I ran a clean boot to restore my HP laptop.
I hibernate it and then I turn it back on only to see a black screen.
It won't go any further than that. I end up having to hold on the power button to turn it off.
Why is this happening and how can I fix it?
If it means anything I have windows 8 (there forum wasn't helpful)
remove ac adapter then remove battery then pulug again ac adapter open your laptop.
So the PC won't load Windows after a cold boot? (a boot that is after the laptop being unpowered momentarily)
Okay, I would try to update drivers, and bios, and then if that doesn't work I would try a clean install again.
Try system restore, choose a restore before the issue started.
Hope this helps!
John
Try the system restore if you can. Otherwise, check HP's website for updates for your model. Often when I encounter issues with resuming from sleep it's a driver that went bonkers.
Though if those fail, you might want to try here
http://www.eightforums.com/
as your OS is Windows 8. :]
Run Automatic Repair - Run in Windows 8.
It should automate System Restore. If not run it from the Repair Options list manually.
When you say you did a Clean Boot, exactly what did you do and what do you wish to accomplish. You should be able to disable all startups in Task Manager except your AV.
Last edited by gregrocker; 04 Oct 2013 at 22:24.
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