error loading operating system on restart

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windhorse

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When my computer is shut down normally, on restart it does not load Windows and I get the message "error loading operating system" on a blank black screen. I have to manually turn the power off with the power button, then restart, and Windows starts normally. If I do a 'hard' shutdown by holding the power button so that the system closes without the usual shutdown procedure, on the next restart the computer starts normally. Something is occuring during the shutdown procedure that crashes the system on startup. I assume that on shutdown there is a startup program loaded that is causing the problem, possibly a run once entry in the registry. I have looked through all of the registry runonce locations and there are no current entries. I am running Vista Ultimate 32 on a Lenovo T61 laptop.
Can anyone help?
Thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

Hi, windhorse, and welcome to the forums.

I would first and foremost run a barrage of anti virus, anti malware (and possibly even anti rootkit) software to make sure you're not infected.

Nest I would take a look at your hardware and run some diagnostics....it sounds like it is not booting because the HD is either not spinning up or is spinning up late - and you might be able to achieve the same by entering the BIOS, staying in there for a brief moment in time (say 30 seconds) and then exiting the BIOS and seeing if the system boots properly....Assuming, of course, that there is some sort of BIOS that is viewable / editable on a Lenovo....
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
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