Windows 7: Windows 7 stuck on reboot loop just before login

OK so the problem started when I was playing a game and it crashed on a loading screen, I then could only boot into windows extremely slowly so I knew something was wrong.

Since then I have booted into safe mode and done a virus check and it found nothing, I had then done a start up repair multiple times and for one reason or another the system would then reboot just as the login screen is loading.

I have recently de fragmented the drive externally and run a slow disk check which found nothing. I've launched start up repair again which says it's unable to fix the problem and I can't boot into safe mode because it'll reboot.

I should also mention I was having problems with the drive a few weeks ago where I was getting different error messages before booting but I managed to sort that out. If a solution can't be found it would be safe to say the drive is failing.

Here is the bsod when I disabled automatic rebooting along with the startup repair error.



STOP: c00002e3 Security Accounts Manager initialization failed because of the following error: A device attached to the system is not functioning (presumably the hard drive)

Error Status: 0xc0000001. Please click ok to shutdown this system and reboot into safe mode, check the event log for more detailed information.


Problem event name: startuprepairoffline
problem event signature 1: 6.1.7600.16385
problem event signature 2: 6.1.7600.16385
problem event signature 3: unknown
problem event signature 4: 21200656
problem event signature 5: autofailover
problem event signature 6: 2
problem event signature 7: corruptvolume

specs:
intel dual core 2.2 @2.7
msi p965 neo mobo
1tb samsung HD
4gb ram
XFX GTS 250

Any help would be seriously appreciated.

hi there
can you get into windows to do a disk check ? please read brinks tutorial How to Run Disk Check in Windows 7 >>> Disk Check

another check to do is System File Checker tutorial How to Repair Windows 7 System Files with System File Checker >>> SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

Thanks for the reply, I can't get into windows to do a disk check but I took out the hard drive the other day and did a disk check with another computer and it found nothing.
I'll the system file checker report back

thanks again!

Welcome to Seven Forums. You may also try this Samsung HDD test utility. About.com: http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/support/downloads/Hutil210_iso_for_CDROM_drive.zip

OK I tried the system file checker which found nothing wrong, and I made a bootable USB drive of the samsung utility which ironically gets stuck in a loop that says automatic boot in 10 9... I tried re-download the iso and making it bootable again but got the same problem