Instead of booting up Windows 7, my pc saw fit to run Startup Repair utility tool that comes with Windows Not sure what prompted this - never had a problem before. My last actions before this, were copying many gigabytes of files to a USB flash drive for backup purposes, then shutting off the computer. Windows 7 is installed to a classic mechanical hard drive that survived a power surge 10 weeks ago lightning , and it's been running normally for six weeks. How long should the Startup Repair task take to finish on a GB drive?
It never completed. It seems to hang on "Attempting to repair BUT it could be just slow, I've no way of knowing. The hard-drive-activity indicator light stays almost perpetually on. Hope I haven't damaged anything by aborting the process multiple times. Whether I choose option 1 "Run scan recommended , or option 2 "Start Windows normally" So now I'm stuck waiting indefinitely for the scan to end. Don't want to wear out the hard drive. Been 19 hours so far I've not noticed any reboots during the repair process Jan 8, 1, Remove all the drives , install a different formatted drive and attempt to install an OS.
If the install is successful the board etc is ok and you have a faulty drive. If not the PC needs to be replaced. Or put the drive in another pc and see what happens C1 Platinum Member. Feb 21, 2, 56 The chkdsk will inspect the partition for issues. The most likely scenarios for you are to: 1. Simply run the "Startup Repair" if the chkdsk report is clear. That may be irrelevant since if the partition is damaged in a data area, then the data files are already compromised.
Guess I didn't mention this pc was built from all new parts Yeah I had to reactivate Windows, and install a ton of drivers for the new hardware, but everything's been running fine for six weeks.
It's just I did this drive-intensive backup just prior to the advent of the bootup problem. So I'm worried about the drive, but hopeful I can get out of this Repair scan, and run Windows again. C1 said:. I suppose I'll have to hook up a PS2 keyboard or mouse. Dec 12, 1, If you can boot into the operating system — even if you have to boot into safe mode — you should perform a file scan to check for problems. If you want to get a clean start, free from rogue software and drivers, you usually don't need to do a full install.
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Select Create installation media for another PC and click Next. Can anyone help me with fixing the Startup Repair Windows 7 loop after the update? Any help will be appreciated. Many users will choose "Startup Repair" when the Windows fails to start. But why it did not work and went into the Startup Repair loop?
Generally speaking, there are 2 main causes. If the boot sector is infected by viruses and other malware, the bootloader and booting chain will get damaged. And the virus may then prevent Startup Repair from either running or implementing its repair normally. So the infinite loop of Startup Repair occurs. If any improper shutdown, sudden power failure, or a blue screen of death happens when you are writing to the boot partition, there is also a chance that your system is unable to boot and infinitely cycle into the Startup Repair.
But that will require a lot of time. So here we share you with the following methods to solve the Windows 7 Startup Repair loop instead of a fresh reinstallation. If your Windows 7 is stuck into an infinite Startup Repair loop after an update, you can try to roll back the Windows 7 update in the Safe Mode since the Windows cannot boot as normal. Access the Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key while the system is booting up.
Then you will see a list of updates you have installed. Find out the most recently installed updates, which most likely has caused the Startup Repair loop,. Then, you can restart your Windows 7 computer to check if the problem has been resolved. If the problem persists, proceed to the next method.
This can load the drivers and registry data that worked the last time you successfully started and then shut down Windows 7. Here is how to trigger this action. Restart your computer.
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