Vista Startup Repair

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Qetuoadg

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So i was playing a video game and the computer just froze, I could move the mouse around but that was it. I restarted the computer and it would load to a point and then just go to a black screen.

I then choose the option to use "startup repair" and it has been going on for 3 hours with no feedback. Any idea what i should do? Thanks
 

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System One

Hello Qetuoadg, welcome to Vista Forums!



If you haven't found a solution, have a look at the tutorials at the links below to see if you can do a system restore to a point before the issue started, I include the one for safe mode if you need to do the restore from there.


How to Do a System Restore in Vista

How to Start Vista in Safe Mode
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
Update- i cannot run safe mode as it stalls out before it runs.

I tried to system restore and it said "this request could not be performed because of an I/O device error". Any idea what that means?

I will try and run tests on RAM and HD as theog sugguested. Thanks for the help....I am very new to this.
 

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System One

Hello .



Too bad the system restore didn't work, starting to look like a hardware issue as theog suggested.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
As well as what has already been posted,
Post your system specs.
If using a laptop can you do a harddrive check from within the BIOS..
If using a desktop turn off the quick ram check option from within your bios.
Try to get into device manager to see if there are any problems.
Is there any clicking sounds coming from your harddrive or a large amount of harddrive activity.
If using a desktop strip the system down to the minimal conponents or get a friend to help if needed to try and diagnose what is wrong. As has been suggested it may be a hardware fault however, as I have experianced just one system file getting corrupt can stall a system.
Good luck and post your results
 

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
Update:
My computer is a dell inspiron 1720, around 3 years old. Running vista home 32 bit. Dunno what other spec needed.

So i ran the memory test and left for a movie.. when i came back it was on the welcome screen and i signed on. So far (its only been about 5 min) everything is working. I am running a virus scan but for some reason i dont think that was the problem. Could the memory test fixed something or did it just start working. Seems weird as the startup repair wasnt working that the memory test would fix something.

Thanks for the help, people here were great. Hopfully i dont have to post again soon!
 

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System One

Hello again Qetuoadg.



It would be nice if you had no need to post again but do keep us informed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
It would be nice to see the computer fix its self, do as bare foot kit suggested and keep us informed. When you are happy let me know and I will mark this thred as solved.
 

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
Hi guys.

This is my first reply on here though I registered last year when I had my laptop. I did a search for Startup Repair and this thread is close.

I have a Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO Li1818 laptop which comes with Vista Home Premium (SP2). I've noticed a Boot folder on the drive a long time ago with memtest.exe in it. I know to use this you have to use Administrative Tools and Memory Diagnostics Tool. I did a restart and let it run. After it had finished and everything was ok it restarted.

Then we get the message Startup Repair (recommened) or normal Windows startup. I thought I would try a Startup Repair just to see what happens. It started up ok and everything appears to work as it should.

I was wondering why it needs to do a Startup Repair after the DOS memory test when its nothing to do with Windows?

Cheers. ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    DELL Inspiron 3793 17"
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 1035G7
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0C9WH2
    Memory
    8.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics (Dell) 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (Dell)
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 (Highest 32bit Colour)
    Hard Drives
    119GB NVMe SSSTC 128GB (RAID (SSD)) rubbish
    931GB Seagate SATA
    PSU
    DELL rubbish INBUILD BATTERY
    Mouse
    Touchpad, USB remote Mouse
    Other Info
    DVD: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90N
Keithuk, this thred is closed. Please start a new thred in the general discussion forum.
 

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
Sorry Roy. ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    DELL Inspiron 3793 17"
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 1035G7
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0C9WH2
    Memory
    8.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel UHD Graphics (Dell) 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (Dell)
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 (Highest 32bit Colour)
    Hard Drives
    119GB NVMe SSSTC 128GB (RAID (SSD)) rubbish
    931GB Seagate SATA
    PSU
    DELL rubbish INBUILD BATTERY
    Mouse
    Touchpad, USB remote Mouse
    Other Info
    DVD: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU90N
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