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Weird boot problem in Windows 7
Hello.
I have a Windows 7 32 bits ultimate version which doesn't boot like it should. It gives the error of not shutting down normally. If I click it to Start windows normally it shows Starting Windows and after 2-3 seconds it says "Windows is loading files" just like it starts windows repair or install. The problem is it shouldn't because it was a working OS. If I choose "Launch startup repair" it shows the same screen but restarts the computer after 2-3 seconds. Disable AROSF doesn't help because there is no BSOD - just a restart always. Safe mode also says "Windows is loading files" and restarts without BSOD.
Windows was working normally so it must be an updating issue. I tried all the common possible commands (chkdsk /r didn't report problems) and especially bootrec.exe (/fixmbr /fixboot /rebuildbcd says 0 found windows installations) and it didn't helped. I tried sfc /scannow but of course it doesn't allow me because it thinks there is a repair pending. I even tried ERD commander for Windows 7 but it didn't allow me to uninstall hotfixes (cannot find any) and couldn't start the recovery environment for some reason. The automatic repair in Windows 7 recovery console (from the dvd) gives those two errors:
"Root cause found:
Boot manager failed to find OS loader."
and
"Repair action: File Repair
Result: Failed. Error code = 0x490
Time Taken = 4767 ms"
Memory and HDD are tested and okay!!!