Computer Will Not Boot: HELP!

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DgDeBx

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I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows Vista Home Basic and it has worked great for almost a year. Now, however, when I try to start it I get stuck with a copyright logo and a green loading bar. This screen stayed on my screen for several hours and I just turned the computer off manually. I get an error message and a blue screen when I try to do Startup Repair, and I cannot enter Safe Mode or Restore Last Succcessful Boot. When I try Safe Mode my computer freezes with a list of files showing. I tried to use the installation disc, but after a bar loads Windows Files, I get a black screen with only a mouse pointer. I really need to use my computer for a soon-to-be-due paper in English. Any help is greatly appreciated! :)
 

My Computer

System One

Sound like you need to restore from the cd.
Will your computer work in safe mode?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
Do you have the Windows CD.?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    INTEL QUAD 6600
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP35-DS4
    Memory
    4 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8800gt
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" ACER
    Screen Resolution
    1440 X 900
    Hard Drives
    500 GB
    320GB
    PSU
    700WATT
    Cooling
    ARCTIC
    Internet Speed
    Av.MTH, Download 8.27, Upoad 0.91
My computer will not work in Safe Mode.
I'm not sure what you mean by Windows CD. I have the Vista Installation Disc, and I tried it but I got stuck with a black screen and only a white mouse cursor (Ctrl+Alt+Del doesn't work either).
 

My Computer

System One

have you recently changed any hardware? or possibly update anything like the bios?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon64x2 4000+
    Motherboard
    asus m2n-mx se
    Memory
    2GB on MOBO 1GB readyboost
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG GeForce 8400GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    dual display
    PSU
    450w
    Case
    HP pavillion brought back to life
    Internet Speed
    comcast :-\
    Other Info
    Im not a noob....expect me to understand big words :D
I hadn't changed hardware of BIOS before this happened. I did just change the BIOS so that the computer would boot from the CD, but that was after the problem.
 

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System One

DgDeBx said:
I hadn't changed hardware of BIOS before this happened. I did just change the BIOS so that the computer would boot from the CD, but that was after the problem.
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how old is the machine? most hdds only last about 3-5 yrs depending on usage. i would also agree a good quick fix is to just get a new drive and install a fresh copy of windows. if there are important files on the drive you still need to access, you could try running a live cd of knoppix (which is free) to move them to an external drive before replacing it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon64x2 4000+
    Motherboard
    asus m2n-mx se
    Memory
    2GB on MOBO 1GB readyboost
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG GeForce 8400GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    dual display
    PSU
    450w
    Case
    HP pavillion brought back to life
    Internet Speed
    comcast :-\
    Other Info
    Im not a noob....expect me to understand big words :D

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Phenom II x4 Black Edition 940-Arctic-Cooling Freezer Xtreme
    Motherboard
    Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe
    Memory
    8 gig Samsung PC800 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia 9600gt
    Sound Card
    AD1988b
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" TFT-MONITOR WIDESCREEN mit VGA/DVI 17" Video7 TFT
    Screen Resolution
    1680 : 1050 1280 : 1024
    Hard Drives
    Drive #1 - SAMSUNG HD252HJ (250 GB)
    Drive #2 - Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 (1000 GB)
    Drive #3 - SAMSUNG HD250HJ (250 GB)
    Drive #4 - SAMSUNG HD103UJ (1000 GB) External eSATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 750W
    Case
    Enermax Chakra
    Cooling
    2x 120mm Front and Back 1x 250mm Side
    Keyboard
    Standard
    Mouse
    Easy Line Laser Mouse
    Internet Speed
    16000
    Other Info
    I have also used Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu Linux
    And all other Windows from 95 to date except ME
DgDeBx said:
The hard drive came with the computer, which is about 8 months old.
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i hope its under warranty then. :confused: thats just some crap. but like i said you can get a live cd iso from here:

Linux Online - Distributions and FTP Sites

try knoppix (which reads ntfs file systems) or any of the other ones in the list you feel could be of service to you incase you need personal files from the drive still before ripping dell a new brown eye. good luck:huh:
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    AMD Athlon64x2 4000+
    Motherboard
    asus m2n-mx se
    Memory
    2GB on MOBO 1GB readyboost
    Graphics Card(s)
    BFG GeForce 8400GS
    Monitor(s) Displays
    dual display
    PSU
    450w
    Case
    HP pavillion brought back to life
    Internet Speed
    comcast :-\
    Other Info
    Im not a noob....expect me to understand big words :D
If the laptop is only 8 months old take it back to where you bought it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
Hello DgDeBx, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Have you already tried reinstalling Vista back to factory defaults with your OEM Vista Recovery disc or partition? This link from Dell will help show you how to if needed.

Dell - Support

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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