having any problems when you startup in Safe Mode, then it this usually indicates either a bad driver or startup program.

DRIVERS:
Just double check that you have the latest versions of your drivers and BIOS installed.

STARTUP PROGRAMS:
I would disable the startup programs one by one and restart the computer until you find the one causing the problem. Start with the ones that you think could be the problem. You can enable them back when they are eliminated as not being the problem. OPTION TWO Method One is the easiest way in this tutorial for how to do this.

Startup Programs - Enable or Disable

Shawn

thanks, Will try and get back to you

Not startup programs, and no updates for drivers.

Lee,

You might run a Startup Repair to see if it finds anything and can repair it for you.

Startup Repair


If it does not help, then you can do a Repair install. This will allow you to repair your Vista installation and keep your user account files, settings, and programs.

Repair Install For Vista

Shawn

done a startup repair, will look at the other one now

vista is built in, and i need the dvd...

Ok Lee,

Not a problem, you can borrow a friends Vista installation DVD to do it.

Shawn

I dont know anyone with a disc all my family are on built in xp and built in vista

Lee,

Was there anything that you installed or changed before this happened?

You can try seeing if a System Restore using a restore point dated before the problem started will resolve the problem.

System Restore - How to


If that does not help, then while you are in Safe Mode, create a new Administrator account to see if you can boot into that one instead. If you can, then delete the old account from within the new one. While doing this, be sure to select "Keep Files" to save a copy of your old account's user folder contents to a folder on your new account's desktop.

Shawn

kaspersky, i have system restored, and nothing changed, then i did it a few times, and it isn't working. I'm so stuck on what to do, i will try make an admin account again.

admin account didnt work

now it wont connect to internet on safe mode with networking (tried 4 times, on main pc now)

Lee,

I do not know what else to do other than a clean reinstall from your recovery partition since you do have a Vista installation DVD.

Did you check for overheating issues? Have you changed any of the memory settings in the BIOS? It would not hurt to run the Memory Diagnostics Tool to help rule out RAM memory problems.

Memory Diagnostics Tool

Shawn