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Windows 7: Power Outage - Then gray screen on boot?

10 Dec 2012  
badspell68

Windows 7
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Power Outage - Then gray screen on boot?

Win 7

There was a quick power outage and the computer was forced off. I rebooted and now after the windows logo there is a gray screen that remains a very long period of time before the desktop appears. I am able to move the mouse but that is the only functionality I have.



Any ideas? Is a re-install nessesary?
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10 Dec 2012  
edwar

7 x64
963 posts
 
 

Try a Repair install. Look at the tutorials for it. Startup Repair.

That power outage may of also been a Power surge when it came back on. You really need to get a UPS (Battery Backup system).
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10 Dec 2012  
badspell68

Windows 7
155 posts
 
 

Just picked up the surge/bat suppressor

Do I need to boot from a separate device to do in repair?
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10 Dec 2012  
edwar

7 x64
963 posts
 
 

Look at this.

Startup Repair
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10 Dec 2012  
badspell68

Windows 7
155 posts
 
 

Odd...simply booting into the repair menu fixed the problem on the re-boot. I was not able to select start-up repair on my system
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