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Windows 7 won't start
Hi,
So I'm not sure if this is virus related or not. I've just built a new computer and have had a hard time installing Kaspersky. When I try to start the computer, a Startup Repair window pops up and is unable to fix the problems that windows 7 seems to have.
The message that pops up after this failure is: If you have recently attached a device to this computer, such as a camera or portable music player, remove it and restart your computer... yadayada contact your administrator yadayada...
I had a USB key plugged in that I removed and still got this message.
When I click into details, the problem signature is the following:
Problem event name : StartupRepairOffline
Problem signature 01: 6.1.7600.16325
Problem signature 02: 6.1.7600.16325
Problem signature 03: unknown
Problem signature 04: 21200104
Problem signature 05: AutoFailover
Problem signature 06: 4
Problem signature 07: CorruptFile
Problem signature 01: 6.1.7600.16325
Finally, in the diagnosis window, d:\windows\system32\drivers\iastor.sys is corrupt.
I've considered simply re-installing windows7 since I basically have almost nothing on it now, but if I wipe my disk clean with a program like DBAN, will my license still work ( it's retail Windows 7 Home Premium license since I bought it off the microsoft website) ?