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Windows 7 x64 startup errors, can't enter safe mode or repair system
Right now I cannot get my Windows 7 Enterprise x64 to boot up. I get to the "Starting Windows" screen and it just hangs there.
General troubleshooting:
Unplugged all USB devices on start up
Reset BIOS to default settings
Here are some troubleshooting steps I have taken so far:
1. Attempt to boot into safe mode (pressing f8 on startup)
result: While loading files the system stops and hangs after loading
Windows\system32\DRIVERS\AtiPcie.sys
2. Attempt to repair computer from safe mode menu (f8)
result: windows loading files screen>Starting windows screen>system stops and hangs at the blue background screen for Win7 sign in, but there is no sign in window.
all other options in Safe mode yield the same or similar results.
3. Attempt to repair computer with install disc
result: Get to the "System Recovery Options" screen. My drive with OS appears in the selection box and appears highlighted, however I cannot advance past this screen. On further attempts I plugged in a USB mouse and tried to use the pointer to hit the "next" button, but I get the spinning blue ring and the screen hangs.
I have tried repairing from multiple discs. One an install disc, another a repair disc I made on my laptop. Both times I got the same results.
I had this happen to my system 2 weeks ago, and then again 1 week ago.
The first time I could not solve the problem and I re-installed my OS on another of my internal drives, recovered all my data from the drive with my old OS, and used the newly installed OS as my start up. 1 week later on the new drive I had a similar problem but I was able to use the "Repair Computer" option from the safe mode menu and fix it.
SYSTEM:
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU: AMD 965 x4 Black Edition 3.4Ghz
MB: Asus M489GTD Pro
Memory: Kingston Hyper X 12Gb DDR3
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB 900MHZ 4.2 Ghz DDR5
HD: 2 X Western Digital Caviar Black 640G 7200RPM
1 X Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB 7200RPM
PSU: Corsair 750w
Any help would be much appreciated, I don't want to do another fresh install and have this happen all over again.